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Cuyahoga County, Ohio: city and village income tax rates 2026

In Cuyahoga County, 56 cities and villages tax wages, at 1% to 3%. On $60,000 that is $600 to $1,800 a year; in Cleveland, the largest, it is $1,500.

Single filer who lives and works in the same place. Townships and unincorporated areas have no municipal income tax.

Tax year 2026. Rates checked ; page updated .

Take-home pay per paycheck in Cuyahoga County

$1,833.98

$47,684 a year. Total taxes take 20.5% of gross pay, including $1,500 of local tax.

Pay breakdown per paycheck and per year
LinePer paycheckPer year
Gross pay$2,307.69$60,000
Federal income tax−$193.08−$5,020
Social Security−$143.08−$3,720
Medicare−$33.46−$870
State income tax−$46.40−$1,207
Cleveland municipal income tax (resident)−$57.69−$1,500
Take-home pay$1,833.98$47,684

Joint economic development districts (JEDDs) and the 20-day occasional-entrant rule are not modeled.

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Municipal income tax in Cuyahoga County

Municipal income tax rates in Cuyahoga County
City or villageRateCredit for work-city taxCollected byTax on $60,000Status
Cleveland2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesCCA (Central Collection Agency)$1,500Verified
Parma2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesCity tax office$1,500Verified
Lakewood1.5%50% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1% of wagesCity tax office$900Verified
Euclid2.85%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.85% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,710Verified
Strongsville2%75% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Cleveland Heights2.25%50% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,350Verified
Westlake1.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$900Verified
North Olmsted2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
North Royalton2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1.25% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Garfield Heights2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Shaker Heights2.25%50% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,350Verified
Solon2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Maple Heights2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Rocky River2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
South Euclid2%No creditRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Parma Heights3%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,800Verified
Mayfield Heights1.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$900Verified
Broadview Heights2%75% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Brook Park2%Not publishedOwn office (not in RITA or CCA)$1,200Single official source
Berea2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Fairview Park2%75% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1.25% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Bay Village1.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$900Verified
Middleburg Heights2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Brecksville2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Beachwood2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Lyndhurst2%50% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Warrensville Heights2.6%50% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.6% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,560Verified
East Cleveland2%No creditRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
University Heights2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Bedford3%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.25% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,800Verified
Seven Hills2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1.65% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Brooklyn2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Bedford Heights2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Richmond Heights2.25%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1.25% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,350Verified
Olmsted Falls1.5%50% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$900Verified
Highland Heights2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Independence2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Pepper Pike1%50% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$600Verified
Chagrin Falls1.85%75% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1.85% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,110Verified
Orange2%60% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Oakwood (Cuyahoga)2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Moreland Hills1%No creditRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$600Verified
Mayfield2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Gates Mills1%50% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$600Verified
Walton Hills2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Valley View2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Newburgh Heights2%75% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Brooklyn Heights2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Bratenahl2%50% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
Glenwillow2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,200Verified
North Randall2.75%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.75% of wagesCCA (Central Collection Agency)$1,650Verified
Bentleyville1%13% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$600Verified
Highland Hills2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesCCA (Central Collection Agency)$1,500Verified
Woodmere2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Cuyahoga Heights2.5%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.5% of wagesRITA (Regional Income Tax Agency)$1,500Verified
Linndale2%100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2% of wagesCCA (Central Collection Agency)$1,200Verified

55 of 56 rates are confirmed by a second source (RITA, CCA or the city's own tax office). The rest come only from the Ohio Department of Taxation's table, and their credit rules are not published in our sources, so the calculator applies no credit for them.

School district income tax in Cuyahoga County

No school district based in Cuyahoga County levies an income tax in 2026 (Ohio Department of Taxation list).

Nearest taxing places outside Cuyahoga County

If you commute out of the county, the work city's rate applies to your wages there; distance from the county's center.

Nearest taxing places outside the county
PlaceCountyDistanceRateTax on $60,000
WickliffeLake County8 mi2%$1,200
WillowickLake County9 mi2%$1,200
Willoughby HillsLake County9 mi2%$1,200
LakelineLake County11 mi1%$600
TimberlakeLake County11 mi2%$1,200
EastlakeLake County11 mi2%$1,200
WilloughbyLake County12 mi2%$1,200
KirtlandLake County14 mi2%$1,200

Neighboring counties

Neighboring counties
CountyTaxing placesRatesLargest
Geauga County41% to 2%Chardon (2%)
Lake County161% to 2%Mentor (2%)
Lorain County141% to 2.5%Lorain (2.5%)
Medina County81% to 2%Brunswick (2%)
Portage County101.5% to 2.5%Kent (2.25%)
Summit County221% to 2.5%Akron (2.5%)

Sources and verification

  1. Ohio Department of Taxation, The Finder: municipal and school district rate tables
  2. Second source: Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) — Tax Rates Table 2026
  3. Second source: City of Cleveland Central Collection Agency (CCA) — Tax Rates 2026
  4. U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2024 population estimates (which county each place is in)

Rates as of rates in effect during calendar 2026 (ODT effective-date ranges); checked . "Verified" means a second, independent publisher shows the same rate; "single official source" means only the official register lists it so far, so confirm with the tax collector before relying on it. See how local rates are checked.