Enter your numbers in each section. Anything you leave blank stays an estimate.

Income tax

Annual income

Filing status

Kids at home

Federal Child Tax Credit — $2,000 per child under 17.

Federal income tax

$29,043

19.36% effective · 2024 · single

Computed on gross income, less the federal Child Tax Credit ($2,000 per child under 17, phasing out above $200k single / $400k married). Still simplified — it ignores the standard deduction, other credits, the refundable-credit cap, and payroll (FICA) taxes.

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Massachusetts income tax

$7,500

5.00% effective · 2024 · single

A flat 5%, plus a 4% "millionaire" surtax on income over $1,053,750 (2024, indexed yearly). Simplified — ignores deductions.

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Subtotal $36,543

Sales tax

Taxable purchases

Yearly spending subject to sales tax

Massachusetts sales tax est.

$2,500

6.25% of purchases

6.25% statewide; Massachusetts has no local sales tax.

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Gasoline tax

Gas

gal

Gallons of gas a year (~500 typical)

Federal gasoline excise est.

$92

18.4¢/gal

A flat federal excise, unchanged since 1993 and not indexed to inflation: 18.4¢ per gallon (18.3¢ to the Highway Trust Fund plus 0.1¢ for leaking underground storage tanks). It applies in every state; states add their own.

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Massachusetts gasoline tax est.

$138

27.5¢/gal

Massachusetts's total state gas taxes per gallon.

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Subtotal $230

Property tax

Home value

Your home's market value

Property tax (Boston) est.

$5,250

1.05% of home value

Boston's FY2025 residential rate is $11.58 per $1,000 of market value (~1.16%); an owner-occupant exemption lowers it in practice, so ~1.05% is typical.

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What's left

Federal incomeState incomeSalesGasolinePropertyTake-home

Total tax estimate — add home & spending	$40,846–$50,782
Take-home	$99,218–$109,154

29.68% of your income goes to taxes.

That's $44,523 to federal, state, and local governments this year; you keep $105,477. The gray slice of the bar is what's actually yours.

The same numbers elsewhere

Your inputs, other places — tap to see the breakdown.

New York City, NY$52,931→Chicago, IL$50,492→Los Angeles, CA$49,704→

About Boston

Boston

Boston keeps it comparatively simple: Massachusetts's flat 5% income tax, a 6.25% sales tax with no local add-on, and a middle-of-the-road property tax.