What $75,000 of income costs in state income tax in each of the 51 US jurisdictions, ranked from cheapest to dearest. Behind every row is that state’s real schedule — brackets, standard deduction, personal exemption or credit — with the department of revenue page it came from and the date a human last checked it.
9
states with no income tax
Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wyoming
12
states with a single flat rate
One rate on all taxable income, though most still allow a deduction, which is why the effective rate below is under the headline rate.
30
states with graduated brackets
Rates step up through bands, so the marginal rate and the rate actually paid are different numbers.
Figures are state income tax only, for a single filer with no dependents claiming the state standard deduction, on $75,000 of income. They exclude federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, and any city or county income tax — Oregon at $5,748 and North Dakota at $182 are $5,567 apart on the same salary. Tax years 2025 and 2026.
No state income tax does not mean no state taxes: these states raise the money elsewhere, usually through sales tax, property tax, or a severance tax on natural resources. Each page below says which, and what that means for someone earning a salary rather than owning property.
The table above answers for one salary and one filing status. These take yours, including the federal side, which is the larger part of the bill in every state.