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 "type": "ranking-index",
 "primary_query": "best states for take home pay 2026",
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 "key_facts": [
  "Nine no-income-tax states tie for #1 at $61,593 net on a $75,000 single-filer salary in 2026 (Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wyoming).",
  "Oregon ranks last (#51) at $55,529 net \u2014 26% effective rate, the highest paycheck-tax burden in the US at $75,000.",
  "The best-to-worst state gap is $6,064 per year on the same $75,000 gross salary.",
  "Dollars kept per $1,000 earned: $821 in no-tax states vs $740 in Oregon; the median state keeps about $786.",
  "North Dakota (#10, $61,389) is the best-ranked state that taxes wages.",
  "California ranks 48th at $75,000 \u2014 Oregon, Hawaii and Maine tax a mid-income single filer harder.",
  "Computed at three benchmarks ($50k / $75k / $100k) with 2026 IRS brackets, FICA and all 51 state DOR schedules."
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 "data_freshness": "Tax year 2026; computed 2026-07-03 from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32, IRS Pub 15-T, SSA 2026 wage base and 51 state DOR schedules.",
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