How much is Maine income tax?
Estimate your Maine state income tax for 2026. Type your federal AGI and filing status; the page applies Maine's deduction, exemptions, and rates. An estimate, not tax advice.
- Maine income tax
- $3,384.70
On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, Maine income tax is $3,384.70 (4.51% effective).
- State income tax
- $3,384.70
- Effective rate
- 4.51%
- State marginal rate
- 6.75%
- State taxable income
- $54,000.00
- Deduction
- $15,700.00
- Exemptions
- $5,300.00
- Credits
- $0.00
Maine income tax: $3,384.70. On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, Maine income tax is $3,384.70 (4.51% effective).
Maine income tax by federal adjusted gross income
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How to calculate
Estimates 2026 Maine income tax from federal AGI, filing status, and dependents.
Example with the default inputs (Filing status Single, Federal adjusted gross income $75,000.00, Dependents 0): On $75,000.00 of AGI, filing Single, Maine income tax is $3,384.70 (4.51% effective).
Method: Taxable income = AGI − larger of standard or itemized deduction − exemptions; tax = state rates on taxable income − credits.
- An estimate for a full-year resident, 2026 rates, not tax advice.
- Starts from federal AGI; Maine additions and subtractions are not modelled.
- Not modelled for Maine: Includes the 2% surcharge above $1,000,000 ($750,000 separate, $1,500,000 joint or head of household). Standard deduction and exemption phase-outs and the $300 dependent credit are not modelled.
- Not modelled: part-year and nonresident returns, other state credits, and state AMT.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- Filing status Single, Federal adjusted gross income $50,000.00, Dependents 0 gives State taxable income $29,000.00, State income tax $1,697.20, Maine income tax $1,697.20.Source: Maine Revenue Services, 2026 Individual Income Tax Rates (revised May 20, 2026), https://www.maine.gov/revenue/sites/maine.gov.revenue/files/2026-05/ind_tax_rate_sched_2026_rev.pdf (worked from it at AGI $50,000, single)
- Filing status Married filing jointly, Federal adjusted gross income $100,000.00, Dependents 2 gives State taxable income $58,000.00, State income tax $3,393.93, Maine income tax $3,393.93.
- Filing status Head of household, Federal adjusted gross income $200,000.00, Dependents 1 gives State taxable income $171,150.00, State income tax $11,457.58, Maine income tax $11,457.58.
Other questions people ask
What is the Maine income tax rate?
Maine taxes income at 5.8% to 9.15% in 4 brackets (single filers). For a single filer the schedule is 5.8% from $0, 6.75% from $27,400, 7.15% from $64,850, 9.15% above $1,000,000 of taxable income. These are the 2026 rates.
How is Maine income tax calculated?
Start from federal adjusted gross income. Subtract the larger of the Maine standard deduction and your itemized deductions, then the exemptions. Apply the rates to what is left and subtract any credits. The standard deduction is $15,700 single, $31,400 married filing jointly, $15,700 separately, and $23,550 head of household. The model takes a personal exemption of $5,300 ($10,600 joint).
Does Maine have a local income tax?
This page has no local income tax for Maine; if your city or county has one, add it yourself.
What does this Maine calculator leave out?
Includes the 2% surcharge above $1,000,000 ($750,000 separate, $1,500,000 joint or head of household). Standard deduction and exemption phase-outs and the $300 dependent credit are not modelled. It also leaves out state additions and subtractions to federal AGI (such as retirement or Social Security exclusions), part-year and nonresident returns, and credits such as child care, earned income, and tax paid to another state.
Which tax year do the Maine rates cover?
Tax year 2026, the return you file in 2027. They come from Maine Revenue Services.
Which states have no income tax on wages?
Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. They have no page of their own, because there is no wage income tax to work out; the state income tax calculator answers 0 for them. Federal income tax and Social Security and Medicare still apply.
Is this the same as my paycheck withholding?
No. This is the tax for the whole year on your return. Your employer withholds by the state's own withholding formula, so your refund or balance due is the difference between the two.