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TAX YEAR 2026 · SINGLE FILER · WAGES

Same salary. Different paycheck.

On a $100,000 salary, take-home pay ranges from $74,269 in California to $79,180 in states with no income tax: a $4,911 a year difference. See exactly why.

Calculate your take-homeTexas vs California

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Illustration generated for Keep More Atlas.

Take-home on $100,000, by state

After federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax. Tap a state for every salary level.

Nine states at launch: the five biggest no-income-tax states plus California, New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania. More states are added as we verify each one's 2026 rules.

The after-tax brief

A short email when tax rules change and what it does to your paycheck. Numbers first.