Ohio became a flat-tax state on 1 January 2026. The first $26,050 of income is now untaxed entirely, and everything above it is taxed at 2.75%.
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Ohio's budget bill collapsed the remaining graduated brackets into a single 2.75% rate on non-business income above $26,050, completing a long consolidation from what was once a nine-bracket system. Ohio is now the fifteenth flat-rate state.
The structure is effectively two bands: nothing on the first $26,050, then 2.75% on everything after. That zero bracket is doing real work — it removes more income from tax than most states' standard deductions do, and it means a part-time or low-wage worker in Ohio often owes no state income tax at all.
The same legislation tightened eligibility elsewhere. The joint filing credit and the personal and dependent exemptions are now restricted to taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income of $500,000 or less.
This is the thing to understand about Ohio. Most Ohio cities levy their own income tax, commonly between 1% and 2.5%, and many school districts levy a separate school district income tax on top of that.
At a 2.75% state rate, a resident of a city charging 2.5% is paying nearly as much to their municipality as to the state — and once a school district levy is added, frequently more. Comparing Ohio to another state on the state rate alone will understate the burden substantially.
Ohio's municipal system also taxes where you work as well as where you live. If those are different cities, your work city generally taxes the income and your home city gives a partial or full credit, but the credit rules vary by municipality and the two rarely cancel out perfectly. Collection is handled through agencies such as RITA and CCA rather than the state.
At $60,000 of income, Ohio taxes the $33,950 above the zero bracket at 2.75%, producing a state bill under $950 before exemptions — one of the lighter state income tax burdens in the country for a middle earner.
The honest comparison is state plus municipal. Add your city rate and any school district levy to the figure this calculator shows, and Ohio lands closer to the middle of the pack than the state rate alone implies.
Yes. As of 1 January 2026 Ohio uses a flat 2.75% rate on non-business income above $26,050, replacing its remaining graduated brackets.
No, it shows state tax only. Most Ohio cities levy 1% to 2.5% and many school districts add their own levy. At Ohio's low state rate, the municipal portion is often the larger of the two.
Generally the city where you work taxes the income, and your home city offers a credit for tax paid elsewhere. The credit is not always full, so you can owe a balance to your home municipality. Rules vary by city.
Yes, for non-business income. It functions as a zero bracket rather than a deduction, which is why low earners in Ohio often owe no state income tax.