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Ohio vs Pennsylvania take-home pay
Both states tax wages, but with different schedules — Ohio’s progressive bands versus Pennsylvania’s flat rate. Municipal and school-district taxes are common on real stubs in both and are not modeled here, so treat the delta as state-level only.
At this salary, estimated annual net is $988.37 higher in Ohio.
Default scenario: $85,000.00 annual gross · single · tax year US-2026. Ohio: $67,006.37; Pennsylvania: $66,018.00.
Tax year US-2026 · same salary in both places · illustrative estimate
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Why the estimates differ
- Federal + FICA match.
- Ohio progressive state tax vs Pennsylvania flat.
- Municipal / school district taxes not modeled.