38 cities and counties

Local income tax calculator

A third layer most calculators ignore. Where a city or county levies its own income tax, it comes out of the same paycheck as federal and state — and it is the layer people are most often surprised by.

Why only 38 places

Thousands of US jurisdictions levy a local income tax — Ohio and Pennsylvania alone account for most of them. The ones with a page here are the ones whose rate has been read from the jurisdiction’s own published source and dated. A locality whose rate could not be traced back is left out rather than estimated, because a local rate guessed within half a percent is worse than no figure at all: it looks authoritative and it is wrong.

Rates were reviewed through 2026-08-09. Ohio and Kentucky have enough modelled jurisdictions to warrant their own families — Ohio municipal tax and Kentucky occupational tax — and are not repeated below.

Common questions

Which cities have a local income tax?

A minority of jurisdictions, concentrated in a handful of states. The pages in this family cover the localities this site has verified rates for, with the municipal or county document behind each one cited on the sources page.

Is local tax charged on top of state tax?

Yes. Local income tax is in addition to state income tax and federal tax, not instead of either. Some jurisdictions also credit tax paid to the city you work in against what you owe where you live, which changes the total materially.