Rank |
Tax Paid as % of Total Wages |
Avg . Amount Per Employee |
Rank |
1 Alaska |
1.37 % |
$ 694 |
7 |
2 Oregon |
1.19 % |
$ 632 |
9 |
3 Rhode Island |
0.99 % |
$ 668 |
8 |
4 Nevada |
0.97 % |
$ 525 |
12 |
5 Hawaii |
0.90 % |
$ 522 |
13 |
6 New Jersey |
0.84 % |
$ 701 |
6 |
7 Montana |
0.76 % |
$ 326 |
22 |
8 Washington |
0.70 % |
$ 568 |
10 |
9 Iowa |
0.67 % |
$ 353 |
18 |
10 Connecticut |
0.64 % |
$ 526 |
11 |
11 Pennsylvania |
0.62 % |
$ 466 |
16 |
12 Maine |
0.58 % |
$ 296 |
23 |
12 West Virginia |
0.58 % |
$ 752 |
4 |
14 Michigan |
0.54 % |
$ 333 |
21 |
15 Illinois |
0.52 % |
$ 343 |
20 |
15 Massachusetts |
0.52 % |
$ 781 |
3 |
17 Delaware |
0.50 % |
$ 467 |
15 |
18 Vermont |
0.49 % |
$ 294 |
24 |
19 Colorado |
0.47 % |
$ 292 |
25 |
19 Minnesota |
0.47 % |
$ 343 |
19 |
19 New York |
0.47 % |
$ 500 |
14 |
22 Kansas |
0.44 % |
$ 262 |
30 |
22 Ohio |
0.44 % |
$ 266 |
28 |
24 Oklahoma |
0.41 % |
$ 279 |
27 |
25 Idaho |
0.40 % |
$ 200 |
37 |
25 Wyoming |
0.40 % |
$ 968 |
1 |
27 Kentucky |
0.39 % |
$ 751 |
5 |
28 New Mexico |
0.38 % |
$ 192 |
38 |
28 North Dakota |
0.38 % |
$ 206 |
35 |
28 Utah |
0.38 % |
$ 154 |
42 |
31 California |
0.37 % |
$ 364 |
17 |
31 Maryland |
0.37 % |
$ 864 |
2 |
33 New Hampshire |
0.36 % |
$ 265 |
29 |
34 Texas |
0.34 % |
$ 243 |
31 |
35 Wisconsin |
0.33 % |
$ 190 |
39 |
36 South Carolina |
0.30 % |
$ 139 |
44 |
37 Indiana |
0.29 % |
$ 178 |
40 |
38 North Carolina |
0.27 % |
$ 164 |
41 |
39 Missouri |
0.26 % |
$ 288 |
26 |
40 Alabama |
0.24 % |
$ 207 |
34 |
40 Louisiana |
0.24 % |
$ 136 |
45 |
40 South Dakota |
0.24 % |
$ 231 |
32 |
43 Georgia |
0.23 % |
$ 141 |
43 |
44 Arkansas |
0.22 % |
$ 121 |
47 |
45 Arizona |
0.21 % |
$ 218 |
33 |
46 Nebraska |
0.19 % |
$ 92 |
50 |
47 Virginia |
0.17 % |
$ 131 |
46 |
48 Mississippi |
0.15 % |
$ 108 |
48 |
48 Tennessee |
0.15 % |
$ 98 |
49 |
50 Florida |
0.12 % |
$ 200 |
36 |
Dist . of Columbia |
0.25 % |
$ 323 |
|
United States |
0.41 % |
$ 361 |