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What You Actually Take Home From a $50,000 Salary in Every State

June 18, 2024

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Written by John Csiszar

Edited by Heather Taylor

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While $50,000 can be a decent salary, depending upon where you live and its cost of living, taxes can take a significant bite out of that income.

In many states, you’ll part with a bigger percentage of your pay than you’d like. Total net taxes can vary wildly depending on where you live, meaning the slice of your $50,000 that you actually get to keep in your pocket varies wildly depending on where you live. The best scenario is living in states that don’t’ have a state income tax, like Alaska, Florida or Nevada, to name a few. Hawaii, on the other end, takes a big bite, at 7.9% of your gross income.

In order to find what a $50,000 salary really looks like in every state for a single person, GOBankingRates used data from the Tax Foundation and the Social Security Administration, plus calculations using an in-house income tax calculator, to find out how much take-home pay you can expect in every state on a $50,000 salary.

Alabama

Take-home pay: $44,690
State income tax paid for single person: $2,310
Marginal state income tax: 5.00%
Effective state income tax: 4.62%

Alaska

Take-home pay: $50,000
State income tax paid for single person: $0
Marginal state income tax: 2.0%
Effective state income tax: 0%

Arizona

Take-home pay: $34,515
State income tax paid for single person: $885
Marginal state income tax: 2.00%
Effective state income tax: 1.77%

Arkansas

Take-home pay: $45,686
State income tax paid for single person: $1,974
Marginal state income tax: 4.40%
Effective state income tax: 3.95%

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California

Take-home pay: $43,336
State income tax paid for single person: $1,301
Marginal state income tax: 6.00%
Effective state income tax: 2.60%

Colorado

Take-home pay: $33,842
State income tax paid for single person: $1,558
Marginal state income tax: 2.00%
Effective state income tax: 3.12%

Connecticut

Take-home pay: $48,000
State income tax paid for single person: $2,000
Marginal state income tax: 5.50%
Effective state income tax: 4.00%

Delaware

Take-home pay: $44,542
State income tax paid for single person: $2,208
Marginal state income tax: 5.55%
Effective state income tax: 4.42%

Florida

Take-home pay: $50,000
State income tax paid for single person: $0
Marginal state income tax: 2%
Effective state income tax: 0%

Georgia

Take-home pay: $35,914
State income tax paid for single person: $2,086
Marginal state income tax: 2.00%
Effective state income tax: 4.17%

Hawaii

Take-home pay: $44,602
State income tax paid for single person: $3,198
Marginal state income tax: 7.90%
Effective state income tax: 6.40%

Idaho

Take-home pay: $33,607
State income tax paid for single person: $1,793
Marginal state income tax: 5.80%
Effective state income tax: 3.59%

Illinois

Take-home pay: $47,525
State income tax paid for single person: $2,475
Marginal state income tax: 2.00%
Effective state income tax: 4.95%

Indiana

Take-home pay: $48,475
State income tax paid for single person: $1,525
Marginal state income tax: 2.00%
Effective state income tax: 3.05%

Iowa

Take-home pay: $47,449
State income tax paid for single person: $2,551
Marginal state income tax: 5.70%
Effective state income tax: 5.10%

Kansas

Take-home pay: $44,307
State income tax paid for single person: $2,193
Marginal state income tax: 5.70%
Effective state income tax: 4.39%

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Kentucky

Take-home pay: $44,966
State income tax paid for single person: $1,874
Marginal state income tax: 2.00%
Effective state income tax: 3.75%

Louisiana

Take-home pay: $48,456
State income tax paid for single person: $1,544
Marginal state income tax: 4.25%
Effective state income tax: 3.09%

Maine

Take-home pay: $33,258
State income tax paid for single person: $2,142
Marginal state income tax: 6.75%
Effective state income tax: 4.28%

Maryland

Take-home pay: $45,249
State income tax paid for single person: $2,201
Marginal state income tax: 4.75%
Effective state income tax: 4.40%

Massachusetts

Take-home pay: $47,500
State income tax paid for single person: $2,500
Marginal state income tax: 2.00%
Effective state income tax: 5.00%

Michigan

Take-home pay: $47,875
State income tax paid for single person: $2,125
Marginal state income tax: 2.00%
Effective state income tax: 4.25%

Minnesota

Take-home pay: $33,476
State income tax paid for single person: $1,949
Marginal state income tax: 6.80%
Effective state income tax: 3.90%

Mississippi

Take-home pay: $45,928
State income tax paid for single person: $1,772
Marginal state income tax: 4.70%
Effective state income tax: 3.54%

Missouri

Take-home pay: $33,880
State income tax paid for single person: $1,520
Marginal state income tax: 4.80%
Effective state income tax: 3.04%

Montana

Take-home pay: $33,557
State income tax paid for single person: $1,843
Marginal state income tax: 5.90%
Effective state income tax: 3.69%

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Nebraska

Take-home pay: $40,309
State income tax paid for single person: $1,791
Marginal state income tax: 5.84%
Effective state income tax: 3.58%

Nevada

Take-home pay: $50,000
State income tax paid for single person: $0
Marginal state income tax: 2%
Effective state income tax: 0%

New Hampshire

Take-home pay: $50,000
State income tax paid for single person: $0
Marginal state income tax: 2%
Effective state income tax: 0%

New Jersey

Take-home pay: $48,730
State income tax paid for single person: $1,270
Marginal state income tax: 5.53%
Effective state income tax: 2.54%

New Mexico

Take-home pay: $33,945
State income tax paid for single person: $1,455
Marginal state income tax: 4.90%
Effective state income tax: 2.91%

New York

Take-home pay: $39,855
State income tax paid for single person: $2,145
Marginal state income tax: 5.50%
Effective state income tax: 4.29%

North Carolina

Take-home pay: $35,574
State income tax paid for single person: $1,676
Marginal state income tax: 2.00%
Effective state income tax: 3.35%

North Dakota

Take-home pay: $35,400
State income tax paid for single person: $0
Marginal state income tax: 2%
Effective state income tax: 0%

Ohio

Take-home pay: $49,341
State income tax paid for single person: $659
Marginal state income tax: 2.75%
Effective state income tax: 1.32%

Oklahoma

Take-home pay: $41,765
State income tax paid for single person: $1,885
Marginal state income tax: 4.75%
Effective state income tax: 3.77%

Oregon

Take-home pay: $43,421
State income tax paid for single person: $3,834
Marginal state income tax: 8.75%
Effective state income tax: 7.67%

Pennsylvania

Take-home pay: $48,465
State income tax paid for single person: $1,535
Marginal state income tax: 2.00%
Effective state income tax: 3.07%

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Rhode Island

Take-home pay: $37,971
State income tax paid for single person: $1,479
Marginal state income tax: 2.00%
Effective state income tax: 2.96%

South Carolina

Take-home pay: $33,827
State income tax paid for single person: $1,573
Marginal state income tax: 6.40%
Effective state income tax: 3.15%

South Dakota

Take-home pay: $50,000
State income tax paid for single person: $0
Marginal state income tax: 2%
Effective state income tax: 0%

Tennessee

Take-home pay: $50,000
State income tax paid for single person: $0
Marginal state income tax: 2%
Effective state income tax: 0%

Texas

Take-home pay: $50,000
State income tax paid for single person: $0
Marginal state income tax: 2%
Effective state income tax: 0%

Utah

Take-home pay: $47,675
State income tax paid for single person: $2,325
Marginal state income tax: 2.00%
Effective state income tax: 4.65%

Vermont

Take-home pay: $41,560
State income tax paid for single person: $1,441
Marginal state income tax: 2.00%
Effective state income tax: 2.88%

Virginia

Take-home pay: $39,843
State income tax paid for single person: $2,158
Marginal state income tax: 5.75%
Effective state income tax: 4.32%

Washington

Take-home pay: $50,000
State income tax paid for single person: $0
Marginal state income tax: 2%
Effective state income tax: 0%

West Virginia

Take-home pay: $48,289
State income tax paid for single person: $1,712
Marginal state income tax: 4.72%
Effective state income tax: 3.42%

Wisconsin

Take-home pay: $35,208
State income tax paid for single person: $1,562
Marginal state income tax: 5.30%
Effective state income tax: 3.12%

Wyoming

Take-home pay: $50,000
State income tax paid for single person: $0
Marginal state income tax: 2%
Effective state income tax: 0%

Jordan Rosenfeld contributed to the reporting of this article.

Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates analyzed the 2024 tax rates to find the average amount the average person pays in state taxes in each state. First, GOBankingRates analyzed the state income tax brackets for 2024 as sourced from Tax Foundation. Assuming a $50,000 income the effective tax rate, marginal tax rate, state income taxes paid and take-home pay can be calculated for each state. The states were sorted to show the least taxes paid to the most taxes paid. All data was collected on and is up to date as of June 13, 2024.

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