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Akron Paycheck Calculator (2026)

Enter your annual salary below to see your Akron take-home pay after federal, state, FICA, and city/local taxes for 2026.

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The calculator computes the resident credit as an annual liability. Your employer withholds for the city you work in, and any balance owed to Akron is normally settled on the annual municipal return, so a single pay stub may not match the split shown here.

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Yes. Akron levies a 2.5% municipal income tax on resident wages, administered through CCA. At $85,000 single, an Akron resident takes home $64,602 after federal tax, FICA, Ohio's progressive state tax, and the Akron local line. The rate matches Cleveland and Columbus, the high end of the Ohio municipal range.

Akron sits in Summit County in northeastern Ohio and levies a 2.5% municipal income tax on resident wages, administered through CCA. The city earned the 'Rubber Capital of the World' tag in the early 20th century: Goodyear, Firestone, B.F. Goodrich, and General Tire all founded their operations in Akron, and the polymer chemistry expertise born from that era still shapes the local research base. Goodyear remains headquartered in Akron today, with FirstEnergy (an investor-owned utility serving multiple states) also based downtown. The University of Akron carries a polymer science and engineering program tied to that legacy. Akron Children's Hospital serves a multi-county pediatric base in northeast Ohio. LeBron James was born and raised in Akron, and the I PROMISE School, an Akron public school he founded in 2018, sits within city limits. No state disability deduction applies in Ohio. At $85,000 for a single Akron resident, federal income tax is $9,870, Ohio state tax is $1,901, FICA combined is $6,503, and the Akron line is $2,125, leaving take-home of $64,602. Use the calculator above to model 401(k) deferrals or swap to MFJ.

$85,000 single filer take-home comparison

Akron

$64,600

Ohio (no city tax)

$66,700

Texas (no income tax)

$68,600

Akron take-home is -$2,100 vs the state-only figure and -$4,000 vs the no-income-tax baseline.

Akron local tax breakdown

Local bracket schedule applied by the calculator for 2026.

Taxable IncomeRate
$0+2.5%

What this estimate includes

This calculator computes Akron take-home pay using 2026 federal brackets after the standard deduction, FICA contributions (Social Security up to the annual wage base, Medicare on all wages, plus the Additional Medicare Tax above the filing-status threshold), Ohio's state income tax schedule, the Akron local income tax. It excludes employer-side payroll taxes, custom W-4 elections, supplemental-wage handling for bonuses or equity vesting, and income from sources other than W-2 wages. Per-city resident and non-resident rules are described in the prose above where they differ.

Akron paycheck FAQ

What is the federal tax bill on $85,000 single in Akron?
Federal income tax at $85,000 single sits in the 22% marginal bracket and comes to $9,870 after the standard deduction. Federal mechanics apply uniformly to every US worker, so an Akron single filer sees the same federal line as a Cleveland, Cincinnati, or Canton counterpart. The Akron local layer applies on top.
How is Akron's CCA-administered municipal tax structured?
Akron's 2.5% municipal income tax is administered through CCA, the same agency that handles Cleveland and many other Northeast Ohio cities. CCA processes withholding deposits, returns, and refunds; the rate is set by Akron, not CCA. At $85,000 the Akron line resolves to $2,125 on the year.
What happens if I live in Akron but work in another Ohio municipality?
Akron credits 100% of the tax you pay the work city, up to a 2.5% credit rate. That cap is Akron's own rate, so a work city at 2.5% or above erases the Akron line completely and you simply pay the work city. A lower-rate work city leaves Akron the difference.
How does Ohio's state tax stack with the Akron city layer?
Ohio's progressive state income tax tops near 2.75%, layered on top of the Akron city tax. State-and-local tax at $85,000 totals $1,901 state plus $2,125 city. Pre-tax 401(k) contributions reduce federal and Ohio state taxable income, but the Akron municipal base targets gross wages and typically does not respond to deferrals.
What changes for married filing jointly, head of household, or filing separately at $85,000 in Akron?
MFJ at $85,000 clears about $68,684, a delta of $4,082 more the single figure. Wider federal MFJ brackets and the doubled federal standard deduction drive most of the change. The Akron 2.5% CCA-administered city tax and Ohio's bracket schedule are both filing-status-neutral, applying per worker rather than per household. Head of Household clears about $67,524, around $2,922 more than Single, and combined MFS take-home runs about $4,082 less than MFJ.
How does Akron compare to Canton, just down the road?
Canton, twenty miles south in Stark County, levies exactly the same municipal rate as Akron's 2.5%, so the city line is identical on the same gross and a move between them changes nothing on the paycheck. Both sit in Ohio's Rust Belt corridor and both grant a full resident credit up to their own rate, so the choice between them turns on housing and commute, not tax.

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The Akron paycheck page is reviewed against primary federal, state, and city sources before each major tax-year update. Source links below are the references used to validate brackets, wage bases, and supported local taxes.

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Last reviewed

2026-07-14