Source: https://pay44.app/maryland-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) # Maryland Paycheck Calculator Maryland taxes income at 2% to 6.5%, and every county adds its own income tax on top (2.25% to 3.30% in 2026). Graduated 2%–6.5% Maryland's state income tax runs from 2% on the first $1,000 of taxable income to 6.5% above $1 million ($1.2 million for married couples filing jointly), with most income in the 4.75% bracket that runs to $100,000 for single filers and $150,000 for joint filers. You subtract a standard deduction of $3,350 ($6,700 joint or head of household), the 2025 amount, since the 2026 one isn't published yet, and a $3,200 personal exemption that shrinks at higher incomes. Every county and Baltimore City also levies a local income tax, 2.25% to 3.30% for 2026, which this calculator doesn't include. 10 tax brackets: 2%–6.5% · Standard deduction: $3,350 single, $6,700 joint (2025 amount; 2026 not yet published) · Personal exemption: $3,200, reduced over $100,000 of income (single) · County tax 2.25%–3.30% on top (not in calculator) _Interactive tool: open [the web page](https://pay44.app/maryland-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. ## Maryland Paycheck FAQ Common questions about paychecks and taxes in Maryland ### What is the Maryland state income tax rate for 2026? For single and married-filing-separately filers: 2% on the first $1,000 of taxable income, 3% on the next $1,000, 4% on the next $1,000 and 4.75% up to $100,000, then 5%, 5.25%, 5.5% and 5.75% over $100,000, $125,000, $150,000 and $250,000, 6.25% over $500,000 and 6.5% over $1 million. Married couples filing jointly, heads of household and surviving spouses stay at 4.75% up to $150,000, then step up over $150,000, $175,000, $225,000, $300,000, $600,000 and $1.2 million. The 6.25% and 6.5% brackets apply from 2025 on. ### What are Maryland's standard deduction and personal exemption? The standard deduction is $3,350 for single and married-filing-separately filers and $6,700 for joint filers, heads of household and surviving spouses. That's the 2025 amount; 2026 not yet published. Maryland adjusts it for inflation from 2026, and the $3,400 in its 2026 withholding guide is only for figuring withholding. The personal exemption is $3,200 for you and for your spouse on a joint return, cut back as federal adjusted gross income rises: for a single filer it's $3,200 up to $100,000, $1,600 over $100,000, $800 over $125,000 and nothing over $150,000; for joint filers, heads of household and surviving spouses the cuts start over $150,000. The calculator uses the amounts at $104,000 of income ($1,600 single, $6,400 joint, $3,200 head of household), so its single figure is too low at $100,000 or less and too high above $125,000. ### Does Maryland have county income taxes? Yes. Every county and Baltimore City levies a local income tax on Maryland taxable income, withheld together with the state tax. For 2026 the rates run from 2.25% (Worcester County) to 3.30% (Dorchester and Kent counties), and Anne Arundel and Frederick counties use graduated rates. Nonresidents who work in Maryland pay a 2.25% nonresident tax instead. The calculator shows the state tax only. ### How much Maryland tax is withheld from a bonus? Maryland's 2026 withholding guide says a lump-sum annual bonus is withheld at the top state rate, 6.5%, plus the top local rate for your county, 8.75% to 9.80% combined. Pay44's bonus calculators use the 6.5% state part. The guide gives no separate rule for other supplemental pay. ### What does this calculator leave out for Maryland? County income tax, above. The calculator also uses the personal exemption as it stands at $104,000 of income for every income: a single filer sees up to $76 a year too much tax at $100,000 or less and too little above $125,000 (about $88 a year over $150,000, up to $104 in the top bracket), and joint filers and heads of household see too little above $150,000, about $336 and $168 a year once the exemption is gone over $200,000 (up to $416 and $208 in the top bracket). Maryland also starts from federal adjusted gross income, so pre-tax deductions lower your Maryland taxable income; the calculator starts from gross wages. Below $100,000 of taxable income the return uses Maryland's tax tables, which round to whole dollars. 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