Taxes in Maryland

Income, property and sales taxes, plus overall tax burden.

Individual income tax collections
$11,704,521,000
2025 · Census State Government Tax Collections
State-level property tax collections
$1,051,620,000
2025 · Census State Government Tax Collections; excludes local property taxes
General sales tax collections
$7,080,141,000
2025 · Census State Government Tax Collections
State tax collections per resident
$5,255
2025 · Census tax collections
State tax collections
$32,921,289,000
2025 · Census Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections

Income Tax

Individual income tax collections
$11,704,521,000
2025 · Census State Government Tax Collections
Top state rate
5.75%
Local income tax
1.75% – 3.20%
Brackets
8

Individual income tax collections

1990–2025
$11,704,521,000▲ 309%

Census State Government Tax Collections (FRED MDINCTAX).

  • •Maryland is one of the few states where counties levy their own income tax on top of the state rate.

Property Tax

State-level property tax collections
$1,051,620,000
2025 · Census State Government Tax Collections; excludes local property taxes
Effective property tax rate
1.05%
Median annual property tax
$4,150
Rank
24th

State-level property tax collections

1990–2025
$1,051,620,000▲ 518%

Census State Government Tax Collections; excludes local property taxes (FRED MDPROPTAX).

IndicatorMarylandU.S.
Effective property tax rate (%)1.050.9

Sales Tax

General sales tax collections
$7,080,141,000
2025 · Census State Government Tax Collections
State sales tax
6.00%
Local add-on
None
Combined average
6.00%

General sales tax collections

1990–2025
$7,080,141,000▲ 350%

Census State Government Tax Collections (FRED MDSALESTAX).

IndicatorMarylandU.S.
Combined sales tax (%)67.5

Tax Burden

State tax collections per resident
$5,255
2025 · Census tax collections
State & local tax burden
11.3% of income
Rank
6th highest
Per capita collections
$7,600

State tax collections per resident

1990–2025
$5,255▲ 291%

Census tax collections (MDTOTLTAX) divided by Census resident population (MDPOP).

IndicatorMarylandU.S.
State & local tax burden (%)11.311.2

Tax Revenue

State tax collections
$32,921,289,000
2025 · Census Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections
Income tax share
47%
Sales tax share
19%

State tax collections

1990–2025
$32,921,289,000▲ 410%

Census Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections, fiscal years (FRED MDTOTLTAX).