Ohio Employer Payroll Tax Calculator

2026 Ohio Payroll Tax Calculator

Ohio Payroll Tax Calculator

Estimate Ohio take-home pay and employer payroll cost with federal withholding, FICA, Ohio state withholding, Ohio municipal work-city tax, optional resident courtesy withholding, school district tax, Ohio unemployment insurance, the 2026 technology and customer service fee, FUTA, and optional BWC/workers compensation load.

Payroll Inputs

Rates refreshed: May 28, 2026

Pay Setup

Gross pay and frequency

Pay type

Pay frequency

YTD taxable wages before this check Used for Social Security, Additional Medicare, Ohio UI, the technology fee, and FUTA wage-base caps.

Annual salary

Hourly rate

Regular hours this check

Overtime hours this check

Double-time hours this check

Bonus, commission, or extra pay

Deductions

Amounts withheld from this paycheck

Pre-tax benefits Health, FSA, HSA, or cafeteria deductions assumed to reduce income tax and FICA wages.

Pre-tax retirement Assumed to reduce federal and Ohio income-tax wages, but not FICA or local Medicare-wage style taxes.

Post-tax deductions

Federal W-4

IRS 2026 automated method

Federal filing status

W-4 Step 2 checkbox Federal income tax exempt

Step 3 annual credits

Step 4(a) other income

Step 4(b) extra deductions

Step 4(c) extra withholding

Use supplemental flat rates for bonus

Ohio State Withholding

Current tables plus IT 4 exemptions

Ohio IT 4 exemptions Ohio optional computer formula uses $650 per annual exemption.

Ohio wage allocation Use 100% for a fully Ohio employee.

Additional Ohio withholding

Ohio state income tax exempt Apply Ohio 2026 supplemental rate to bonus

Local taxable wage basis Ohio municipal qualifying wages can differ by deduction type. Pick the closest payroll basis.

Ohio Local Taxes

Municipal and school district rates

Work municipality rate Enter the work-city rate from the Ohio municipal Finder.

Work-city wage allocation

Residence municipality rate Use 0 if there is no resident municipal income tax or no courtesy withholding.

Resident credit for work tax Many cities credit some or all work-city tax against resident tax. Check the resident municipality.

Include resident courtesy withholding Municipal income tax exempt Withhold school district income tax

School district rate Enter the employee residence school district rate from The Finder.

School district wage allocation

Employer Taxes

UI, technology fee, FUTA, BWC, and load

Ohio UI employer rate Ohio standard new-employer rate is 2.7%; enter your assigned rate notice if different.

Add 2026 technology and customer service fee

Technology fee rate Temporary 2026-2027 fee applied to Ohio taxable UI wages for contributory employers.

Net FUTA rate

BWC or workers comp load Optional percentage for Ohio BWC class, experience, or workers comp estimate.

Other employer load Optional percentage for benefits, admin fees, or internal labor load.

Employee Withholding

Federal income tax$0.00

Social Security$0.00

Medicare$0.00

Additional Medicare$0.00

Ohio state withholding$0.00

Municipal withholding$0.00

School district withholding$0.00

Taxable Wage Bases

FIT taxable wages$0.00

FICA taxable wages$0.00

Ohio taxable wages$0.00

Municipal taxable wages$0.00

School district taxable wages$0.00

Social Security taxed this check$0.00

Ohio UI taxed this check$0.00

Employer Cost

Employer Social Security$0.00

Employer Medicare$0.00

Ohio unemployment insurance$0.00

Technology and customer service fee$0.00

FUTA$0.00

BWC/workers comp load$0.00

Other employer load$0.00

2026 Ohio Payroll Rule Snapshot

For Ohio payroll estimates

Ohio withholding Oct. 1, 2025 tables still used Ohio says employers should keep using the current withholding tables in 2026. This calculator uses the official optional computer formula.

State tax context $332 + 2.75% over $26,050 Ohio's 2026 individual nonbusiness income tax rate is simpler than the withholding table used by employers.

Local taxes Address-specific rates Municipal work-city, resident courtesy withholding, and school district tax depend on work and residence location.

Employer Ohio taxes UI to $9,000 + 0.15% fee Includes editable Ohio UI, 2026 technology fee, FUTA, FICA employer match, and optional BWC/workers comp load.

Tax or contribution	Who pays	2026 rule used	Calculator treatment
Federal income tax	Employee withholding	IRS Publication 15-T automated percentage method.	Annualizes wages, applies W-4 status, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4(a), Step 4(b), and Step 4(c). Optional supplemental bonus mode uses a 22% federal flat rate.
Ohio state withholding	Employee withholding	Ohio Department of Taxation says current employer withholding tables effective October 1, 2025 remain in use.	Uses Ohio's optional computer formula with $650 annual exemption values and user-entered additional Ohio withholding.
Ohio supplemental wages	Employee withholding	Ohio Administrative Code rule 5703-7-10 uses the highest individual tax rate under ORC 5747.02 for supplemental compensation.	When turned on, the bonus portion uses 2.75% for Ohio state withholding while regular wages continue through the computer formula.
Municipal income tax	Employee withholding	Ohio municipal rates are address-specific. ORC 718.03 requires withholding for qualifying wages earned in a taxing municipality, subject to exceptions.	Lets the user enter work-city rate, work allocation, optional residence rate, and residence credit to approximate work-city and courtesy resident withholding.
School district income tax	Employee withholding	Ohio school district rates are residence-specific and published through The Finder and the 2026 district update.	Off by default because not every employee lives in a taxing district. Enter the district rate and allocation when applicable.
Ohio UI, technology fee, and FUTA	Employer	Ohio UI wage base is $9,000; standard new-employer rate is 2.7%; 2026-2027 technology fee is modeled as 0.15%; FUTA is generally net 0.6% to $7,000.	Uses YTD wages before this check for wage-base taxes, editable UI/FUTA rates, the technology-fee toggle, and optional BWC/workers comp load.

This calculator is a planning estimate, not payroll tax, legal, or accounting advice. Ohio payroll can differ because of municipal residency credits, remote-work allocation, the 20-day municipal rule, school district tax base differences, pre-tax deduction treatment, taxable fringe benefits, employer-specific Ohio UI rate notices, BWC classification rates, construction employer rates, tax treaty rules, and supplemental wage handling.

Primary references: IRS Publication 15-T, IRS Publication 15, Ohio current withholding table bulletin, Ohio optional computer formula, Ohio supplemental withholding rule, Ohio 2026 tax rates, Ohio municipal income tax law, Ohio municipal Finder, Ohio school district Finder, 2026 school district update, Ohio UI wage base, Ohio standard UI rate, and HB 96 technology fee summary.

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