Rank |
Tax Paid as % of Total Wages |
Avg . Amount Per Employee |
Rank |
1 Oregon |
1.29 % |
$ 800 |
2 |
2 Alaska |
1.22 % |
$ 706 |
3 |
3 Rhode Island |
1.05 % |
$ 659 |
4 |
4 Hawaii |
1.01 % |
$ 596 |
5 |
4 Wyoming |
1.01 % |
$ 561 |
8 |
6 Nevada |
0.93 % |
$ 527 |
11 |
7 West Virginia |
0.75 % |
$ 372 |
15 |
8 Delaware |
0.74 % |
$ 506 |
12 |
8 Montana |
0.74 % |
$ 288 |
23 |
8 New Jersey |
0.74 % |
$ 559 |
9 |
11 Pennsylvania |
0.67 % |
$ 437 |
13 |
12 Connecticut |
0.66 % |
$ 557 |
10 |
12 Iowa |
0.66 % |
$ 356 |
17 |
14 Massachusetts |
0.65 % |
$ 596 |
5 |
15 Maryland |
0.62 % |
$ 207 |
33 |
16 New York |
0.59 % |
$ 594 |
7 |
17 Maine |
0.58 % |
$ 323 |
21 |
18 Washington |
0.57 % |
$ 878 |
1 |
19 Michigan |
0.56 % |
$ 349 |
18 |
20 Vermont |
0.53 % |
$ 282 |
24 |
21 Kansas |
0.52 % |
$ 264 |
25 |
21 Oklahoma |
0.52 % |
$ 246 |
28 |
23 Minnesota |
0.51 % |
$ 325 |
20 |
24 Ohio |
0.48 % |
$ 299 |
22 |
25 Illinois |
0.47 % |
$ 344 |
19 |
26 Kentucky |
0.44 % |
$ 236 |
30 |
27 Colorado |
0.43 % |
$ 358 |
16 |
28 California |
0.42 % |
$ 399 |
14 |
29 Idaho |
0.41 % |
$ 223 |
31 |
30 New Hampshire |
0.39 % |
$ 161 |
37 |
30 New Mexico |
0.39 % |
$ 248 |
27 |
32 Wisconsin |
0.38 % |
$ 210 |
32 |
33 Arizona |
0.35 % |
$ 200 |
34 |
33 Indiana |
0.35 % |
$ 187 |
35 |
33 North Dakota |
0.35 % |
$ 250 |
26 |
33 Texas |
0.35 % |
$ 239 |
29 |
37 Alabama |
0.32 % |
$ 149 |
39 |
38 Arkansas |
0.29 % |
$ 112 |
45 |
39 Utah |
0.28 % |
$ 144 |
40 |
40 South Carolina |
0.27 % |
$ 128 |
43 |
41 Georgia |
0.25 % |
$ 182 |
36 |
41 Louisiana |
0.25 % |
$ 135 |
42 |
41 Missouri |
0.25 % |
$ 143 |
41 |
41 North Carolina |
0.25 % |
$ 158 |
38 |
45 Virginia |
0.20 % |
$ 113 |
44 |
46 South Dakota |
0.19 % |
$ 91 |
47 |
47 Nebraska |
0.18 % |
$ 95 |
46 |
48 Mississippi |
0.16 % |
$ 68 |
49 |
48 Tennessee |
0.16 % |
$ 78 |
48 |
50 Florida |
0.12 % |
$ 66 |
50 |
Dist . of Columbia |
0.28 % |
$ 250 |