Maine paycheck calculator: take-home pay 2026

In Maine, your paycheck loses federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax of 5.8% to 7.15%, plus Paid Family and Medical Leave. Enter your pay to see your take-home pay in Maine for 2026.

Your pay

How you're paid

HourlySalary

Hours a week

State

Hours over 40 count at your regular rate here. For time and a half, use the overtime calculator.

Filing status

How often you're paid

Pre-tax deductions

401(k), % of pay

Health, per paycheck

A traditional 401(k) lowers income tax but not Social Security or Medicare. Health premiums through work lower both.

Take-home pay, every 2 weeks

$1,610.38 a paycheck

$25 an hour is $52,000 a year before tax in Maine, about $41,870 after tax ($3,489 a month) for a single filer working 40 hours a week in 2026.

A year$41,870
A month$3,489.15
A paycheck$1,610.38
An hour$20.13

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Where your pay goes

Take-home pay$41,87080.5%
Federal income tax$4,0607.8%
Social Security and Medicare$3,9787.7%
Maine taxes$2,0924%

Breakdown

YearMonthPaycheckHour

Pay and taxes, per paycheck
Gross pay	$2,000.00
Federal income tax	−$156.15
Social Security	−$124.00
Medicare	−$29.00
Maine income tax	−$70.47
Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave	−$10.00
Total taxes	−$389.62
Take-home pay	$1,610.38

Effective tax rate: 19.5%
Marginal tax rate: 26.9%
Federal bracket: 12%
Maine bracket: 6.8%

The marginal rate is the tax on your next dollar, all taxes included, measured over the next $1,000 of pay.

Compare all 50 states and DC

Take-home pay on $52,000 a year, filing single. State taxes include state payroll contributions; other local taxes are left out.

State	A year	A month	State taxes	Difference
1	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,092
2	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,092
3	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,092
4	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,092
5	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,092
6	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,092
7	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,092
8	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$2,092
9	$43,702	$3,642	$260	+$1,832
10	$43,241	$3,603	$721	+$1,371
11	$43,065	$3,589	$898	+$1,195
12	$42,976	$3,581	$987	+$1,106
13	$42,830	$3,569	$1,132	+$960
14	$42,787	$3,566	$1,175	+$917
15	$42,684	$3,557	$1,278	+$814
16	$42,638	$3,553	$1,324	+$768
17	$42,614	$3,551	$1,348	+$744
18	$42,597	$3,550	$1,365	+$727
19	$42,526	$3,544	$1,436	+$656
20	$42,484	$3,540	$1,478	+$614
21	$42,476	$3,540	$1,486	+$606
22	$42,458	$3,538	$1,505	+$588
23	$42,434	$3,536	$1,529	+$564
24	$42,396	$3,533	$1,566	+$526
25	$42,329	$3,527	$1,633	+$459
26	$42,314	$3,526	$1,648	+$444
27	$42,287	$3,524	$1,675	+$417
28	$42,275	$3,523	$1,687	+$405
29	$42,260	$3,522	$1,702	+$390
30	$42,228	$3,519	$1,734	+$358
31	$42,193	$3,516	$1,769	+$323
32	$42,175	$3,515	$1,787	+$305
33	$42,168	$3,514	$1,795	+$298
34	$42,154	$3,513	$1,808	+$284
35	$42,116	$3,510	$1,846	+$246
36	$42,057	$3,505	$1,905	+$187
37	$42,008	$3,501	$1,954	+$138
38	$42,003	$3,500	$1,959	+$133
39	$41,870	$3,489	$2,092	Selected
40	$41,860	$3,488	$2,102	−$10
41	$41,805	$3,484	$2,157	−$65
42	$41,803	$3,484	$2,159	−$67
43	$41,786	$3,482	$2,176	−$84
44	$41,721	$3,477	$2,241	−$149
45	$41,545	$3,462	$2,417	−$325
46	$41,533	$3,461	$2,429	−$337
47	$41,533	$3,461	$2,429	−$337
48	$41,495	$3,458	$2,467	−$375
49	$41,443	$3,454	$2,519	−$427
50	$40,405	$3,367	$3,557	−$1,465
51	$40,236	$3,353	$3,726	−$1,634

How Maine taxes your paycheck

Maine has three rates, 5.8%, 6.75% and 7.15%, after a $15,700 standard deduction ($31,400 for a joint return) and a $5,300 personal exemption for each person.

Maine income tax brackets for 2026
Taxable income, single	Rate	Married filing jointly	Rate
Up to $27,400	5.8%	Up to $54,850	5.8%
$27,400 to $64,850	6.75%	$54,850 to $129,750	6.75%
Over $64,850	7.15%	Over $129,750	7.15%

The standard deduction shrinks once income is over $102,250 ($204,550 for a joint return) and the exemption over $341,000 ($409,150 joint).
New in 2026: an extra 2% on taxable income over $1 million ($1.5 million for a joint return or head of household).

Required payroll deductions

Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave: 0.5% of pay up to $184,500. Employees pay up to half of the 1% contribution.

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Minimum wage

$15.10 an hour after taxes

Hourly pay, 40 hours a week

Yearly salary

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How this calculator works

Your pay becomes a yearly amount. Hourly pay counts your hours a week for 52 weeks, so paid holidays and vacation count as worked weeks.
Federal income tax uses the 2026 IRS brackets and standard deduction for your filing status: $16,100 single, $32,200 married filing jointly and $24,150 head of household. With a 2026 Form W-4 and nothing else filled in, this is what IRS Publication 15-T has your employer withhold over the year.
Social Security is 6.2% of pay up to $184,500. Medicare is 1.45% of all pay, plus 0.9% on pay over $200,000.
State income tax uses each state's 2026 brackets, standard deduction and personal exemptions for a full-year resident with no dependents. Required state payroll deductions, like paid family leave or disability insurance, are included.
It assumes one job all year and no other income, credits or itemized deductions. Dependents and the Child Tax Credit are not included, so if you file as head of household or claim children on your Form W-4, your federal tax will usually be lower than shown. Your real paycheck can differ by a few dollars, because payroll rounds each paycheck and some states use their own withholding tables.
Hours over 40 a week count at your regular rate. For time and a half, use the overtime calculator. A 401(k) is held to the 2026 IRS limit of $24,500; catch-up contributions at 50 and older are not included.

Common questions

How much is taken out of a paycheck in Maine?

On $25 an hour, 40 hours a week, a single filer in Maine pays about 19.5% of pay in taxes and keeps $41,870 a year, or $1,610.38 every 2 weeks. On a $60,000 salary it is 20.5%, leaving $47,718 a year.

What is the Maine income tax rate in 2026?

Maine has three rates, 5.8%, 6.75% and 7.15%, after a $15,700 standard deduction ($31,400 for a joint return) and a $5,300 personal exemption for each person. Each rate applies only to the income in its bracket.

What other deductions come out of a paycheck in Maine?

Besides Social Security and Medicare, every paycheck in Maine has Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave at 0.5% of pay up to $184,500.

What are Social Security and Medicare taxes?

Together they are called FICA. In 2026 Social Security takes 6.2% of pay up to $184,500, and Medicare takes 1.45% of all pay, plus 0.9% on pay over $200,000. Your employer pays the same amount again.

Sources

Official 2026 figures, checked November 15, 2026.

IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32, 2026 tax rates and standard deduction, October 9, 2025
IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods, December 2025
IRS Publication 15 (2026), Employer's Tax Guide: Social Security, Medicare and Additional Medicare Tax, December 2025
IRS, 401(k) limit increases to $24,500 for 2026, November 13, 2025
SSA, 2026 Social Security wage base, October 24, 2025
Maine Revenue Services, 2026 individual income tax rates (revised), May 20, 2026
Maine Revenue Services, 2026 withholding tables (revised August 2026), August 2026
Maine Revenue Services, 2026 phase-out worksheets for the standard deduction and personal exemption, December 2025
Maine Department of Labor, Paid Family and Medical Leave employer FAQ (2026), June 1, 2026

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