09 January 2026

2026 state supplemental, flat tax and highest income tax withholding rates with hyperlinks to the latest withholding tables/instructions

To assist you in reviewing your state and US territory income tax withholding rates for 2026, the chart provided in the attached PDF contains hyperlinks to the most recent income tax withholding formulas/tables published by the states and US territories, information concerning their respective highest income tax withholding rates (based on their percentage method of withholding) or flat tax withholding rates, and, if applicable, their supplemental withholding rates.

Updates will be made to publication throughout the year. You can find this and other of our special reports here.

Supplemental withholding rate

Like the federal supplemental income tax withholding rate, some jurisdictions with a graduated income tax also allow for an optional flat percentage of income tax withholding for wages that are in addition to regular pay. Where allowed, the supplemental rate greatly simplifies income tax withholding calculations on irregular payments such as bonuses, nonqualified deferred compensation, equity compensation and separation pay.

For federal purposes, employers may opt to use a flat tax rate of 22% on supplemental wages up to $1 million for the year; however, a mandatory flat tax rate of 37% applies to supplemental wages over $1 million. Note that the flat 37% rate applies even if an employee has submitted a federal Form W-4 claiming exemption from federal income tax withholding. (Treas. Reg. Section 31.3402(g)-1; see IRS Publication 15-T for the 2026 federal income tax withholding tables.)

The information shown is from the tables/formula currently available on the jurisdictions' websites. Updates to this chart will be made throughout the year and can be found here.

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Attachment

State income tax withholding rates

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Contact Information

For additional information concerning this Alert, please contact:

Workforce Tax Services - Employment Tax Advisory Services

Published by NTD’s Tax Technical Knowledge Services group; Andrea Ben-Yosef, legal editor

Document ID: 2026-0153