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New Hampshire Income Tax Brackets 2026

Does New Hampshire have state income tax brackets in 2026?

No. New Hampshire levies no state income tax on wages in 2026, so there is no state bracket schedule at all. A single filer earning $75,000 in New Hampshire pays $0 of state income tax; only federal income tax and FICA come out of the paycheck.

New Hampshire is one of the nine states with no tax on wage income in 2026. That does not make pay tax-free: federal brackets still apply in full, and the state collects its revenue through other channels such as sales and property taxes instead.

Updated October 29, 2026

Why there is no New Hampshire bracket table

Most states publish a schedule that taxes each slice of income at a rising rate. New Hampshire has no such schedule for wages, because the state does not tax wage and salary income at all. Whatever your salary, the state income tax line on the calculation is zero, in 2026 and in every year the current law has been in force.

State revenue has to come from somewhere, and in New Hampshire the load falls on consumption and property instead: statewide and local sales taxes on purchases, and property taxes on real estate. When comparing a job offer in New Hampshire with one in a taxing state, weigh those costs alongside the income tax you save.

The brackets that still apply in New Hampshire: federal, 2026

In New Hampshire, only the federal schedule applies to wages: 10% on the first $12,400 of taxable income for a single filer, rising through six more brackets to 37% above $640,600, all after the federal standard deduction of $16,100 ($32,200 for married filing jointly). Against that backdrop, the state layer is where New Hampshire wins its advantage, as the comparison with New Jersey shows:

Gross salary (single)New Hampshire state taxNew Jersey state taxExtra kept in New Hampshire
$50,000$0$1,215$1,215
$75,000$0$2,598$2,598
$100,000$0$4,182$4,182
$150,000$0$7,367$7,367

How New Hampshire pays for state government instead

New Hampshire completed the repeal of its interest and dividends tax in 2025, so it now taxes no personal income of any kind. The trade-off is well known locally: property taxes carry much of the load, and the state levies no general sales tax either.

What a $75,000 salary keeps in New Hampshire

On a $75,000 salary, a single filer in New Hampshire pays $7,670 of federal income tax and $5,738 of FICA, and nothing to the state, keeping $61,593. The same salary in New Jersey loses a further $2,598 to state income tax, which is the whole $2,598 difference between the two paychecks before either state's sales and property taxes enter the picture.

Run the full paycheck math, per pay period and for both filing statuses, in the New Hampshire take-home pay calculator, or compare all nine no-tax states side by side in the take-home pay hub. Planning a move or a raise? The paycheck calculator shows the same paycheck with deductions included, and the income tax estimator covers the federal side on its own.

Sources and data: 2026 state income tax rates, brackets, standard deductions, and personal exemptions compiled from state revenue department publications and cross-checked against the Tax Foundation, 2026 State Income Tax Rates and Brackets (rates and brackets as of January 1, 2026). Local income taxes, tax credits, and deductions beyond the standard deduction and personal exemption are not modeled. See also our data methodology. Figures are estimates for planning, not financial advice.

Frequently asked questions

Does New Hampshire have a state income tax in 2026?

No. New Hampshire does not tax wage and salary income in 2026, so there are no state income tax brackets, no state standard deduction to claim against wages, and no state withholding from paychecks.

What taxes do New Hampshire residents pay instead?

New Hampshire completed the repeal of its interest and dividends tax in 2025, so it now taxes no personal income of any kind. The trade-off is well known locally: property taxes carry much of the load, and the state levies no general sales tax either. Federal income tax and FICA, of course, still apply in New Hampshire exactly as everywhere else.

How much state income tax is owed on $75,000 in New Hampshire?

Zero. A single filer earning $75,000 in New Hampshire owes $0 of state income tax for 2026, at any salary level, because the tax does not exist.

Does New Hampshire tax retirement or investment income?

This page covers wages. Some no-tax states still tax specific categories such as capital gains above high thresholds or interest and dividends, and rules change; check the New Hampshire revenue department for the current treatment of non-wage income.