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Youngstown Paycheck Calculator (2026)

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

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Ohio's residence-credit rule for Youngstown residents who commute to other Ohio municipalities, and the Pennsylvania cross-state credit for Pittsburgh commuters, are not modeled; the engine applies Youngstown's resident rate to the full wage base.

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Yes. Youngstown levies a 2.75% municipal income tax on resident wages, the highest rate among the major Ohio cities on the calculator. The Mahoning Valley city sits at the midpoint of the Pittsburgh-Cleveland Rust Belt corridor. At $85,000 single, a Youngstown resident takes home $64,669 after federal tax, FICA, Ohio's progressive state tax, and the Youngstown local line.

Youngstown sits in the Mahoning Valley at the geographic midpoint between Pittsburgh and Cleveland and levies a 2.75% municipal income tax on resident wages, the highest of the major Ohio cities on the calculator. The city was a steelmaking center for most of the 20th century: US Steel Ohio Works, Youngstown Sheet & Tube, and Republic Steel all ran integrated mills along the Mahoning River. Black Monday, September 19, 1977, marked the moment when Youngstown Sheet & Tube announced the closure of its Campbell Works, beginning the rapid collapse of the local steel industry that defined the broader 'Rust Belt' phrase. Bruce Springsteen's 1995 song 'Youngstown' captured the closures in the cultural record. The economy has slowly transitioned: Youngstown State University is the largest local employer; additive-manufacturing initiatives at YSU add a research layer; healthcare and logistics fill out the rest. Ohio does not collect employee SDI contributions. At $85,000 for a single Youngstown resident, federal income tax is $9,870, Ohio state tax is $1,621, FICA combined is $6,503, and the Youngstown line is $2,338, leaving take-home of $64,669. The calculator handles local rate, federal bracket, and FICA together; adjust 401(k) deferrals to see the combined effect.

$85,000 single filer take-home comparison

Youngstown

$64,700

Ohio (no city tax)

$67,000

Texas (no income tax)

$68,600

Youngstown take-home is -$2,300 vs the state-only figure and -$4,000 vs the no-income-tax baseline.

Youngstown local tax breakdown

Local bracket schedule applied by the calculator for 2026.

Taxable IncomeRate
$0+2.75%

What this estimate includes

This calculator computes Youngstown 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 Youngstown 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.

Youngstown paycheck FAQ

What is the federal tax bill on $85,000 single in Youngstown?
At $85,000, the federal load lands at $9,870 for a single filer, with the marginal rate at 22% on the top slice after the standard deduction. Federal mechanics work the same in every US state, so a Youngstown single filer sees the same federal line as a Pittsburgh or Cleveland counterpart.
How is Youngstown's municipal income tax administered?
Youngstown's 2.75% municipal income tax is administered locally through the Youngstown Income Tax Department rather than RITA or CCA. The rate applies to resident wages and to non-resident wages earned within city limits, withheld at the source by employers. At $85,000 the Youngstown line resolves to $2,338 on the year.
What if I commute from Youngstown to Pittsburgh or another Ohio city?
A Youngstown resident commuting east to a Pittsburgh job pays Pennsylvania state tax plus the Pittsburgh resident wage tax on those wages; Ohio gives a credit for taxes paid to other states, with Youngstown's 2.75% typically fully offset. A Youngstown resident commuting to another Ohio city follows Ohio's standard residence-credit rule, capped at the lower of the two municipal rates.
How does Ohio's state tax stack with the Youngstown city layer?
Ohio's progressive state income tax tops near 2.75% and layers on top of Youngstown's municipal rate. State-and-local tax at $85,000 totals $1,621 state plus $2,338 city. Pre-tax 401(k) contributions reduce federal and Ohio state taxable income; the Youngstown municipal base targets gross wages and does not respond to deferrals.
What changes for married filing jointly, head of household, or filing separately at $85,000 in Youngstown?
The MFJ take-home at $85,000 comes to $68,699, separated by $4,030 from the single estimate. Wider federal MFJ brackets and the doubled federal standard deduction drive most of the change. Ohio's bracket schedule and the Youngstown 2.75% municipal tax both apply filing-status-neutral, scaling per worker rather than per household. Head of Household reaches about $67,591, around $2,922 more than Single, and combined two-return MFS take-home lands about $4,030 less than MFJ.
How does Youngstown compare to Pittsburgh, just down the road?
Pittsburgh, an hour east in Pennsylvania, layers a Personal Income Tax plus the Pittsburgh Public Schools EIT to a combined rate close to Youngstown's 2.75%. Pennsylvania's flat state tax and Ohio's progressive state schedule produce different state-side math, but the total state-and-local stacks land in a similar range. Cross-corridor relocation between the two leaves overall paycheck math close to neutral.

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The Youngstown 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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2026-06-25