Maryland Biweekly Paycheck Calculator 2026

Here is exactly what your biweekly paycheck looks like in Maryland at common annual salary levels in 2026. Calculated for a single filer, standard W-4, biweekly pay frequency, no pre-tax deductions.

Single filer · standard W-4 · biweekly pay (26 periods/yr) · no pre-tax deductions · 2026 IRS withholding tables · Maryland published 2026 withholding method. Actual paychecks vary based on filing status, allowances, and deductions.

Maryland withholds state income tax from every paycheck. Your biweekly paycheck includes these deductions:

• Federal income tax (2026 IRS withholding tables)
• Maryland state income tax (withheld each pay period)
• Social Security tax — 6.2% on wages up to $184,500
• Medicare tax — 1.45% on all wages
• Employee benefit deductions

A biweekly pay schedule means you receive a paycheck every two weeks — 26 paychecks per year. To find your gross biweekly pay, divide your annual salary by 26:

Two months per year you will receive three biweekly paychecks instead of two. This is sometimes called a "three-paycheck month." Because benefit deductions are often fixed per paycheck, the extra check can feel larger than usual.

Your net biweekly paycheck in Maryland depends on your annual salary, W-4 filing status, Maryland state withholding elections, retirement contributions, health insurance deductions, and any additional withholding.

Maryland's county income tax is not a separate local filing — it is withheld alongside the state tax on every biweekly paycheck, and the rate depends on the county or Baltimore City where you live. The spread between the lowest and highest county rates is wide enough to be worth real money at the same salary.

The calculator above takes the county rate as an entry because there is no single Maryland answer. Unlike most local wage taxes, Maryland's follows your residence rather than your worksite, so moving within the state changes your withholding while changing jobs may not.

Because the county tax is administered by the state, both lines are settled on one Maryland return rather than through a separate municipal filing. On a biweekly schedule that means the combined deduction you see 26 times is a genuine estimate of your total Maryland liability, not just part of it.

This is a meaningful contrast with Ohio, Pennsylvania or Kentucky, where the local tax runs through an entirely separate system and the state figure on a stub tells you nothing about the local one.

Maryland maintains reciprocal agreements with the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Residents of those jurisdictions working in Maryland file Form MW507 and have no Maryland withholding; Maryland residents working there are taxed by Maryland instead.

This is what makes the Washington metropolitan area workable for biweekly commuters — a Maryland resident working in DC or Virginia has one state in their withholding rather than two. Delaware, the remaining neighbour, is not a reciprocity partner.