Source: https://pay44.app/maine-paycheck-calculator/ Pay44 is a free paycheck calculator app for iOS and Android. Get the Pay44 app: [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/paycheck-calculator-us-pay44/id1484023807?pt=120576754&ct=pay44.md&mt=8) · [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.loopcupcakes.paycheck&referrer=utm_source%3Dpay44.md) # Maine Paycheck Calculator Three brackets from 5.8% to 7.15%, after a $15,700 standard deduction and a $5,300 personal exemption for single filers in 2026. Graduated 5.8%–7.15% Maine taxes income at three rates, 5.8%, 6.75% and 7.15%, with brackets that depend on your filing status. For 2026 the standard deduction is $15,700 single, $23,550 head of household and $31,400 joint, and it starts to shrink above $102,250 of income for single filers. Each filer also gets a $5,300 personal exemption. New for 2026, a 2% surcharge applies to taxable income over $1 million ($1.5 million joint), which this calculator doesn't include. 3 tax brackets: 5.8%–7.15% · Standard deduction: $15,700 single, $31,400 joint · Personal exemption: $5,300 ($10,600 joint) · 2% surcharge over $1M taxable (not in calculator) _Interactive tool: open [the web page](https://pay44.app/maine-paycheck-calculator/) to use it. This Markdown copy has the text only._ Estimates only. Not tax or legal advice. Consult a tax professional for accuracy. ## Maine Paycheck FAQ Common questions about paychecks and taxes in Maine ### What is the Maine state income tax rate for 2026? Maine has three rates, 5.8%, 6.75% and 7.15%, and the brackets depend on filing status. For married couples filing jointly and surviving spouses, 6.75% starts at $54,850 of Maine taxable income and 7.15% at $129,750; for heads of household at $41,100 and $97,300; for single and married-filing-separately filers at $27,400 and $64,850. Maine adjusts these thresholds for inflation each year. A new 2% surcharge also applies to taxable income over $1,000,000 for single filers, $750,000 for married filing separately and $1,500,000 for everyone else. ### What are Maine's standard deduction and personal exemption? For 2026 the standard deduction is $15,700 for single and married-filing-separately filers, $23,550 for heads of household and $31,400 for joint filers and surviving spouses. It phases out as income rises: for single filers it starts shrinking above $102,250 of Maine adjusted gross income and is gone at $177,250 (heads of household from $153,400, joint filers from $204,550). The calculator uses $15,334 for single filers, the amount at $104,000 of income; the full $15,700 applies at $102,250 or less, and less applies above $104,000. The personal exemption is $5,300 per filer, $10,600 on a joint return. A surviving spouse claims one exemption under Maine law and its estimated-tax instructions, and the calculator does the same. ### How much Maine tax is withheld from a bonus? If your employer pays the bonus separately from your regular wages, it may withhold a flat 5%. Paid together with regular wages, the two are withheld as one payment. ### What does this calculator leave out for Maine? The calculator uses the standard deduction and personal exemption as they stand at $104,000 of income for every income. A single filer at $102,250 or less sees up to $26 a year too much tax. Above $104,000 for single filers, $153,400 for heads of household and $204,550 for joint filers the deduction shrinks, so the calculator shows too little tax, up to about $1,096, $1,684 and $2,245 a year once the deduction is gone, plus up to $379 per exemption once the exemption phases out (from $341,000 for single filers). It also leaves out the 2% surcharge on taxable income over $1 million and the extra standard deduction at 65 or older or blind. Maine starts from federal adjusted gross income, so pre-tax deductions lower your Maine taxable income; the calculator starts from gross wages. Credits such as the dependent exemption credit aren't included. 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