A bonus is withheld one way and taxed another — this family shows both, state by state: the federal 22% supplemental rule, each state's own withholding method, and the marginal tax the bonus really adds at filing.
| State | Federal withheld | State withheld | You receive | Actual tax on bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $4,400 | $0 | $15,600 | $4,764 |
| Florida | $4,400 | $0 | $15,600 | $4,764 |
| Nevada | $4,400 | $0 | $15,600 | $4,764 |
| New Hampshire | $4,400 | $0 | $15,600 | $4,764 |
| South Dakota | $4,400 | $0 | $15,600 | $4,764 |
| Tennessee | $4,400 | $0 | $15,600 | $4,764 |
| Texas | $4,400 | $0 | $15,600 | $4,764 |
| Washington | $4,400 | $0 | $15,600 | $4,764 |
| Wyoming | $4,400 | $0 | $15,600 | $4,764 |
| North Dakota | $4,400 | $390 | $15,210 | $5,154 |
| Arizona | $4,400 | $500 | $15,100 | $5,264 |
| Ohio | $4,400 | $550 | $15,050 | $5,314 |
| Indiana | $4,400 | $590 | $15,010 | $5,354 |
| Louisiana | $4,400 | $600 | $15,000 | $5,364 |
| Pennsylvania | $4,400 | $614 | $14,986 | $5,378 |
| Kentucky | $4,400 | $700 | $14,900 | $5,464 |
| Arkansas | $4,400 | $740 | $14,860 | $5,504 |
| Iowa | $4,400 | $760 | $14,840 | $5,524 |
| Alabama | $4,400 | $762 | $14,838 | $5,526 |
| North Carolina | $4,400 | $798 | $14,802 | $5,562 |
| Mississippi | $4,400 | $800 | $14,800 | $5,564 |
| Michigan | $4,400 | $850 | $14,750 | $5,614 |
| Colorado | $4,400 | $880 | $14,720 | $5,644 |
| Utah | $4,400 | $890 | $14,710 | $5,654 |
| Oklahoma | $4,400 | $900 | $14,700 | $5,664 |
| Nebraska | $4,400 | $910 | $14,690 | $5,674 |
| West Virginia | $4,400 | $916 | $14,684 | $5,680 |
| Missouri | $4,400 | $940 | $14,660 | $5,704 |
| Rhode Island | $4,400 | $950 | $14,650 | $5,714 |
| New Mexico | $4,400 | $980 | $14,620 | $5,744 |
| Illinois | $4,400 | $990 | $14,610 | $5,754 |
| Georgia | $4,400 | $998 | $14,602 | $5,762 |
| Massachusetts | $4,400 | $1,000 | $14,600 | $5,764 |
| South Carolina | $4,400 | $1,042 | $14,558 | $5,806 |
| Idaho | $4,400 | $1,060 | $14,540 | $5,824 |
| Maryland | $4,400 | $1,092 | $14,508 | $5,856 |
| Kansas | $4,400 | $1,116 | $14,484 | $5,880 |
| Montana | $4,400 | $1,130 | $14,470 | $5,894 |
| Virginia | $4,400 | $1,150 | $14,450 | $5,914 |
| Wisconsin | $4,400 | $1,165 | $14,435 | $5,929 |
| New York | $4,400 | $1,180 | $14,420 | $5,944 |
| New Jersey | $4,400 | $1,274 | $14,326 | $6,038 |
| Delaware | $4,400 | $1,320 | $14,280 | $6,084 |
| Connecticut | $4,400 | $1,340 | $14,260 | $5,964 |
| Vermont | $4,400 | $1,394 | $14,207 | $6,158 |
| Maine | $4,400 | $1,430 | $14,170 | $6,194 |
| Minnesota | $4,400 | $1,520 | $14,080 | $6,284 |
| Hawaii | $4,400 | $1,538 | $14,062 | $6,302 |
| District of Columbia | $4,400 | $1,700 | $13,900 | $6,464 |
| California | $4,400 | $1,860 | $13,740 | $6,624 |
| Oregon | $4,400 | $1,889 | $13,711 | $6,653 |
The 22% flat rate is a blunt prepayment: below the 22% bracket it over-withholds (refund at filing); above it, it under-withholds (a bill at filing). State methods add their own variance. The gap column on each state page quantifies it for your numbers.
Almost none publish one — this programme verified Connecticut's (3% / 6.7%) from its official guide and found the aggregate method prescribed or implied elsewhere. Pages in this family never print an unverified "state bonus rate".
Bonus tax in every state for 2026: the federal 22% supplemental withholding is the same everywhere; the state layer is what moves what you receive — from $15,600 kept of a $20,000 bonus in Alaska to $13,711 in Oregon, with the tax actually owed shown beside the withholding.
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The hub of the bonus family: how a bonus is withheld federally and in each state in 2026, what you receive, and what the bonus really costs at filing.
Federal withholding on a separately-paid bonus is 22% in every state — a prepayment rule from Publication 15, not a tax rate.
Most states publish no flat supplemental rate; their employers use the aggregate method, which is what the state pages compute.
Withheld at 22% federally — taxed at your marginal rates. The difference settles on your return.
The no-income-tax states tie at the top of the withholding table; the state pages rank all 51 on the default figures.
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