Ohio paycheck calculator

Take-home pay after federal, Ohio, city and school district taxes. Uses the official 2026 rates for all678 Ohio cities and villages with an income tax and 214 school districts.

Your pay

Where you work and live

Your employer withholds this city's income tax.

About 1 in 3 Ohio districts charge an income tax. Look up your district by address.

More options (W-4, 401(k), benefits)

From your Ohio IT 4 form. Employers use 0 if you didn't file one.

Your paycheck

Take-home per paycheck$1,825.31

Paycheck breakdown
ItemPer paycheckPer year
Gross pay$2,307.69$60,000.00
Federal income tax-$193.08-$5,020.08
Social Security-$143.08-$3,720.00
Medicare-$33.46-$870.00
Ohio income tax-$55.07-$1,431.91
Columbus income tax-$57.69-$1,500.00
Take-home pay$1,825.31$47,458.01

Local tax rate 2.5%. Total taxes are 20.9% of gross pay.

Estimates for planning only, not tax advice. Your employer's payroll may differ. Results assume you live in Ohio.

Paid by the hour? Use the Ohio hourly paycheck calculator.

How an Ohio paycheck is taxed

TaxHow it is figured
Federal income taxIRS 2026 withholding tables, based on your W-4. 401(k) and health premiums come out first.
Social Security6.2% of wages up to $184,500 a year. 401(k) contributions are still taxed.
Medicare1.45% of all wages, plus 0.9% on wages above $200,000.
Ohio income taxOhio's withholding formula: 1.6% of the first $26,050 of taxable wages, then 2.99% up to $100,000 and 3.4% above, after $650 per IT 4 exemption.
City income taxYour work city's rate (median 1.5%) on Medicare wages, so a 401(k) does not lower it.
School district taxYour home district's rate, if it has one. Some districts tax earned income only.

Why many Ohio workers get a state refund

Ohio's 2026 income tax is 0% on the first $26,050 of taxable income and 2.75% above that. The withholding formula employers use takes more, starting at 1.6% from the first dollar. That gap usually comes back to you as a refund when you file your Ohio return. This calculator shows what is withheld from each paycheck, because that is what your pay stub will show.

Paycheck calculators for Ohio's largest cities

CityCountyCity taxPopulation
ColumbusFranklin2.5%938,396
ClevelandCuyahoga2.5%363,608
CincinnatiHamilton1.8%314,367
ToledoLucas2.5%263,423
AkronSummit2.5%189,691
DaytonMontgomery2.5%136,688
ParmaCuyahoga2.5%78,581
CantonStark2.5%69,001
LorainLorain2.5%65,366
HamiltonButler2%64,644
YoungstownMahoning2.75%58,832
SpringfieldClark2.4%58,281
KetteringMontgomery2.25%57,396
ElyriaLorain2.25%53,634
MiddletownButler2%52,146
NewarkLicking1.75%51,473
Cuyahoga FallsSummit2%50,975
DublinFranklin2%49,094
LakewoodCuyahoga1.5%49,027
EuclidCuyahoga2.85%47,962
MansfieldRichland2.25%47,381
MentorLake2%47,010
DelawareDelaware1.85%46,636
StrongsvilleCuyahoga2%45,629
Grove CityFranklin2%45,180
FairfieldButler1.5%44,682
Huber HeightsMontgomery2.25%43,905
Cleveland HeightsCuyahoga2.25%43,750
ReynoldsburgFranklin2.5%43,350
LancasterFairfield2.3%41,956
FindlayHancock1%40,370
HilliardFranklin2.5%38,898
WarrenTrumbull2.5%38,328
WestervilleFranklin2%38,165
North RidgevilleLorain1%37,786
GahannaFranklin2.5%35,986
Upper ArlingtonFranklin2.5%35,893
MasonWarren1.12%35,834
FairbornGreene2%35,754
MarionMarion2%35,587
BrunswickMedina2%35,114
LimaAllen1.5%34,695
StowSummit2%33,941
WestlakeCuyahoga1.5%33,904
MassillonStark2%32,168
North OlmstedCuyahoga2%31,542
Bowling GreenWood2.15%31,182
North RoyaltonCuyahoga2%30,936
MarysvilleUnion1.5%30,190
Garfield HeightsCuyahoga2%28,790

Population: US Census Bureau 2025 estimates. Every other Ohio city and village is available in the calculator above.

Sources

Rates current as of October 9, 2026. See how we calculate for every rule we apply.