Columbus Paycheck Calculator

Everyone who lives or works in Columbus pays a 2.5% 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 Columbus pays 2.5%; your work city collects first, and Columbus credits residents up to 2.5% for tax paid where they work. Withheld automatically by employers. Because Ohio's state tax exempts the first $26,050, many Columbus workers pay more city tax than state tax.

A single filer paid every two weeks takes home about $2,245 per check, or $58,371 a year, after federal tax, Ohio state tax, Social Security, Medicare and about $1,875 of Columbus municipal income tax - an overall effective rate of 22.2%.

Yes. The 2.5% rate applies to residents and to non-residents for work performed in Columbus alike.

$25/hour at 40 hours a week is $52,000 a year. A single filer living in Columbus takes home about $1,613 per biweekly check - $41,948 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 Columbus withhold it each pay period alongside federal and Ohio withholding, so it shows up as its own line on the pay stub. Because Ohio's state tax exempts the first $26,050, many Columbus workers pay more city tax than state tax.