North America take-home ranking 2026: 51 states vs 13 provinces and territories
Single, salary only, paid every two weeks, no city tax. Ranked by the share of pay kept, so currency drops out.
- Oregon keeps the least in the US at every salary. At $60,000 it keeps 76.66%, below Nunavut, Canada’s best (77.55%).
- Alaska has no income tax but ranks 8–9 in the US, not first — its workers pay unemployment insurance. The 8-way tie at the top: FL ND NH NV SD TN TX WY.
- At $40,000, 43 of 51 US jurisdictions keep more than Nunavut, Canada’s best.
At $60,000 (Canada: C$83,250)
| # | Place | Kept |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida · US | 83.98% |
| 2 | North Dakota · US | 83.98% |
| 3 | New Hampshire · US | 83.98% |
| 4 | Nevada · US | 83.98% |
| 5 | South Dakota · US | 83.98% |
| 6 | Tennessee · US | 83.98% |
| 7 | Texas · US | 83.98% |
| 8 | Wyoming · US | 83.98% |
| 9 | Alaska · US | 83.53% |
| 10 | Washington · US | 82.60% |
| 11 | Ohio · US | 82.53% |
| 12 | Arizona · US | 82.15% |
| 13 | South Carolina · US | 81.69% |
| 14 | Louisiana · US | 81.63% |
| 15 | Iowa · US | 81.27% |
| 16 | Vermont · US | 81.25% |
| 17 | New Mexico · US | 81.23% |
| 18 | Mississippi · US | 81.20% |
| 19 | Arkansas · US | 81.10% |
| 20 | Indiana · US | 81.08% |
| 21 | Nebraska · US | 80.90% |
| 22 | West Virginia · US | 80.87% |
| 23 | Missouri · US | 80.85% |
| 24 | North Carolina · US | 80.84% |
| 25 | Pennsylvania · US | 80.84% |
| 26 | Kentucky · US | 80.68% |
| 27 | Montana · US | 80.54% |
| 28 | Wisconsin · US | 80.53% |
| 29 | Oklahoma · US | 80.39% |
| 30 | Colorado · US | 80.32% |
| 31 | New Jersey · US | 80.30% |
| 32 | Utah · US | 80.25% |
| 33 | Georgia · US | 80.24% |
| 34 | Rhode Island · US | 80.16% |
| 35 | Michigan · US | 80.15% |
| 36 | Idaho · US | 80.11% |
| 37 | California · US | 79.95% |
| 38 | District of Columbia · US | 79.89% |
| 39 | Maryland · US | 79.84% |
| 40 | Alabama · US | 79.80% |
| 41 | Kansas · US | 79.74% |
| 42 | Virginia · US | 79.59% |
| 43 | Maine · US | 79.53% |
| 44 | Hawaii · US | 79.39% |
| 45 | Minnesota · US | 79.28% |
| 46 | Illinois · US | 79.27% |
| 47 | Connecticut · US | 79.19% |
| 48 | Delaware · US | 79.16% |
| 49 | New York · US | 79.09% |
| 50 | Massachusetts · US | 78.89% |
| 51 | Nunavut · Canada | 77.55% |
| 52 | Oregon · US | 76.66% |
| 53 | British Columbia · Canada | 76.15% |
| 54 | Northwest Territories · Canada | 76.13% |
| 55 | Yukon · Canada | 75.96% |
| 56 | Alberta · Canada | 75.51% |
| 57 | Ontario · Canada | 75.07% |
| 58 | Saskatchewan · Canada | 73.41% |
| 59 | Manitoba · Canada | 72.45% |
| 60 | New Brunswick · Canada | 72.42% |
| 61 | Newfoundland and Labrador · Canada | 71.93% |
| 62 | Prince Edward Island · Canada | 71.23% |
| 63 | Quebec · Canada | 70.86% |
| 64 | Nova Scotia · Canada | 70.15% |
Method and sources
US: 2026 tax owed — federal and state income tax, Social Security, Medicare and statewide payroll contributions — from this site’s engine; a build check re-computes every US row. Canada: 2026 payroll withholding from CanPay Insights. Canadian salaries are the US ones at 1.3875 CAD per USD. All five salaries and both countries are in the JSON file (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-27.