District of Columbia Paycheck Calculator
In District of Columbia for 2026, a $75,000 salary takes home about $58,093 per year after federal income tax and FICA (Social Security and Medicare), and District of Columbia state income tax.
District of Columbia take-home pay calculator
Take-home now: $2,234.33 per 2 weeks
2025 standard deduction (2026 pending). District of Columbia's tax rates for 2026 are current, but it has not published its 2026 standard deduction yet, so this page subtracts its 2025 amount. We update this page when the state publishes.
Use this free District of Columbia (DC) paycheck, payroll and income tax calculator to estimate your 2026 take-home pay after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and District of Columbia's graduated state income tax (seven brackets, 4% to 10.75%).
Enter your own pay in the calculator to estimate your District of Columbia take-home pay for any salary or hourly wage.
District of Columbia's seven-bracket ladder (4%–10.75%): what comes out of each 2026 check
District of Columbia uses graduated 2026 state income-tax brackets, so higher pay is taxed at higher marginal rates after the state deduction. This calculator applies that on top of federal withholding and Social Security / Medicare to estimate your District of Columbia take-home pay.
District of Columbia uses a graduated income tax with 7 brackets for 2026, with marginal rates ranging from 4% to a top rate of 10.75% (which applies to single-filer taxable income above $1,000,000). For 2026, District of Columbia's state standard deduction is $15,000 for single filers and $30,000 for married couples filing jointly. As a worked example, a single filer earning $60,000 pays about $2,525 in District of Columbia income tax (roughly 4.2% of gross) before federal tax and FICA.
What this estimate doesn't include: District income tax. DC uses the same bracket thresholds for all filing statuses. The District sets its own standard deduction and does not follow the federal amount. The figures used here are the District's tax year 2025 amounts, because DC has not yet published its inflation-adjusted 2026 amounts. The District's separate standard deduction was created by temporary legislation that is currently scheduled to lapse in late September 2026. If it is not made permanent, the amounts here may change. Congress voted in February 2026 to undo the DC law behind these amounts. The District's attorney general concluded the vote came too late to block the law and that it remains in effect for the 2025 filing season; the District's tax office is still applying these amounts today, so this page uses them. The disagreement has not been settled. City, county or school-district income taxes where they apply, court-ordered deductions, union dues, and anything else your specific employer withholds are not in this figure; your pay stub is the authority on those.
Estimates only, not tax advice. The section "What this estimate doesn't include" above lists what's left out; see also our terms and the corrections log.
District of Columbia's seven 2025 brackets, from 4% to 10.75% (single filers)
District of Columbia's graduated single-filer schedule for 2025, applied after the state deduction:
| Taxable income | Marginal rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $10,000 | 4% |
| $10,000 – $40,000 | 6% |
| $40,000 – $60,000 | 6.5% |
| $60,000 – $250,000 | 8.5% |
| $250,000 – $500,000 | 9.25% |
| $500,000 – $1,000,000 | 9.75% |
| $1,000,000 and above | 10.75% |
District of Columbia's own $18.40 minimum wage — above the federal floor (2026)
$18.40/hour (≈$38,272/year full-time). Increases from $17.95 to $18.40/hr effective July 1, 2026 (CPI-indexed). Tipped base wage rises to $10.30/hr. Applies to all employers regardless of size.
Two District of Columbia payroll quirks worth knowing
- DC's Paid Family Leave program is 100% employer-funded at 0.75% of wages — by law it cannot be deducted from an employee's paycheck — so DC workers see no PFL line item, unlike employees in neighboring states.
- DC's general sales tax is scheduled to rise from 6.00% to 7.00% on October 1, 2026, and DC levies the highest top marginal individual income tax rate in the region at 10.75%.
Your paycheck vs the $109,870 District of Columbia median
| Median household income (2024 (ACS 1-year)) | $109,870 |
| Take-home (single filer) | ≈$79,660 |
Is overtime and tips tax-free in District of Columbia? Federally yes, but District of Columbia still taxes both
For tax years 2025 to 2028 there is a federal deduction for qualified overtime premium pay and tips (OBBBA caps & rules). FICA comes out either way.
District of Columbia state income tax: District of Columbia has not adopted the federal tips/overtime deductions for state income tax as of mid-2026, so they reduce your federal tax only. (source: kiplinger.com)
- Overtime: 2025 — not deductible on your District of Columbia return (still state-taxed); 2026–2028 — not deductible on your District of Columbia return (still state-taxed).
- Tips: 2025 — not deductible on your District of Columbia return (still state-taxed); 2026–2028 — not deductible on your District of Columbia return (still state-taxed).
Related: tips calculator · overtime by state · overtime calculator · tips by state.
No city or county income tax anywhere in District of Columbia
DC is itself the taxing jurisdiction; there is no separate city/county income tax layered on top. The DC individual income tax is graduated, 4.00% to 10.75% for 2026. (Note: DC cannot tax nonresident commuters' wages under federal law.)
Beyond the paycheck: District of Columbia's 6% sales tax and property tax
| Sales tax | 6% (≈6% with local) |
| Property tax | ≈0.6% — Among the lowest effective property-tax rates in the nation (0.60% on owner-occupied housing), reflecting high home values rather than low levies. |
District of Columbia paycheck FAQ
What does a full-time minimum-wage job in District of Columbia pay in 2026?
District of Columbia's 2026 minimum wage is $18.40/hour — about $38,272 a year at 40 hours a week before taxes. Details and exceptions are in the minimum-wage section above.
Does District of Columbia have a state income tax in 2026?
Yes — seven graduated brackets from 4% to 10.75% in 2026, on top of federal tax and FICA.
Compare a paycheck next door: Maryland, Virginia & Pennsylvania
| State | State income tax (2026) | Take-home on $75,000 (single) |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | seven brackets, 4%–10.75% | $58,093 |
| Maryland | ten brackets, 2%–6.5% | $58,242 |
| Virginia | four brackets, 2%–5.75% | $58,041 |
| Pennsylvania | flat 3.07% | $59,238 |
Those are the states next door. To see where District of Columbia lands against all of them at once, our take-home pay by state study runs an identical salary at two levels, $75,000 and $100,000, through the 2026 rules of every state and DC, except Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Idaho, Maryland and Vermont, still on their 2025 tables, ranked from the most take-home pay to the least.
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Data compiled and maintained by Edmond Daher · Updated 2026-08-02