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 California?

You can leave your heart in San Francisco --- and when you work anywhere in California you leave a big chunk of your pay behind to taxes. Your take-home from a $100,000 salary, after federal and state taxes, is just **$68,332**.

State income tax swallows 6.76% of your $100K pay in the Golden State. But there are no local income taxes.

California's state sales tax is the highest in the nation, at 7.25%, and local sales taxes can have you paying up to 10.25% in some communities. Cali's shoppers need good savings strategies --- like hitting .

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