2026 Ohio withholding
Ohio hourly paycheck calculator
Your rate and your hours in, one paycheck out. Ohio withholds on a three-tier percentage table — 1.6%, 2.99% and 3.4% — after a $650 annual exemption.
That is $1,600.00 of gross pay per paycheck, $41,600.00 a year. Overtime, shift differentials and unpaid weeks are not modelled — enter the hours you are actually paid for.
Take-home pay
per paycheck · $34,743.28 a year
- Gross pay
- $1,600.00
- Federal income tax
- −$108.15
- Social Security
- −$99.20
- Medicare
- −$23.20
- State income tax
- −$33.17
- Total withheld
- $263.72
16.5% of gross goes to taxes. 2026 rates. Estimate only — your employer's payroll may differ.
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At 40 hours a week
What each rate actually pays in Ohio
| An hour | A year, before tax | Take-home a year | Every 2 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15 | $31,200 | $26,698 | $1,027 |
| $18 | $37,440 | $31,525 | $1,213 |
| $20 | $41,600 | $34,743 | $1,336 |
| $22 | $45,760 | $37,962 | $1,460 |
| $25 | $52,000 | $42,789 | $1,646 |
| $30 | $62,400 | $50,834 | $1,955 |
| $35 | $72,800 | $58,250 | $2,240 |
40 hours a week, 52 weeks, filing single, paid every two weeks, no pre-tax deductions and no dependents. 2026 rates. Overtime, tips and unpaid weeks are not modelled.
What comes out
What an hour's pay loses in Ohio
- Ohio publishes a percentage method table rather than a single rate. After subtracting $650 a year for each exemption claimed on Form IT-4, the first $26,050 is withheld at 1.600%, the next slice up to $100,000 at 2.990%, and anything above that at 3.400%. This calculator assumes one exemption.
- The tables in force here took effect 1 August 2026 — a mid-year change, so a January payslip and a September payslip will not agree even if your pay never moved.
- Note that these withholding percentages are not the same thing as Ohio’s income tax rates, which H.B. 96 is moving to a flat 2.75%. Withholding is an estimate collected through the year; the two are reconciled when you file, which is why an Ohio refund is common.
- ⚠️ Ohio is a heavy local-tax state. Most cities levy a municipal income tax on wages, and some school districts levy their own on top. Neither is included here — this is the state layer only.
- Federal income tax and FICA still come out of every paycheck — see the breakdown above.
Common questions
Hourly pay in Ohio
How much is $20 an hour after taxes in Ohio?
At 40 hours a week, $20 an hour is $41,600 a year before tax. Filing single with no pre-tax deductions, roughly $34,743 of that is take-home pay in Ohio — about $1,336 in each biweekly paycheck. Your own figure moves with your W-4, your benefits and the hours you actually work.
Is hourly pay taxed differently from a salary in Ohio?
No. Withholding is worked out from what you are paid in the period, not from how the job describes the pay. An hourly worker and a salaried worker who take home the same gross in the same period have the same federal tax, the same FICA and the same state withholding. The difference is that hourly pay varies week to week, so the withheld amount varies with it.
Does this include overtime?
No. Enter the hours you are actually paid for and the calculator uses that. Overtime, shift differentials, tips and bonuses are paid under their own rules — a bonus in particular is often withheld at a flat supplemental rate rather than through the normal tables, which is why it lands smaller than people expect.
What if my hours change every week?
Withholding is calculated fresh each payroll run, so a heavy week is withheld as though every week were that heavy, and a light week the other way. Over a year it roughly averages out, and the difference is settled on your tax return. Enter a typical week to see a typical paycheck.
Sources for these rates
- Ohio Employer Withholding Taxes — Percentage Method (effective 1 August 2026)
- Ohio Department of Taxation — employer withholding
- IRS Publication 15-T (2026) — federal percentage method
- IRS Publication 15 (2026) — Social Security and Medicare
Tax year 2026. Rates last checked 2026-08-20. Estimates only — not tax, payroll or legal advice.
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