Maine income tax calculator
Maine has rates from 5.8% to 9.2% for 2026. On $100,000 of pay a single filer keeps $74,051, after $13,170 of federal income tax, $7,650 of Social Security and Medicare, and $5,129 to Maine.
Your year
Maine’s 2026 schedule, deductions and exemptions, with the federal brackets, payroll tax and the child tax credit.
I’m paid a year, file , live in Maine and put into a 401(k).
kept for 2026, about $6,171 a month. Tax takes 25.9% of your pay.
| Federal income tax | $13,170 |
| Social Security | $6,200 |
| Medicare | $1,450 |
| Maine income tax | $5,129 |
| All of it | $25,949 |
Of your next $1,000 of pay, $368 goes to tax: the 22% federal bracket, payroll tax and the state’s 7.2%. See what would lower it.
Take-home pay in Maine
What a year’s pay keeps after every tax, with no 401(k), kids or other income.
| Pay | State tax | Kept, single | Kept, jointly |
|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $1,697 | $40,658 | $43,931 |
| $75,000 | $3,385 | $58,208 | $62,709 |
| $100,000 | $5,129 | $74,051 | $81,316 |
| $150,000 | $9,418 | $104,373 | $116,416 |
| $250,000 | $16,976 | $166,206 | $182,956 |
Maine tax brackets for 2026
Each rate applies only to the income inside its bracket, after Maine’s own deductions and exemptions.
| Rate | Single, from | Jointly, from |
|---|---|---|
| 5.8% | $0 | $0 |
| 6.8% | $27,400 | $54,850 |
| 7.2% | $64,850 | $129,750 |
| 9.2% | $1,000,000 | $1,500,000 |
Questions people ask
What is the Maine income tax rate for 2026?
Maine has rates from 5.8% to 9.2%, the top rate from $1,000,000 of taxable income single. On $100,000 of pay a single filer's state tax is $5,129, 5.1% of pay.
How much is take-home pay on $100,000 in Maine?
$74,051 for a single filer in 2026, about $6,171 a month: $13,170 of federal income tax, $7,650 of Social Security and Medicare, and $5,129 to Maine.
How does Maine compare with a state with no income tax?
On $100,000 single, $5,129 a year less is kept than in Texas or Florida, where the same pay keeps $79,180.
Does a 401(k) lower Maine income tax?
Pay put into a traditional 401(k) comes off federal income tax and Maine's. It doesn't lower Social Security or Medicare.
Checked on October 29, 2026 against Rev. Proc. 2025-32, SSA 2026 fact sheet and Maine's published 2026 schedule. An estimate for your records, not tax advice.
The federal side: the 2026 brackets. From your own pay stub, with what is left to pay: the tax forecast.
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