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 Georgia?

While taxes aren't exactly peachy in Georgia, they're not quite the pits either. A $100,000 salary drops to an estimated **$70,586** in take-home after federal and state taxes.

State income tax picks off 5.51% of that six-figure pay. But Georgia doesn't have local income taxes.

The state does have a 4% sales tax, and the total tax can be as high as 9% when local sales taxes are added. Fortunately for Georgians, sales doesn't apply to a local institution, Coca-Cola (which was created here), because soft drinks are exempt.

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