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paysums computes taxes from the official 2026 tables for all 50 states and seven countries, and publishes the results as open data (CC BY 4.0). Below are the stories the numbers tell right now, each with the ranking page, the CSV, a citation line and an embeddable table. Use them with a link to the page; ask us for a custom cut — a specific salary, city or family situation — and we will run it the same day.

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The same $75,000 salary keeps $5,587 more a year in Alaska than in Oregon

Highest take-home: Alaska $61,592 (17.88% total tax). Lowest: Oregon $56,006 (25.33%).
The nine no-income-tax states tie at the top; the gap to the bottom is $466 a month.
Same file covers 10 salaries from $40,000 to $500,000, single and married, with every tax line.

State	Take-home	Tax %
Alaska	$61,592	17.88%
Florida	$61,592	17.88%
Nevada	$61,592	17.88%
New Hampshire	$61,592	17.88%
South Dakota	$61,592	17.88%

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Cite as: “The same $75,000 salary keeps $5,587 more a year in Alaska than in Oregon” — paysums.com, 2026 tax tables, https://paysums.com/take-home-pay-by-state/.

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<table><caption>The same $75,000 salary keeps $5,587 more a year in Alaska than in Oregon — <a href="https://paysums.com/take-home-pay-by-state/">paysums.com</a></caption><tr><th>State</th><th>Take-home</th><th>Tax %</th></tr><tr><td>Alaska</td><td>$61,592</td><td>17.88%</td></tr><tr><td>Florida</td><td>$61,592</td><td>17.88%</td></tr><tr><td>Nevada</td><td>$61,592</td><td>17.88%</td></tr><tr><td>New Hampshire</td><td>$61,592</td><td>17.88%</td></tr><tr><td>South Dakota</td><td>$61,592</td><td>17.88%</td></tr></table>

Buying the median home now takes $214,446 of income in Hawaii and $43,302 in West Virginia

Median home $875,900 in Hawaii: $5,004 a month with taxes and insurance, 41.7% of take-home at the qualifying income.
West Virginia: median home $170,800, payment $1,010, income needed $43,302.
Recomputed every week from the Freddie Mac rate; the page always shows the current figure.

State	Income needed	Payment / mo
Hawaii	$214,446	5004%
California	$197,737	4614%
District of Columbia	$188,833	4406%
Massachusetts	$164,517	3839%
Washington	$158,469	3698%

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Cite as: “Buying the median home now takes $214,446 of income in Hawaii and $43,302 in West Virginia” — paysums.com, 2026 tax tables, https://paysums.com/mortgage/income-needed/.

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<table><caption>Buying the median home now takes $214,446 of income in Hawaii and $43,302 in West Virginia — <a href="https://paysums.com/mortgage/income-needed/">paysums.com</a></caption><tr><th>State</th><th>Income needed</th><th>Payment / mo</th></tr><tr><td>Hawaii</td><td>$214,446</td><td>5004%</td></tr><tr><td>California</td><td>$197,737</td><td>4614%</td></tr><tr><td>District of Columbia</td><td>$188,833</td><td>4406%</td></tr><tr><td>Massachusetts</td><td>$164,517</td><td>3839%</td></tr><tr><td>Washington</td><td>$158,469</td><td>3698%</td></tr></table>

On $75,000, a renter has $3,956 a month left after a one-bedroom in San Antonio, TX and $1,838 in San Jose, CA

San Antonio, TX: take-home $5,133, HUD fair-market one-bedroom $1,177 (22.9% of take-home).
San Jose, CA: take-home $4,820, one-bedroom $2,982 (61.9% of take-home).
Salary needed to keep a one-bedroom at 30% of take-home: $179,687 in San Jose, CA vs $55,881 in San Antonio, TX.

City	Left after rent / mo	Rent share %
San Antonio, TX	$3,956	22.9%
St. Louis, MO	$3,864	20.5%
Cleveland, OH	$3,811	21.7%
Houston, TX	$3,810	25.8%
Jacksonville, FL	$3,751	26.9%

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Cite as: “On $75,000, a renter has $3,956 a month left after a one-bedroom in San Antonio, TX and $1,838 in San Jose, CA” — paysums.com, 2026 tax tables, https://paysums.com/rent/rankings/.

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<table><caption>On $75,000, a renter has $3,956 a month left after a one-bedroom in San Antonio, TX and $1,838 in San Jose, CA — <a href="https://paysums.com/rent/rankings/">paysums.com</a></caption><tr><th>City</th><th>Left after rent / mo</th><th>Rent share %</th></tr><tr><td>San Antonio, TX</td><td>$3,956</td><td>22.9%</td></tr><tr><td>St. Louis, MO</td><td>$3,864</td><td>20.5%</td></tr><tr><td>Cleveland, OH</td><td>$3,811</td><td>21.7%</td></tr><tr><td>Houston, TX</td><td>$3,810</td><td>25.8%</td></tr><tr><td>Jacksonville, FL</td><td>$3,751</td><td>26.9%</td></tr></table>

A $75,000 salary loses 17.9% to tax and contributions in United States and 38.3% in Germany

Net of income tax and social contributions, converted at ECB rates: United States — Texas (no state income tax) $61,592, Germany — Steuerklasse I $46,300.
Seven countries, four salary levels, every contribution line — from the same engines that power each country's calculator.
Exchange rates refresh weekly from the ECB.

Country	Net (USD)	Tax + contributions %
United States — Texas (no state income tax)	$61,592	17.9%
United States — California	$57,843	22.9%
Australia	$57,819	22.9%
United Kingdom — England	$57,743	23.0%
Canada — Ontario	$55,477	26.0%
France — non-cadre, single	$50,548	32.6%
India — new regime	$50,060	33.3%
Germany — Steuerklasse I	$46,300	38.3%

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Cite as: “A $75,000 salary loses 17.9% to tax and contributions in United States and 38.3% in Germany” — paysums.com, 2026 tax tables, https://paysums.com/take-home-pay-by-country/.

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<table><caption>A $75,000 salary loses 17.9% to tax and contributions in United States and 38.3% in Germany — <a href="https://paysums.com/take-home-pay-by-country/">paysums.com</a></caption><tr><th>Country</th><th>Net (USD)</th><th>Tax + contributions %</th></tr><tr><td>United States — Texas (no state income tax)</td><td>$61,592</td><td>17.9%</td></tr><tr><td>United States — California</td><td>$57,843</td><td>22.9%</td></tr><tr><td>Australia</td><td>$57,819</td><td>22.9%</td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom — England</td><td>$57,743</td><td>23.0%</td></tr><tr><td>Canada — Ontario</td><td>$55,477</td><td>26.0%</td></tr><tr><td>France — non-cadre, single</td><td>$50,548</td><td>32.6%</td></tr><tr><td>India — new regime</td><td>$50,060</td><td>33.3%</td></tr><tr><td>Germany — Steuerklasse I</td><td>$46,300</td><td>38.3%</td></tr></table>

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