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Maryland has progressive state income tax brackets. On a $75,000 salary a single filer takes home about $58,242 — $4,853 a month, after $3,351 of state income tax.

Take-home on $75k
$58,242
State tax
$3,351
Effective rate
22.3%

Maryland take-home calculator

How Maryland taxes wages

Maryland uses progressive brackets, so only the income inside each band is taxed at that band's rate. On a $75,000 salary the state tax comes to $3,351, an effective 4.5% — lower than the top bracket you reach.

Up toRate
$1,0002.0%
$2,0003.0%
$3,0004.0%
$100,0004.8%
$125,0005.0%
$150,0005.3%
$250,0005.5%
$500,0005.8%
$1,000,0006.3%
and above6.5%

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
Maryland income tax−$3,351−$279
FICA−$5,738−$478
Net$58,242$4,853
Against Texas (no wage tax) the same $75,000 nets $61,593. Maryland comes out $3,351 behind.

What is specific to Maryland here

Your marginal rate — what you lose on the next dollar earned — is 34.4% in Maryland, against 29.6% in Texas. That is the number that matters for overtime, a raise or a second job.

LineMarylandTexas (no state tax)Difference
State income tax$3,351$0$3,351
Take-home$58,242$61,593−$3,351
Monthly$4,853$5,133−$279

Over a working year that is $279 a month of difference on the same gross salary.

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