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See What a $100K Salary Looks Like After Taxes in the Poorest States

April 9, 2025

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Written by GOBankingRates Staff

Edited by Chris Cluff

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It’s harder to find a six-figure job in America’s less affluent states, but there are still plenty of high-paying jobs even in states such as Mississippi, Louisiana and New Mexico.

But a $100,000 salary is not $100,000 in any state after the IRS gets its share. GOBankingRates recently broke down the aggregate tax returns of every state to find out how much is left from a $100,000 salary.

In this gallery, we are most interested in finding out what that means for the 15 states with the highest poverty rates.

To determine that, GOBankingRates checked the Tax Foundation’s 2024 data, used an in-house income tax calculator to find the effective and marginal tax rate on income of $100,000 in every state for a single filer.

Here’s how much you take home from a $100,000 salary in America’s poorest states.

Also see how much $100,000 nets after taxes in states with the highest median salaries.

Mississippi

% of population below poverty level: 19.1%
Total income taxes for single filer: $25,636
After-tax income for single filer: $74,364

Louisiana

% of population below poverty level: 18.9%
Total income taxes for single filer: $25,177
After-tax income for single filer: $74,823

New Mexico

% of population below poverty level: 18.1%
Total income taxes for single filer: $25,426
After-tax income for single filer: $74,574

West Virginia

% of population below poverty level: 16.6%
Total income taxes for single filer: $25,770
After-tax income for single filer: $74,230

Kentucky

% of population below poverty level: 16.1%
Total income taxes for single filer: $25,381
After-tax income for single filer: $74,619

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Arkansas

% of population below poverty level: 16.0%
Total income taxes for single filer: $25,668
After-tax income for single filer: $74,332

Alabama

% of population below poverty level: 15.6%
Total income taxes for single filer: $26,301
After-tax income for single filer: $73,699

Oklahoma

% of population below poverty level: 15.3%
Total income taxes for single filer: $25,786
After-tax income for single filer: $74,214

South Carolina

% of population below poverty level: 14.2%
Total income taxes for single filer: $26,303
After-tax income for single filer: $73,697

Tennessee

% of population below poverty level: 13.8%
Total income taxes for single filer: $21,532
After-tax income for single filer: $78,468

Texas

% of population below poverty level: 13.8%
Total income taxes for single filer: $21,533
After-tax income for single filer: $78,467

Georgia

% of population below poverty level: 13.5%
Total income taxes for single filer: $26,221
After-tax income for single filer: $73,779

Ohio

% of population below poverty level: 13.2%
Total income taxes for single filer: $23,618
After-tax income for single filer: $76,382

North Carolina

% of population below poverty level: 13.2%
Total income taxes for single filer: $25,449
After-tax income for single filer: $74,551

Michigan

% of population below poverty level: 13.1%
Total income taxes for single filer: $25,762
After-tax income for single filer: $74,238

Methodology: Data was sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau and the IRS and is up to date as of Feb. 25, 2025.

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