Maryland Payroll Withholding
Effective January 1, 2018

Single, Married Filing Separately, or as Dependent Taxpayers
Annual EarningsAddonRate
$0.00$0.002.00%
$1,000.00$20.003.00%
$2,000.00$50.004.00%
$3,000.00$90.004.75%
$100,000.00$4,697.505.00%
$125,000.00$5,947.505.25%
$150,000.00$7,260.005.50%
$250,000.00$12,760.005.75%

Joint Returns, Head of Household, or for Qualifying Widows/Widowers
Annual EarningsAddonRate
$0.00$0.002.00%
$1,000.00$20.003.00%
$2,000.00$50.004.00%
$3,000.00$90.004.75%
$150,000.00$7,072.505.00%
$175,000.00$8,322.505.25%
$225,000.00$10,947.505.50%
$300,000.00$15,072.505.75%

Exemption amount chart
Federal AGISingle or Married Filing SeparatelyJoint, Head of Household or Qualifying Widow(er)
$100,000 or less3,200.003,200.00
$100,000-$125,0001,600.003,200.00
$125,000-$150,000800.003,200.00
$150,000-$175,0000.001,600.00
$175,000-$200,0000.00800.00
$200,000 and more0.000.00
County Tax
Allegany County3.05%
Anne Arundel County2.50%
Baltimore City3.20%
Baltimore County2.83%
Calvert County3.00%
Caroline County2.73%
Carroll County3.03%
Cecil County3.00%
Charles County3.03%
Dorchester County2.62%
Frederick County2.96%
Garrett County2.65%
Harford County3.06%
Howard County3.20%
Kent County2.85%
Montgomery County3.20%
Prince George's County3.20%
Queen Anne's County3.20%
St. Mary's County3.00%
Somerset County3.20%
Talbot County2.40%
Washington County2.80%
Wicomico County3.20%
Worcester County1.75%
Nonresidents1.75%

Note(s):

  • All amounts are annual unless otherwise noted