2026 Competitiveness Redbook | Page 18

TABLE 11 Source: Council on State Taxation
Taxes Paid by Business( FY 2023)
Business Taxes Per Employee
% of Private
Sector GSP Rank
% of All
Rank
Taxes
Rank
1 Alaska
$ 18,100
75.1 %
1
8.2 %
5
2 New Mexico
$ 17,800
63.3 %
4
12.1 %
1
3 North Dakota
$ 16,900
73.6 %
2
8.9 %
2
4 Wyoming
$ 16,800
73.2 %
3
8.4 %
3
5 New York
$ 13,700
43.7 %
27
5.9 %
10
6 Vermont
$ 11,800
56.0 %
8
8.4 %
3
7 Delaware
$ 11,500
56.6 %
7
5.6 %
12
8 Hawaii
$ 10,900
39.0 %
40
6.6 %
7
9 Maine
$ 10,400
50.9 %
12
7.2 %
6
10 Washington
$ 10,100
49.6 %
17
4.5 %
29
11 West Virginia
$ 9,600
50.6 %
13
6.4 %
8
11 Illinois
$ 9,600
47.5 %
20
5.3 %
13
11 Texas
$ 9,600
59.7 %
5
5.0 %
17
11 California
$ 9,600
42.6 %
30
4.5 %
29
15 Nevada
$ 9,100
54.9 %
9
5.9 %
10
16 New Jersey
$ 8,900
35.5 %
47
4.7 %
23
17 Louisiana
$ 8,600
50.3 %
14
5.3 %
13
18 Colorado
$ 8,100
48.8 %
18
4.5 %
29
19 Minnesota
$ 8,000
42.8 %
28
4.9 %
20
19 Virginia
$ 8,000
43.8 %
26
4.7 %
23
19 Connecticut
$ 8,000
32.9 %
49
4.0 %
38
22 South Dakota
$ 7,800
58.3 %
6
4.7 %
23
23 Mississippi
$ 7,700
49.9 %
15
6.1 %
9
23 Rhode Island
$ 7,700
41.2 %
36
5.2 %
15
23 Oklahoma
$ 7,700
47.5 %
20
5.0 %
17
23 Oregon
$ 7,700
38.3 %
42
4.9 %
20
27 Florida
$ 7,500
53.8 %
11
4.7 %
23
27 Kansas
$ 7,500
44.5 %
25
4.7 %
23
27 Nebraska
$ 7,500
46.5 %
23
4.2 %
36
30 Montana
$ 7,400
44.7 %
24
5.2 %
15
31 Pennsylvania
$ 7,200
41.6 %
33
4.6 %
28
32 Massachusetts
$ 7,100
35.9 %
46
3.6 %
44
33 South Carolina
$ 7,000
48.7 %
19
5.0 %
17
33 New Hampshire
$ 7,000
49.9 %
15
4.3 %
34
33 Maryland
$ 7,000
29.7 %
50
4.0 %
38
36 Tennessee
$ 6,900
54.8 %
10
4.3 %
34
37 Alabama
$ 6,800
46.8 %
22
4.8 %
22
37 Iowa
$ 6,800
42.3 %
31
4.2 %
36
39 Ohio
$ 6,400
42.8 %
28
4.0 %
38
40 Arkansas
$ 6,200
41.3 %
35
4.5 %
29
40 Kentucky
$ 6,200
42.0 %
32
4.5 %
29
40 Arizona
$ 6,200
40.1 %
37
3.9 %
42
43 Georgia
$ 5,900
41.4 %
34
3.5 %
46
44 Idaho
$ 5,700
39.7 %
38
4.0 %
38
44 Utah
$ 5,700
39.5 %
39
3.6 %
44
46 Wisconsin
$ 5,500
38.6 %
41
3.9 %
42
47 Indiana
$ 5,300
36.8 %
45
3.4 %
48
47 North Carolina
$ 5,300
37.1 %
44
3.4 %
48
49 Michigan
$ 5,100
34.6 %
48
3.4 %
48
50 Missouri
$ 5,000
37.9 %
43
3.5 %
46
Dist. of Columbia
$ 10,600
53.3 %
4.8 %
United States
$ 8,200
44.7 %
4.7 %
Washington ranks 10th in taxes paid by businesses per employee, 17th in the share of all state and local taxes paid by business, and 29th in business taxes as a share of private sector GSP.