Worcester County, Maryland Paycheck Calculator (2026)

Worcester County occupies Maryland's Atlantic corner, running from the Pocomoke River to Ocean City and the Assateague barrier island. It levies a 2.25% local income tax, and that figure is the lowest of any of Maryland's 24 taxing jurisdictions. Maryland is the one state where every resident pays a county-level income tax on top of the state schedule, and the spread between counties is wide enough to matter: the cap counties around Washington and Baltimore charge close to a full percentage point more than Worcester does on the same taxable income. Because Maryland's local tax is imposed on the county of residence and computed on Maryland taxable net income rather than on gross wages, the saving compounds with anything that reduces taxable income, including a 401(k) deferral. Ocean City's summer economy and the poultry industry inland define the county's employment base. At $85,000 single, federal tax is $9,870, Maryland state tax $3,826, FICA $6,503, and the Worcester County line $1,913, leaving $62,889.