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 New Jersey?

In the Garden State, a $100,000 annual salary is mowed down to **$71,248** in take-home pay after federal and state taxes.

The share going to New Jersey's state income tax amounts to an estimated 4.61% of that six-figure income. And, in the one state where motorists still aren't allowed to pump their own gas, cities and counties aren't permitted to levy their own income taxes.

Local government also can't institute its own sales taxes. Shoppers pay a uniform 6.625% sales tax statewide. And speaking of gas, the tax on that here is one of the higher ones.

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