How Income Taxes Shrink a $100,000 Salary in All 50 States

Not happy when you look closely at your paycheck and compare the gross amount with the far more puny net? It sure seems like a lot is lost to taxes — but do you have any idea just how much? You might be surprised. Using a SmartAsset paycheck calculator, we determined how income taxes shrink a hypothetical $100,000 salary in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

See how a good-sized salary is reduced to teeny-tiny take-home pay where you live.

No wonder it's so tough to save money. (But you can do it!)

What happens to paychecks in Arkansas?

In the state that gave us Walmart, a $100,000 salary is *discounted* (and not in the good way) to take-home pay of **$70,314** once state and federal taxes are subtracted.

State income tax gobbles up 5.78% of those wages in Arkansas, and local income tax is a thing in several school districts.

The Natural State also has sales taxes (naturally?): a 6.5% state sales tax plus local sales taxes that can add up to another 5% to shoppers' register receipts, for a total of 11.5%.

See the complete story on MoneyWise.com and find out how workers fare in other states.