Maryland paycheck calculator
The same calculator, pre-set to Maryland. State figures below are computed from Maryland's own published withholding method — cited at the bottom of this page.
No signup. Nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere — every figure is computed on this device, from the published withholding methods cited below.
Worked example
Federal income tax $15.83 · Social Security $93.00 · Medicare $21.75 · Maryland state withholding $45.13 · Maryland local tax (Baltimore City) $30.40 · Take-home $1,293.89 per month
How Maryland withholding works
State form: MW507.
Maryland's percentage method: subtract the $3,400 standard-deduction allowance and $3,200 per MW507 exemption from annualized wages, then apply the state schedule for your status — with one Maryland quirk: state law does not allow a withholding rate below 4.75%, so the schedule's 2%, 3% and 4% brackets never apply in withholding and the computation effectively starts at 4.75%. Your county's local tax is computed on the same taxable income; Anne Arundel and Frederick Counties tier their rates by income. Nonresidents pay no county tax but pay a special 2.25% nonresident rate instead.
Current parameters
| method detail | Percentage method: one combined percentage chart per local-rate bracket. Taxable income = total wages less standard-deduction allowance ($3,400/year for the percentage method) less $3,200 per MW507 exemption. State tax uses Schedules I/II below, BUT Maryland law does not permit a rate below 4.75% for withholding - the 2%/3%/4% brackets apply only on the annual return, so withholding effectively starts at 4.75% state plus the local rate on the same taxable income. Local tax is computed on taxable income without regard to the state tax. |
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| standard deduction percentage method annual | 3,400 |
| exemption value annual | 3,200 |
| state brackets schedule I single mfs dependent | 10 entries (see the cited publication) |
| state brackets schedule II mfj hoh qss | 10 entries (see the cited publication) |
| withholding floor note | Withholding may not use a state rate below 4.75% (Withholding Tax Facts). Nonresidents: no local rate, but an additional state tax is withheld using the lowest local rate, 2.25% (special nonresident rate; total nonresident withholding commonly stated as 7.0%+ in Comptroller payroll memo). Lump-sum annual bonus: withhold at highest state rate 6.50% plus the highest local rate for the county of residence (Employer Withholding Guide). Eligible rollover distributions: mandatory 7.75% Maryland withholding (Tax Facts) - retirement distributions, not wages. |
| local counties | See the cited publication |
What this page covers — and what it doesn't
State plus your county (or Baltimore City) local tax, or the nonresident rate. Maryland's reciprocal agreements (PA, VA, WV, DC, DE) can exempt you entirely — a filing-status matter, not computed here.