States with no income tax on wages
9 states do not tax wages: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wyoming. That does not always mean a bigger paycheck once prices and other taxes are counted.
| State | Take-home on $75,000 | Price level (U.S. = 100) | Take-home adjusted for prices | Employee payroll programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $61,051 | 102.4 | $59,644 | SUI-EE |
| Florida | $61,593 | 103.4 | $59,559 | None |
| Nevada | $61,593 | 100.0 | $61,605 | None |
| New Hampshire | $61,593 | 104.2 | $59,130 | None |
| South Dakota | $61,593 | 88.6 | $69,528 | None |
| Tennessee | $61,593 | 91.9 | $67,043 | None |
| Texas | $61,593 | 97.1 | $63,460 | None |
| Washington | $60,552 | 107.0 | $56,584 | PFML, WA Cares |
| Wyoming | $61,593 | 92.7 | $66,449 | None |
What no income tax does and doesn't mean
These states still collect Social Security and Medicare like everywhere else, and they raise revenue in other ways: higher sales taxes in Tennessee and Washington, property taxes in Texas and New Hampshire, and tourism and mineral taxes in Nevada, Alaska and Wyoming. Washington also withholds for its paid family leave program and its long-term care program.
Price levels vary even more than taxes. A dollar of take-home pay buys noticeably less in Washington or Florida than in South Dakota, which the adjusted column shows using BEA regional price parities.