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Maine Paycheck Tax Calculator

Estimate take-home pay and employee taxes for Maine. Enter your pay details to get a line-by-line breakdown.

Maine Paycheck

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How often are you paid?
How are you paid?
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Any overtime?
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Federal withholding
State-specific questions Only the inputs required for Maine appear here.
State adjustments
Optional extra state amount per paycheck.
Pre-tax deductions
Retirement
Take home
Employee taxes
Employer taxes
Earnings $2,000.00
Taxes −$415.40
Federal Income Tax −$156.15
Social Security −$124.00
Medicare −$29.00
ME State Income Tax −$106.25
Take Home $1,584.60
Employer cost breakdown
Gross pay $2,000.00
Employer Social Security +$124.00
Employer Medicare +$29.00
FUTA +$120.00
ME UI Contribution +$0.00
Total employer cost $2,273.00

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How each Maine line is calculated

Maine employee paystubs in this app automatically show a single ME State Income Tax line. Maine unemployment contributions are administered separately and are not shown as employee deduction rows.

Line Who pays Rate Wage base
ME State Income Tax
Annualized Maine withholding brackets from the current state-tax model.
3 annualized brackets
Annual wages over But not over Base tax Plus
$0 $23,000 $0 5.8%
$23,000 $54,450 $805 6.75%
$54,450 and up $3,088 7.15%
Employee Progressive brackets No cap
ME UI Contribution
Maine unemployment contributions are employer-paid. The exact contribution depends on the employer's assigned Maine UI rate notice and current annual taxable wage base, so the calculator should capture those employer-specific values for an exact amount.
 Employer User supplied No cap

Official sources

Some state or local tax rules for this jurisdiction are still partial and may require user-entered rates or manual review. Some employer-side state taxes depend on employer size, assigned unemployment rates, or program elections. Review the line notes before relying on those totals. Some state-specific lines need additional answers before the calculator can resolve all applicable rates: EmployerAssignedRatePercent, EmployerTaxableWageBase.

This calculator provides estimates for informational purposes only and does not constitute tax, legal, or financial advice. Rates and rules change frequently — confirm with official sources before making payroll decisions.