$50,000 gross
$41,508
take-home · 17.0% effective tax
Flat 2.50% Rank #11 of 51 2026 tax year
State income tax · 2026 tax year
How much does $100K take home in Arizona?
Arizona applies a flat 2.50%. See where every withheld dollar goes, the full bracket schedule, and your own take-home.
Gross income
$100,000 100.0%
Federal income tax
$13,167 13.2%
FICA (Social Security + Medicare)
$7,650 7.6%
State income tax
$2,100 2.1%
Take-home pay
$77,083 77.1%
$77,083
A single filer earning $100,000 in Arizona keeps $77,083 after federal, FICA, and state tax (22.9% effective; state tax $2,100). Structure: Flat 2.50%. Rank #11 of 51 by total burden (1 = lowest).
- Burden rank #11 of 51 at $100K single
- State tax on $100K: $2,100
- 2026 tax year · IRS + state DOR schedules
Take-home paystub plate
Stub PS-AZ-26 · Arizona Flat 2.50% · rank #11/51
Arizona · $2,100 state tax on $100K · NaN% all-in effective · rank #11/51
- BURDEN-Q1 #11/51
- STRUCT-FLAT Flat 2.50%
- TOP-FLOOR 2.50%
- GAP-FLAT +0.4pp
- FICA-PEAK $7,650
- BOOK-FLAT 1 band
- PHOTO-NEAR Ohio
- TH-100K $NaN
Nearest $100K burden peer: Ohio (+ $210 state tax on $100K)
Instrument codes from this state’s IRS + DOR withholding stack (burden rank, structure class, headline gap, FICA line, bracket book, photo-finish peer, net $100K), not a generic recommendation.
The bottom line
A single filer earning $100,000 in Arizona keeps $77,083 after federal income tax, FICA, and Arizona's flat 2.50% state tax, an effective rate of 22.9% (state tax alone: $2,100) - in the top quartile of tax-friendly states.
Single filer taking the standard deduction, wage income only. Federal and FICA are identical in every state - Arizona's difference is its state income tax line.
$77,083 Take-home on $100K (single)
22.9% Effective rate (fed + FICA + state)
$2,100 State income tax on $100K
#11 of 51 by total burden (1 = lowest)
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Arizona vs all states by $100K state income tax
Where this state's computed state-tax dollars sit among every jurisdiction on PlainSalary (lower is better)
$2,100 Among the lowest burdens lower burden than 78% of 51 states
States and D.C., banded by state income tax on a $100K single filer
Each bar is a $0.001K-wide band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source IRS · state DOR schedules · PlainSalary computation · 2026 tax year
Arizona take-home pay by salary (2026, single)
What's left after federal income tax, FICA, and Arizona state tax.
$100,000 gross
$77,083
take-home · 22.9% effective tax
$200,000 gross
$144,330
take-home · 27.8% effective tax
Where Arizona sits on the state-tax scale
States immediately above and below Arizona by total tax burden on a $100K single filer (state income tax shown).
WY
Wyoming
0.00% no state tax
ND
North Dakota
2.50% top marginal rate
AZ
Arizona
2.50% top marginal rate
OH
Ohio
2.75% top marginal rate
LA
Louisiana
3.00% top marginal rate
Does Arizona's 2.50% headline rate tell the truth at $100K?
Read the chart as a table (all 42 taxed states)
| State | Top marginal rate | Actual $100K state-effective rate |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5.00% | 4.81% |
| Arizona (this state) | 2.50% | 2.10% |
| Arkansas | 3.90% | 3.72% |
| California | 13.30% | 5.22% |
| Colorado | 4.40% | 3.69% |
| Connecticut | 6.99% | 4.75% |
| Delaware | 6.60% | 5.37% |
| District of Columbia | 10.75% | 5.53% |
| Georgia | 5.19% | 4.35% |
| Hawaii | 11.00% | 6.16% |
| Idaho | 5.30% | 4.45% |
| Illinois | 4.95% | 4.81% |
| Indiana | 2.95% | 2.92% |
| Iowa | 3.80% | 3.19% |
| Kansas | 5.58% | 5.29% |
| Kentucky | 3.50% | 2.94% |
| Louisiana | 3.00% | 2.52% |
| Maine | 7.15% | 6.03% |
| Maryland | 6.50% | 4.54% |
| Massachusetts | 9.00% | 5.00% |
| Michigan | 4.25% | 4.01% |
| Minnesota | 9.85% | 5.28% |
| Mississippi | 4.00% | 3.36% |
| Missouri | 4.70% | 3.94% |
| Montana | 5.65% | 4.29% |
| Nebraska | 4.55% | 3.85% |
| New Jersey | 10.75% | 4.25% |
| New Mexico | 5.90% | 3.57% |
| New York | 10.90% | 4.86% |
| North Carolina | 3.99% | 3.35% |
| North Dakota | 2.50% | 0.69% |
| Ohio | 2.75% | 2.31% |
| Oklahoma | 4.50% | 4.00% |
| Oregon | 9.90% | 8.18% |
| Pennsylvania | 3.07% | 3.07% |
| Rhode Island | 5.99% | 3.40% |
| South Carolina | 6.00% | 4.84% |
| Utah | 4.50% | 3.78% |
| Vermont | 8.75% | 4.49% |
| Virginia | 5.75% | 4.99% |
| West Virginia | 4.82% | 3.98% |
| Wisconsin | 7.65% | 3.96% |
Arizona 2026 bracket schedule (single filer)
| Taxable income | Marginal rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $1,000,000,000,000,000 | 2.50% |
Source: Tax Foundation, 2026 State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, cross-checked against the Arizona Department of Revenue. Single-filer schedule.
Quick Arizona state-tax estimate
Enter taxable income for the Arizona state portion (single filer, 2026). For the full federal + FICA picture use the calculator.
Similar states nationwide
Peers matched on tax attributes across all 51 jurisdictions, a different lens from the burden-rank neighbors below.
Similar top marginal rate
Wage-taxing states closest to Arizona’s 2.50% statutory ceiling.
- North Dakota · 2.50% top rate · $690 state tax on $100K
- Ohio · 2.75% top rate · $2,310 state tax on $100K
- Indiana · 2.95% top rate · $2,920 state tax on $100K
- Louisiana · 3.00% top rate · $2,520 state tax on $100K
- Pennsylvania · 3.07% top rate · $3,070 state tax on $100K
- Kentucky · 3.50% top rate · $2,940 state tax on $100K
Similar $100K take-home pay
Jurisdictions where a $100,000 single filer keeps roughly $77,083 after federal, state, and FICA.
Read with Arizona
Arizona's flat 2.50% line behaves differently from graduated neighbors. These peers sit closest on the $100K burden ladder.
- Ohio · $2,310 state tax on $100K · $NaN take-home
- Louisiana · $2,520 state tax on $100K · $NaN take-home
- Indiana · $2,920 state tax on $100K · $NaN take-home
- Kentucky · $2,940 state tax on $100K · $NaN take-home
Effective vs marginal rate · Calculate my Arizona take-home · Methodology