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The 9 States With No Income Tax (2026)
Nine states take nothing from your wages in 2026. The savings are real — but so are the trade-offs, because states that skip income tax still have to fund schools and roads somehow. Here is the full list, what the savings actually amount to, and what to check before moving.
The list
(New Hampshire taxes no wages; it phased out its last investment-income tax, and Washington applies a capital-gains tax to high earners — neither touches a normal paycheck.)
What a $75,000 salary actually saves
We ran the same single filer earning $75,000 through our 2026 engine. In any no-income-tax state, take-home is $61,593 per year. The same salary keeps $58,652 in California and $58,140 in New York. That is a saving of $2,941/year vs. California ($245/month) and $3,453/year vs. New York — before counting NYC's city tax.
| Where | Take-home on $75,000 | State tax paid |
| Any no-income-tax state | $61,593 | $0 |
| California | $58,652 | $2,941 |
| New York (state only) | $58,140 | $3,453 |
The trade-offs to check before moving
- Property tax: Texas and New Hampshire rank among the highest effective property-tax states. Homeowners can give back much of the income-tax saving.
- Sales tax: Tennessee and Washington have some of the highest combined sales-tax rates in the country. Florida and Texas also lean on it.
- No deduction leverage: in a no-tax state, traditional 401(k) contributions only save you federal tax — a point in favor of Roth accounts. See our 401(k) take-home guide.
- Alaska is the outlier: no income or state sales tax, and residents receive an annual oil-dividend payment — but living costs are high.
Compare any two states directly with the 2026 paycheck calculator.
Sources
- Tax Foundation — 2026 state individual income tax rates.