State rankings 2026
Take-home pay by state
All 50 states and DC ranked by what a $75,000 salary is really worth after 2026 taxes and local prices.
States ranked by what $75,000 is really worth
A $75,000 salary goes furthest in South Dakota: $61,593 after taxes, which buys what $69,517 would at average U.S. prices. It goes least far in Hawaii, at $52,110. The 9 states without an income tax on wages are marked "None". Select a column heading to sort by it.
| State | Real value | Take-home on $75k | Income tax | Price level | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | $69,517 | $61,593 | None | 88.6 | $999 |
| North Dakota | $68,977 | $61,389 | Yes | 89.0 | $980 |
| Mississippi | $68,189 | $59,325 | Yes | 87.0 | $990 |
| Arkansas | $68,127 | $59,203 | Yes | 86.9 | $982 |
| Louisiana | $67,720 | $59,729 | Yes | 88.2 | $1,064 |
| Iowa | $67,647 | $59,394 | Yes | 87.8 | $981 |
| Tennessee | $67,021 | $61,593 | None | 91.9 | $1,284 |
| Oklahoma | $66,928 | $58,763 | Yes | 87.8 | $1,044 |
| Wyoming | $66,443 | $61,593 | None | 92.7 | $998 |
| West Virginia | $65,974 | $59,047 | Yes | 89.5 | $883 |
| Alabama | $65,840 | $58,466 | Yes | 88.8 | $1,077 |
| Nebraska | $65,549 | $59,060 | Yes | 90.1 | $1,102 |
| Kentucky | $65,505 | $59,085 | Yes | 90.2 | $998 |
| Missouri | $65,043 | $59,059 | Yes | 90.8 | $1,067 |
| Ohio | $64,984 | $60,306 | Yes | 92.8 | $1,090 |
| Kansas | $64,603 | $58,207 | Yes | 90.1 | $1,079 |
| New Mexico | $64,244 | $59,233 | Yes | 92.2 | $1,117 |
| Texas | $63,432 | $61,593 | None | 97.1 | $1,475 |
| South Carolina | $62,898 | $58,935 | Yes | 93.7 | $1,272 |
| North Carolina | $62,682 | $59,109 | Yes | 94.3 | $1,338 |
| Indiana | $62,367 | $58,189 | Yes | 93.3 | $1,104 |
| Wisconsin | $62,326 | $58,649 | Yes | 94.1 | $1,142 |
| Montana | $62,068 | $58,716 | Yes | 94.6 | $1,177 |
| Nevada | $61,593 | $61,593 | None | 100.0 | $1,709 |
| Idaho | $61,493 | $58,726 | Yes | 95.5 | $1,384 |
| Michigan | $60,973 | $58,656 | Yes | 96.2 | $1,168 |
| Georgia | $60,850 | $58,599 | Yes | 96.3 | $1,506 |
| Pennsylvania | $60,694 | $59,238 | Yes | 97.6 | $1,252 |
| Vermont | $60,309 | $59,103 | Yes | 98.0 | $1,319 |
| Alaska | $59,884 | $61,322 | None | 102.4 | $1,444 |
| Arizona | $59,702 | $60,120 | Yes | 100.7 | $1,672 |
| Maine | $59,621 | $57,833 | Yes | 97.0 | $1,210 |
| Florida | $59,567 | $61,593 | None | 103.4 | $1,812 |
| Utah | $59,133 | $58,483 | Yes | 98.9 | $1,593 |
| New Hampshire | $59,110 | $61,593 | None | 104.2 | $1,558 |
| Minnesota | $58,505 | $57,686 | Yes | 98.6 | $1,291 |
| Illinois | $58,025 | $58,025 | Yes | 100.0 | $1,322 |
| Delaware | $57,799 | $57,684 | Yes | 99.8 | $1,530 |
| Virginia | $57,462 | $58,094 | Yes | 101.1 | $1,646 |
| Rhode Island | $57,255 | $58,572 | Yes | 102.3 | $1,418 |
| Colorado | $56,907 | $58,671 | Yes | 103.1 | $1,822 |
| Washington | $56,591 | $60,552 | None | 107.0 | $1,824 |
| Connecticut | $55,736 | $57,743 | Yes | 103.6 | $1,550 |
| Massachusetts | $54,553 | $57,718 | Yes | 105.8 | $1,848 |
| Oregon | $54,171 | $56,013 | Yes | 103.4 | $1,597 |
| New Jersey | $53,760 | $58,491 | Yes | 108.8 | $1,800 |
| Maryland | $53,592 | $56,272 | Yes | 105.0 | $1,721 |
| New York | $53,582 | $57,816 | Yes | 107.9 | $1,634 |
| Washington, DC | $52,924 | $58,164 | Yes | 109.9 | $1,931 |
| California | $52,252 | $57,843 | Yes | 110.7 | $2,104 |
| Hawaii | $52,110 | $57,321 | Yes | 110.0 | $1,942 |
How to read the table
- Take-home on $75k is the salary minus 2026 federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, state income tax (plus an average county income tax in Indiana and Maryland, where every county levies one) and any employee payroll contributions the state requires, such as disability, paid-leave or unemployment insurance. It assumes a single filer taking the standard deduction.
- Real value is take-home pay divided by the state's price level, so every state is measured in dollars at average U.S. prices. Where prices run 10% above average, $66,000 of take-home pay buys what $60,000 would nationally.
- Price level is the Regional Price Parity for all goods and services from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). The U.S. average is 100.
- Median rent is the median gross rent (rent plus utilities) from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2024, 1-year estimates).
Your own result depends on your salary, filing status and where in the state you live. See how we calculate, or open any state for its full tax and cost breakdown. For separate rankings after rent, after the cost of owning a home and for retirees, see the cheapest states to live in.