How Maryland taxes your paycheck
Maryland uses progressive state income tax brackets, from 2% up to 5.75% for a single filer. Higher slices of your income are taxed at higher rates — only the dollars within each bracket pay that bracket's rate.
The federal side
Every U.S. worker pays federal income tax (2026 single-filer standard deduction: $16,100, brackets from 10% to 37%), Social Security at 6.2% of wages up to $184,500, and Medicare at 1.45% (plus 0.9% on wages above $200,000). Employer 401(k) matches, health premiums, and HSA contributions reduce taxable income and are not modeled here.
Comparing states
At the same $60,000 salary, take-home pay can differ by thousands of dollars a year between states. Browse all state paycheck calculators to compare, or convert offers on the salary to hourly calculator.