Hourly pay after taxes in Maine
$20 an hour in Maine comes to $1,309.45 every two weeks after taxes, for a single person working full time.
Updated for 2026Checked Oct 29, 2026 against IRS and Maine Revenue Services sourcesHow we check
Take-home pay by hourly wage, 2026
| Wage | Two weeks | Month | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15.10 | $1,018.43 | $2,207 | $26,479 |
| $18.00 | $1,190.69 | $2,580 | $30,958 |
| $20.00 | $1,309.45 | $2,837 | $34,046 |
| $22.00 | $1,427.21 | $3,092 | $37,107 |
| $25.00 | $1,602.85 | $3,473 | $41,674 |
| $30.00 | $1,895.25 | $4,106 | $49,277 |
| $35.00 | $2,163.42 | $4,687 | $56,249 |
| $40.00 | $2,415.82 | $5,234 | $62,811 |
| $50.00 | $2,916.62 | $6,319 | $75,832 |
Every column after the wage is take-home pay. Each row assumes 40 hours a week all year, one paycheck every two weeks, single, no dependents, and no benefits taken out. The monthly and yearly columns are that paycheck times 26. Use the paycheck calculator for your own hours and deductions.
What comes out of an hourly paycheck
At $25 an hour, a two-week paycheck in Maine starts at $2,000.00 and ends at $1,602.85.
| Federal income tax | $156.15 |
| Social Security | $124.00 |
| Medicare | $29.00 |
| Maine income tax | $78.00 |
| Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave | $10.00 |
Maine taxes wages at 5.8, 6.75, and 7.15 percent, after a standard deduction that shrinks for higher earners. A new 2 percent surcharge applies to income over $1,000,000 ($1,500,000 for married couples) starting in 2026, which this table never reaches. Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave adds up to 0.5 percent of wages, half of the 1 percent premium, on wages up to $184,500. Maine's three rates and the leave premium sit beside federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare.
Paychecks have carried the premium since January 1, 2025, and benefits became payable on May 1, 2026. No city or county tax is added.
What changes your number
Maine's three rates sit fairly close together, but the standard deduction shrinks as pay rises, so the state's share grows with each step up the table. The leave premium is steady at up to 0.5 percent of wages, and moves only with gross pay.
Form W-4ME works through allowances for yourself, a spouse, head of household, and each dependent. The paycheck calculator can show how your own mix changes the check. Raises matter more here than in a flat-tax state, since each step can push more of your pay into a higher rate.
Hours matter too. At $20 an hour and 30 hours a week instead of 40, a two-week paycheck in Maine comes to $1,013.05.
The minimum wage in Maine
The minimum wage in Maine is $15.10 an hour, and a full-time worker at $15.10 takes home about $2,207 a month. It rises to $15.70 on Jan 1, 2027. Maine adjusts its minimum wage each January 1 for the cost of living, and the tip wage rises from $7.55 to $7.85 at the same time.
Sources and checks
Checked on Oct 29, 2026. Source: Maine Revenue Services, 'Withholding Tables for Individual Income Tax 2026, REVISED' (Revised: August 2026), page 1 and the Percentage Method on page 6 (maine.gov/revenue/sites/maine.gov.revenue/files/inline-files/26_wh_tab_instr_August2026.pdf, saved as data/sources/maine/26_wh_tab_instr_August2026.pdf, read Oct 29, 2026). The revision note on page 1: 'REVISED - to reflect the increased Maine standard deduction amounts and the new income tax surcharge.'
Disability: 26 M.R.S. section 850-F (legislature.maine.gov, saved as data/sources/maine/mrs-26-850-F.html, read Oct 29, 2026): '(3)(A) Beginning January 1, 2025, the premium amount may not be more than a combined rate of 1.0% of wages'; '(5)(A) An employer with 15 or more employees may deduct up to 50% of the premium required for an employee ... from that employee's wages'; '(5)(B) An employer with fewer than 15 employees may deduct up to 50% of the premium ... and shall remit 50% of the premium'; '(6) Premiums are required up to the contribution and benefit base limit established annually by the federal Social Security Administration'. Maine Department of Labor news releases (www1.maine.gov/labor/news_events/article.shtml?id=13177848 and id=13141712, saved as data/sources/maine/mdol-pfml-13177848.html and mdol-pfml-13141712.html): 'Employers with 15 or more employees contribute 1 percent of wages and may deduct up to half of the contribution from the employees' wages. Employers with less than 15 employees contribute 0.5 percent of wages and may deduct the entire amount from the employees' wages,' and 'Benefits are scheduled to begin May 1, 2026.' Maine PFML home page (maine.gov/paidleave, saved as data/sources/maine/pfml-home.html): 'Benefits will only be paid for time out of work occurring on or after May 1, 2026.'
Local taxes: No Maine statute authorizing a municipal income or wage tax was found, and Maine Revenue Services' 2026 withholding booklet (saved as data/sources/maine/26_wh_tab_instr_August2026.pdf) and Form W-4ME describe state withholding only, with no local withholding. Maine's general home rule statute, 30-A M.R.S. section 3001 (legislature.maine.gov, saved as data/sources/maine/mrs-30A-3001.html, read Oct 29, 2026), grants ordinance power but does not itself mention any tax.
Minimum wage: Maine Department of Labor news release 'Maine's Minimum Wage to Increase to $15.70 Per Hour in 2027' (www1.maine.gov/labor/news_events/article.shtml?id=13362373, saved as data/sources/maine/mdol-min-wage-2027-release.html, read Oct 29, 2026): 'effective January 1, 2027, the state minimum wage will increase from $15.10 to $15.70 per hour' and 'The "tip wage," or service employee minimum wage, will increase from $7.55 to $7.85 per hour.' Statute: 26 M.R.S. section 664 (saved as data/sources/maine/mrs-26-664.html): annual cost-of-living adjustment each January 1; the tip credit 'may not exceed 50% of the minimum hourly wage'.
Federal withholding: IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A and its "2026 Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems and Withholding on Periodic Payments of Pensions and Annuities," pages 10 to 12. Fetched directly from irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf and transcribed Oct 28, 2026.
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