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Take-home pay in Maine for 2026 after federal, state taxes, for salary or hourly pay.

Rates as of August 2026 (2026 tables)

Pay type
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W-4 Step 2: multiple jobs or spouse works
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$2,200 per child under 17 plus $500 per other dependent, as entered on your W-4.

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Traditional (pre-tax) contributions. Roth contributions come out after tax.

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Usually 1 for yourself, 1 for a spouse who does not work, plus 1 per dependent.

Take-home pay per two weeks

$1,839.44

Gross pay per two weeks
$2,307.69
Federal income tax withheld
$193.08
Social security (6.2%)
$143.08
Medicare (1.45%)
$33.46
Maine income tax
$98.64
Take-home per year
$47,825
Total tax as share of gross
20.3%
Take-home: 79.7%Federal income tax: 8.4%Social security + Medicare: 7.6%State and local tax: 4.3%
  • Take-home$47,82579.7%
  • Federal income tax$5,0208.4%
  • Social security + Medicare$4,5907.6%
  • State and local tax$2,5654.3%

Withholding estimate using 2026 federal and Maine tables; your actual tax for the year is settled when you file.

Per paycheck and per year6 rows
Per paycheckPer year
Gross pay$2,307.69$60,000.00
Federal income tax$193.08$5,020.00
Social security$143.08$3,720.00
Medicare$33.46$870.00
Maine income tax$98.64$2,564.58
Take-home pay$1,839.44$47,825.43

How it works

Enter your pay and what’s on your W-4 to see each paycheck after taxes in Maine. Federal income tax is figured with the IRS percentage method for 2026, the same tables payroll software uses, plus Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%).

Maine withholds at graduated rates from 5.8% to 9.15% of your yearly wages after subtracting a standard deduction of up to $12,850 for single filers and $5,300 for each allowance claimed on Form W-4ME. The standard deduction phases out between $102,250 and $177,250 of wages for single filers ($204,550 to $354,550 married).

Traditional 401(k) and 403(b) contributions lower your federal and Maine income tax but not Social Security and Medicare. Pre-tax health insurance and HSA payroll contributions lower all of them.

Withholding is an estimate of your tax, paid as you go. Whether you get a refund depends on your full-year income, deductions and credits; the tax refund calculator estimates that. To compare states, use the paycheck calculator.

Formula

Take-home = gross pay − federal withholding − Social Security − Medicare − Maine withholding − pre-tax deductions

Sources

Questions people ask

How much Maine income tax comes out of a $60,000 salary?

About $98.64 per paycheck, or $2,565 a year, for a single filer paid every two weeks with the default allowances. Take-home pay comes to about $1,839.44 per paycheck after federal tax, Social Security and Medicare as well.

Does Maine have local income taxes?

No. Maine cities and counties don’t tax wages, so your paycheck has only federal and state withholding.

What is a Maine withholding allowance worth in 2026?

Each one subtracts $5,300 from your yearly wages before Maine tax is figured, which lowers state withholding by up to $485 a year at the 9.15% top rate, less in lower brackets.

Why is my real paycheck different?

Employers round to the cent or dollar, some benefits change which wages are taxed, and bonuses are often withheld at a flat supplemental rate. Social Security also stops for the year once your wages pass $184,500. Use your pay stub to check, and this page to see how a change would affect it.