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Maine income tax on $75,000, filing single
$3,385

An effective rate of 4.51%, with 6.75% on the next dollar. That is the 12th-largest state income tax bill on $75,000 of the 51 jurisdictions.

Top rate
7.15%
Rate on your last dollar
6.75%
State taxable income
$54,000
Effective rate
4.51%

Maine's income tax is graduated: 3 brackets running from 5.8% to 7.15%, the 11th-highest top rate of the 51 jurisdictions. The top rate applies to a single filer's taxable income above $64,850. Joint filers have their own schedule, and it is not simply doubled: the top rate starts at $129,750 for a couple against $64,850 for a single filer. Heads of household get a third schedule of their own, wider than the single one. A single filer subtracts a $15,700 standard deduction and a $5,300 personal exemption before the rates are applied.

Maine 2026 tax brackets

3 distinct schedules. Rates apply to state taxable income — income after the deductions in the next table, not your gross salary.

Single

State taxable incomeRate
$0 – $27,4005.8%
$27,400 – $64,8506.75%
$64,850 and above7.15%

Married filing jointly

State taxable incomeRate
$0 – $54,8505.8%
$54,850 – $129,7506.75%
$129,750 and above7.15%

Head of household

State taxable incomeRate
$0 – $41,1005.8%
$41,100 – $97,3006.75%
$97,300 and above7.15%

Maine deductions and exemptions

AmountSingleMarried filing jointlyHead of household
Standard deduction$15,700$31,400$23,550
Personal exemption (subtracted from income)$5,300$10,600$5,300

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This is income tax only: no credits (child tax credit, EITC, education), no Social Security/Medicare, no AMT or net investment income tax. Long-term capital gains and qualified dividends are taxed at lower rates than shown.
Maine figures are for tax year 2026, from Maine Revenue Services — 2026 Individual Income Tax Rate Schedules: https://www.maine.gov/revenue/sites/maine.gov.revenue/files/2026-05/ind_tax_rate_sched_2026_rev.pdf
From 2026 Maine adds a 2% surcharge on taxable income above $1,000,000 (single) or $1,500,000 (joint and head of household), which is not modelled.
Maine's personal exemption phases out at very high incomes; the full amount is applied here.
Federal income tax
$7,670.00
Effective federal tax rate
10.23%
Marginal bracket
22%
State income tax
$3,384.70
Federal + state income tax
$11,054.70
Income after income tax
$63,945.30
Taxable income
$58,900.00
Deduction applied
$16,100.00
Assumptions
  • Ordinary-income rate schedules only; no credits, AMT, capital-gains rates, QBI deduction or the 2025–2028 senior deduction.
  • Standard deduction (plus additional amounts for 65+/blind) or your itemized figure, whichever is larger; no dependent-filer limitation.
  • Married filing separately uses half the joint federal thresholds, per the IRS schedule, and the state's single-filer schedule.
  • State tax uses each state's published rate schedule, standard deduction and personal exemption for the tax year shown with the results; the source URL and year for the state you pick are printed above the results, along with the simplifications made for that state.
  • State figures exclude county, municipal and city income taxes, itemized deductions, retirement and capital-gains exclusions, and credits that phase out. Unlisted states fall back to the flat rate you enter.
Your income on the federal bracket ladder
$0$5k$10k$15k033,03166,06399,094132,12510% bracket12% bracket22% bracket24% bracketYou · 22% bracketTaxable incomeFederal taxYour income on the federal bracket ladder
2026 (Rev. Proc. 2025-32) rate schedule — how your income is taxed
Taxable incomeRateYour income in this bracketTax
$0 – $12,40010%$12,400$1,240
$12,400 – $50,40012%$38,000$4,560
$50,400 – $105,70022%$8,500$1,870
$105,700 – $201,77524%$0$0
$201,775 – $256,22532%$0$0
$256,225 – $640,60035%$0$0
Over $640,60037%$0$0

Maine income tax at other incomes

Gross incomeSingleEffectiveMarried jointlyEffective
$30,000$5221.74%$00.00%
$50,000$1,6973.39%$4640.93%
$75,000$3,3854.51%$1,9142.55%
$100,000$5,1295.13%$3,3943.39%
$150,000$8,7045.80%$6,7694.51%
$250,000$15,8546.34%$13,8325.53%

State income tax only, filing status as shown, after Maine’s own deductions. Federal tax is on top of every figure here.

How the neighbours compare

Maine borders 1 other jurisdiction. Moving across a state line is the one way most people can actually change which of these schedules applies to them, so here is the same income run through each of them.

StateRate structure$50,000$75,000$150,000
Maine5.8% – 7.15%$1,697$3,385$8,704
New HampshireNo income tax$0$0$0

State income tax on a single filer, after each state’s own deductions. Federal tax is identical wherever you live, so the difference between these rows is the whole difference.

What these Maine figures leave out

Recorded against Maine in the data rather than glossed over, because they change real bills.

  • From 2026 Maine adds a 2% surcharge on taxable income above $1,000,000 (single) or $1,500,000 (joint and head of household), which is not modelled.
  • Maine's personal exemption phases out at very high incomes; the full amount is applied here.

Frequently asked questions

Does Maine have a state income tax?

Yes. Maine has a graduated income tax with 3 brackets, from 5.8% up to 7.15%.

How much state income tax would I pay on $75,000 in Maine?

About $3,385 for a single filer — an effective rate of 4.51%. That is $75,000 less $21,000 of state deductions, leaving $54,000 of taxable income taxed at 6.75% at the margin.

What is the top income tax rate in Maine?

7.15%, the 11th-highest among the 50 states and DC. It applies to a single filer's taxable income above $64,850.

What is the Maine standard deduction?

$15,700 for a single filer and $31,400 for a couple filing jointly, for tax year 2026. Maine also allows a $5,300 personal exemption on top.

Source

Maine Revenue Services — 2026 Individual Income Tax Rate Schedules

Tax year 2026 figures, last checked against the source on 2026-09-09.

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