United States · Maine · Updated for 2026
Maine paycheck calculator 2026
On Maine’s median pay of $51,430 in 2026, a single filer in Maine takes home $41,453.13 a year ($1,594.35 every two weeks), after $3,991.60 federal income tax, $3,934.40 Social Security and Medicare, and $2,050.88 of Maine tax and payroll contributions.
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Take-home pay, 2026 · Maine · single · paid every two weeks
$1,594.35 a paycheck
$41,453.13 a year · $3,454.43 a month · $19.93 an hour
| Per paycheck | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $1,978.08 | $51,430.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$153.52 | −$3,991.60 |
| Social Security | −$122.64 | −$3,188.66 |
| Medicare | −$28.68 | −$745.74 |
| Maine income tax | −$68.99 | −$1,793.73 |
| Maine paid family and medical leave | −$9.89 | −$257.15 |
| Take-home pay | $1,594.35 | $41,453.13 |
An estimate of the year’s tax divided evenly across your 26 paychecks, not your employer’s exact withholding table. An hour assumes 40 hours a week for 52 weeks.
Estimate your 2026 tax refund on this pay, with the new deductions for tips and overtime.
Federal income tax
Taxable income: $51,430 of pay after pre-tax deductions, less the $16,100 standard deduction for single = $35,330.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 10% bracket | $12,400 | $1,240.00 |
| 12% bracket | $22,930 | $2,751.60 |
| Federal income tax for the year | $3,991.60 |
Social Security and Medicare
- Social Security: 6.2% = $3,188.66 a year.
- Medicare: 1.45% of all pay = $745.74 a year.
Maine tax
Maine taxes $51,430 of your pay, less the $15,700 standard deduction and an exemption of $5,300 in all: $30,430 of taxable income.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 5.8% bracket | $27,400 | $1,589.20 |
| 6.75% bracket | $3,030 | $204.53 |
Maine income tax: $1,793.73 a year.
Maine paid family and medical leave: $257.15 a year.
Taken from every paycheck, besides income tax: Maine paid family and medical leave: 0.5% of pay up to $184,500.
Your tax rates
- Effective rate: 19.4%. That share of your pay goes in federal, state and payroll taxes.
- Marginal rate: 26.9%. Of your next dollar of pay, about 27 cents goes in tax, so you keep about 73 cents.
What are Maine’s income tax rates for 2026?
Maine taxes income in 3 brackets, from 5.8% to 7.15%, on your income less the standard deduction and a personal exemption. Each filing status has its own brackets:
| Rate | Single | Married filing jointly | Head of household |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8% | from $0 | from $0 | from $0 |
| 6.75% | over $27,400 | over $54,850 | over $41,100 |
| 7.15% | over $64,850 | over $129,750 | over $97,300 |
Standard deduction: $15,700 single, $31,400 married filing jointly and $23,550 head of household. It shrinks step by step above $102,250 of income ($204,550 joint, $153,400 head of household) and is gone $75,000 higher for a single filer. Personal exemption: $5,300 each for you and a spouse on a joint return, shrinking above $341,000 of income (single) and gone $125,000 higher. Surcharge: from 2026, 2% more on taxable income over $1,000,000 ($1,500,000 for a joint return or head of household).
Also taken from pay, besides income tax: Maine paid family and medical leave, 0.5% of pay up to $184,500.
How much tax do I pay on $51,430 in Maine?
$51,430 is the median yearly pay for all jobs in Maine (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). A single filer paid every two weeks, with nothing taken before tax:
| Year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $51,430.00 | $1,978.08 |
| Federal income tax | $3,991.60 | $153.52 |
| Social Security | $3,188.66 | $122.64 |
| Medicare | $745.74 | $28.68 |
| Maine income tax | $1,793.73 | $68.99 |
| Maine paid family and medical leave | $257.15 | $9.89 |
| Take-home pay | $41,453.13 | $1,594.35 |
Effective rate: 19.4% of pay in tax. Of the next dollar, about 27 cents goes in tax. Open this example in the paycheck calculator.
What is different about paychecks in Maine?
Maine’s first rate, 5.8%, covers only the first $27,400 of taxable income for a single filer, so many full-time workers pay 6.75% on part of their pay. On $60,000, a single filer has $39,000 of taxable income after the deduction and exemption.
Maine raised its 2026 standard deduction by a law passed during the year, to $15,700 single and $31,400 joint. Paychecks earlier in the year may have withheld a little too much; the difference comes back when you file.
Maine paid family and medical leave takes up to 0.5% of pay from your paycheck, on pay up to the Social Security wage limit of $184,500, so at most $922.50 a year. Benefits began in May 2026. Some employers pay part or all of the employee share; this estimate assumes the most.
Maine cities and towns do not tax wages.
How does Maine compare with New Hampshire and Massachusetts?
The same $51,430 salary, single, paid every two weeks:
| State tax and contributions a year | Take-home a year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | $2,050.88 | $41,453.13 | $1,594.35 |
| New Hampshire | none | $43,504.01 | $1,673.23 |
| Massachusetts | $2,488.08 | $41,015.93 | $1,577.54 |
You take home $2,050.87 a year less in Maine than in New Hampshire.
You take home $437.20 a year more in Maine than in Massachusetts.
What does this calculator leave out in Maine?
- The refundable sales tax fairness credit for low incomes, whose 2026 table is not out yet.
- The property tax fairness credit, Maine’s earned income credit and the dependent exemption credit, which depend on more than your pay.
- Dependents, and credits such as the child tax credit.
- One job for the whole calendar year, with the same pay every paycheck, no bonus and no overtime.
- A married couple filing jointly is one earner: the whole household income is this pay.
- The year’s tax is divided evenly across your paychecks. Your employer withholds from each paycheck using your W-4 and the IRS tables, so a paycheck can differ a little.
The full list is on the sources page, and the method on how we calculate.
Which other states can I check?
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- Tennessee no income tax
- Texas no income tax
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- Washington no income tax
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- Wyoming no income tax
Every state on one page: the US paycheck calculator. How the taxes work: US paycheck guides.
Pay by job: the highest paying jobs in Maine after tax, and 830 jobs with their pay in every state. Your federal refund for 2026, with the new deductions: the tax refund calculator.
On an hourly wage? The Maine minimum wage, with full-time pay and take-home pay.
Questions about paychecks in Maine
How much is taken out of a paycheck in Maine?
On $51,430 a year, single, paid every two weeks: $153.52 federal income tax, $151.32 Social Security and Medicare and $78.88 for Maine (tax and payroll contributions) a paycheck, leaving $1,594.35.
What is the take-home pay on $100,000 in Maine?
$73,551.20 a year, or $2,828.89 every two weeks, for a single filer with nothing taken before tax.
Is Maine state tax taken out of every paycheck?
Yes. Employers in Maine withhold state income tax from each paycheck along with federal tax. This calculator spreads the year’s tax evenly across your paychecks, so a single paycheck can differ a little.
What are Maine’s income tax rates in 2026?
5.8%, 6.75% and 7.15%. For a single filer, 7.15% applies to taxable income of $64,850 or more. A 2% surcharge also applies above $1,000,000.
Why is my Maine standard deduction smaller than the full amount?
Maine phases it out for higher incomes. A single filer loses part of it above $102,250 of income and all of it at $177,250.
Does Maine tax military pay?
Only partly. A Maine resident subtracts active-duty pay earned for service outside Maine under orders. Active-duty pay with a permanent duty station in Maine is taxed.