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Maryland · 2026

Maryland hourly paycheck calculator

Enter your hourly wage and hours to see what lands in your account each payday in Maryland, after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare and Maryland state income tax. Paid a salary instead? Use the Maryland paycheck calculator.

Paid

Take-home pay per paycheck (every two weeks)

$1,610

$2,000 gross · $20 an hour after tax · $52,000 a year before tax

Federal income tax
−$156
Social Security and Medicare (FICA)
−$153
Maryland state income tax
−$81

Hourly wage after tax in Maryland

40 hours a week, no overtime, single filer.

Hourly wagePer year (gross)Weekly take-homeBiweekly take-home
$12/hr$24,960$410$821
$15/hr$31,200$503$1,005
$18/hr$37,440$593$1,186
$20/hr$41,600$654$1,307
$22/hr$45,760$714$1,428
$25/hr$52,000$805$1,610
$30/hr$62,400$956$1,912
$35/hr$72,800$1,095$2,190
$40/hr$83,200$1,226$2,453
$50/hr$104,000$1,489$2,978

Questions

How much is $20 an hour after taxes in Maryland?

Working 40 hours a week at $20 an hour ($41,600 a year), you take home about $654 a week, or $1,307 every two weeks, after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Maryland state income tax.

Does Maryland have a state income tax?

Yes. Maryland taxes wages with a graduated income tax, which this calculator includes along with federal income tax and FICA.

How is overtime calculated?

Hours over 40 in a week are paid at one and a half times your hourly rate for non-exempt workers under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Enter those hours in the overtime box; some states also require daily overtime, which isn't modelled here.

Why might my real paycheck differ?

This spreads the year's tax evenly across paychecks for a single filer taking the standard deduction. Your employer's withholding uses your W-4 and IRS tables, and 401(k), health insurance or other pre-tax deductions lower both your taxable pay and your take-home.

State-level figures only. Every Maryland county (and Baltimore City) also levies its own income tax, commonly 2.25–3.2% on top of these state brackets, which is not modelled here and can be a larger share of your total bill than the state tax itself.