DC taxes wages from 4% to 10.75%, but only if you live in the District. Commuters from Maryland and Virginia pay their home state instead, so the first question on a DC paycheck is where you live.
2026 tax year, verified Sources
Estimated take-home this week
$907.11
from $1,153.85 gross. You keep 79%.
2026 tax year, rules last verified November 12, 2026. An estimate, not tax advice. How we calculate
Each extra dollar you earn loses about 26¢ to taxes, but across all your pay the average is 21¢. A raise never lowers your take-home: only the dollars above a bracket line pay the higher rate.
| Annual pay | Effective | Marginal |
|---|---|---|
| $15,000 | 10.6% | 13.7% |
| $30,000 | 16.9% | 25.7% |
| $45,000 | 19.8% | 26.2% |
| $60,000 | 21.4% | 26.2% |
| $75,000 | 23.8% | 38.1% |
| $90,000 | 26.2% | 38.1% |
| $105,000 | 27.9% | 38.1% |
| $120,000 | 29.2% | 38.1% |
| $135,000 | 30.3% | 40.2% |
| $150,000 | 31.3% | 40.2% |
Same pay, W-4 and benefits; each state’s default withholding answers, no local taxes. Take-home per week:
DC’s Office of Tax and Revenue hasn’t published new withholding tables since 2018. Its current guidance tells employers to annualize wages, subtract $4,300 for each D-4 allowance (the federal allowance amount), apply DC’s current rate schedule, and divide by the number of paychecks.
The same brackets apply to every filing status; your D-4 allowances are what changes the result.
DC follows federal rules for pre-tax deductions, so 401(k), health premiums, HSA and FSA contributions lower your DC wages. Bonuses are withheld as if added to a regular paycheck.
| Taxable wages over | Rate on the excess |
|---|---|
| $0 | 4% |
| $10,000 | 6% |
| $40,000 | 6.5% |
| $60,000 | 8.5% |
| $250,000 | 9.25% |
| $500,000 | 9.75% |
| $1,000,000 | 10.75% |
Taxable wages for withholding = annual wages − $4,300 × D-4 allowances.
Single filer, standard W-4, no benefits, paid weekly, default D-4 answers. Washington, DC takes $51.93 of this check (5.2% of gross).
| Line | Per week | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $1,000.00 | $52,000.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$78.08 | −$4,060.16 |
| Social Security | −$62.00 | −$3,224.00 |
| Medicare | −$14.50 | −$754.00 |
| Washington, DC income tax | −$51.93 | −$2,700.36 |
| Take-home pay | $793.49 | $41,261.48 |
Single filer, standard W-4, no benefits, no local tax. Per-week amounts; annual totals account for the Social Security wage cap.
| Salary | Gross / week | Federal | FICA | Washington, DC | Take-home / week | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $576.92 | $27.31 | $44.14 | $25.81 | $479.66 | $24,942 |
| $40,000 | $769.23 | $50.38 | $58.84 | $37.35 | $622.66 | $32,378 |
| $50,000 | $961.54 | $73.46 | $73.56 | $49.43 | $765.09 | $39,785 |
| $60,000 | $1,153.85 | $96.54 | $88.27 | $61.93 | $907.11 | $47,170 |
| $75,000 | $1,442.31 | $147.50 | $110.33 | $84.80 | $1,099.68 | $57,183 |
| $100,000 | $1,923.08 | $253.27 | $147.11 | $125.66 | $1,397.04 | $72,646 |
| $150,000 | $2,884.62 | $475.65 | $220.68 | $207.39 | $1,980.90 | $103,007 |
Married filing jointly with two children on $100,000: $1,609.09 a week ($83,673 a year).
None. DC is a single jurisdiction, so there is no separate city or county income tax.
DC’s Universal Paid Leave program is paid entirely by an employer payroll tax, so nothing comes out of your paycheck. There is no DC disability or employee unemployment deduction.
DC cannot tax people who live elsewhere. Maryland and Virginia residents who work in DC file Form D-4A with their employer and pay income tax to their home state. If you move into DC, file a new D-4.
With one allowance: annual wages of $52,000 minus $4,300 leaves $47,700, taxed at $2,700.50 a year, or $51.93 a week.
No. File D-4A so your employer withholds Maryland tax instead. You’ll pay Maryland state tax and your county’s local tax.
No. DC Paid Family Leave is funded by a tax on employers only. Your paycheck shows no deduction for it.
On taxable income over $60,000 a year. Income below that is taxed at 4%, 6% and 6.5% in the first three bands.
Washington, DC rules for the 2026 tax year, last verified November 12, 2026. Federal sources are on the methodology page.
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