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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• % 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.