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Tax year 2026 · Federal & state tables · Computed in your browser

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per biweekly paycheck · single · Maine · 2026 tables

Gross / check
$2,884.62
Taxes / check
$660.28
Net / year
$57,833
Effective rate
22.9%

The stub, line by line

Each paycheckPer year
Gross pay$2,884.62$75,000
Federal income tax−$295.00−$7,670
Maine income tax−$130.18−$3,385
Social Security−$178.85−$4,650
Medicare−$41.83−$1,088
Maine Paid Family & Medical Leave (employee share)−$14.42−$375
Take-home pay$2,224.34$57,833

How Maine taxes a paycheck

Maine added a 2% surcharge on Maine taxable income above $1 million (above $1.5 million for joint filers and heads of household) starting in tax year 2026, lifting the top marginal rate to 9.15%, enacted in the April 2026 supplemental budget signed by Gov. Mills.

The 2026 Maine standard deduction is $15,700 for a single filer and $31,400 for a married couple filing jointly.

Maine allows a personal exemption of $5,300 per filer before its rate applies.

Employee-paid programs on every Maine stub:

  • Maine Paid Family & Medical Leave (employee share): 0.5% on wages up to $184,500, capped at $922.50 a year

2026 Maine brackets, single filer

Taxable income Rate
$0 – $27,400 5.8%
$27,400 – $64,850 6.75%
$64,850 – $1,000,000 7.15%
over $1,000,000 9.15%

Other states at a $75,000 salary

Annual take-home for a single filer at $75,000, standard deduction, no 401(k), no local income tax, measured against Maine. These are the same figures the state ranking and the comparison pages use.

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Maine sits at #44 of 51. See the full ranking

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A typical Maine home pays $3,103 a year in property tax (Census ACS 2024 median).

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Maine keeps 77.1% of a $75,000 salary. The map colors all 51 at a glance.

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Cost of living

Prices in Maine run 2.9% below the national average.

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Maine paycheck questions, answered

How much is $75,000 after taxes in Maine?
About $57,833 a year, or $4,819.40 a month, for a single filer with no 401(k) on 2026 tables. The deduction lines: $7,670 federal income tax, $3,385 Maine income tax, $5,738 FICA, and $375 Maine Paid Family & Medical Leave (employee share). The calculator above runs the same math on any salary.
What is the Maine income tax rate for 2026?
Maine runs 4 brackets in 2026, from 5.8% up to 9.15% on the highest slice of income. Only the income inside each bracket is taxed at that bracket's rate, so your top rate is not your average rate. The single-filer standard deduction is $15,700. The figures come from the state's own published tables.
How much tax is taken out of a paycheck in Maine?
At a $75,000 salary, about 22.9% all-in: federal income tax, Maine income tax, Maine Paid Family & Medical Leave (employee share), Social Security, and Medicare. The share moves with income; the calculator recomputes it for any salary and filing status.
What is Maine Paid Family & Medical Leave (employee share) on my paycheck?
Maine has one employee-paid insurance program: Maine Paid Family & Medical Leave (employee share) takes 0.5% on wages up to $184,500, capped at $922.50 a year. It appears as its own line on the stub, the way a real one prints it.
Is this the exact amount my employer will withhold?
No, it is a planning estimate on 2026 tables. Actual withholding follows your W-4 elections, benefit premiums, and any local taxes, so individual paychecks can differ even when the year's total lands close.

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