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Arizona has a flat 2.5% state income tax. On a $75,000 salary a single filer takes home about $59,926 — $4,994 a month, after $1,666 of state income tax.

Take-home on $75k
$59,926
State tax
$1,666
Effective rate
20.1%

Arizona take-home calculator

How Arizona taxes wages

Arizona applies a flat 2.5% rate to taxable wages after a $8,350 standard deduction. A flat rate means the percentage does not rise with income, but the dollar amount does: at $50,000 you pay about $1,041, at $100,000 about $2,291.

Federal tax applies everywhere

Whatever the state does, the federal side is identical. On $75,000 a single filer pays $7,670 of federal income tax after the $16,100 standard deduction, plus $5,738 in Social Security and Medicare.

ItemAnnualMonthly
Gross$75,000$6,250
Federal income tax−$7,670−$639
Arizona income tax−$1,666−$139
FICA−$5,738−$478
Net$59,926$4,994
Against Texas (no wage tax) the same $75,000 nets $61,593. Arizona comes out $1,666 behind.

What is specific to Arizona here

Your marginal rate — what you lose on the next dollar earned — is 32.1% in Arizona, against 29.6% in Texas. That is the number that matters for overtime, a raise or a second job.

LineArizonaTexas (no state tax)Difference
State income tax$1,666$0$1,666
Take-home$59,926$61,593−$1,666
Monthly$4,994$5,133−$139

Over a working year that is $139 a month of difference on the same gross salary.

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