Maryland Paycheck Calculator

How the Maryland estimate works

Enter gross pay for one pay period, federal W-4 adjustments, and the state details shown above. Federal withholding follows Publication 15-T. Maryland first subtracts the pay-period values of the $3,400 standard deduction and $3,200 for each MW507 exemption. The 2026 state percentage method then uses no rate below 4.75%, and resident local tax applies separately using the actual county or Baltimore City rate. Anne Arundel and Frederick rates are selected from annualized taxable income and Maryland filing status.

Example: A Maryland resident selects the county or Baltimore City where they live, not the work location. A nonresident who is actually subject to Maryland withholding may instead select the 2.25% special nonresident rate; reciprocity and Pennsylvania exceptions require separate review. The calculator does not assume any unentered benefit deduction or invent a tax result.

Weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, and monthly are the supported paycheck frequencies. “Annual salary” is an earnings input and the annual view is a simple period multiplication; neither is an annual payroll-period method. The special Form W-4 adjustment for nonresident aliens is not modeled.

Which Maryland local tax rate applies? Maryland resident withholding uses the local rate for the employee’s county of residence or Baltimore City. WageFrame includes all 24 resident localities and marks the result partial until residence status is confirmed.