Cincinnati Paycheck Calculator

Everyone who lives or works in Cincinnati pays a 1.8% municipal income tax on top of state and federal taxes. Charged on gross wages from the first dollar - no deduction, no brackets. Figures are 2026 rates. Everyone who lives or works in Cincinnati pays 1.8% - the lowest big-city rate in Ohio (Columbus and Cleveland charge 2.5%). Residents get a credit up to 1.8% for tax withheld by another city. Employers withhold it automatically.

A single filer paid every two weeks takes home about $2,265 per check, or $58,896 a year, after federal tax, Ohio state tax, Social Security, Medicare and about $1,350 of Cincinnati municipal income tax - an overall effective rate of 21.5%.

Yes. The 1.8% rate applies to residents and to non-residents for work performed in Cincinnati alike.

$25/hour at 40 hours a week is $52,000 a year. A single filer living in Cincinnati takes home about $1,627 per biweekly check - $42,312 a year after federal tax, Ohio state tax, Social Security, Medicare and the municipal income tax. Use the calculator's hourly mode above for your own rate, hours and overtime.

Generally yes - employers in Cincinnati withhold it each pay period alongside federal and Ohio withholding, so it shows up as its own line on the pay stub. Employers withhold it automatically.