Zanesville, Ohio city income tax 2026
On $60,000 in Zanesville, city income tax is $1,140 a year (1.9% of wages), whether you live there or just work there.
Single filer, $60,000 in wages (Medicare wages: 401(k) contributions are taxed by Ohio cities). Take-home pay after federal, Ohio and Zanesville tax: $48,044 a year. A school district income tax, where you live in one, comes on top.
Tax year 2026. Rates checked ; page updated .
Take-home pay per paycheck in Zanesville
$1,847.83
$48,044 a year. Total taxes take 19.9% of gross pay, including $1,140 of local tax.
| Line | Per paycheck | Per 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 |
| Zanesville municipal income tax (resident) | −$43.85 | −$1,140 |
| Take-home pay | $1,847.83 | $48,044 |
Joint economic development districts (JEDDs) and the 20-day occasional-entrant rule are not modeled.
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Zanesville income tax at a glance
| Item | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Rate (residents and people who work here) | 1.9% |
| In effect since | 2007-01-01 |
| Credit for tax paid to a work city | Not published |
| Collected by | Own office (not in RITA or CCA) |
| County | Muskingum County |
| Population (Census, July 2024) | 24,916 |
| Status | Single official source |
Single official source: Rate from ODT only; municipality not found in RITA/CCA tables or the curated city list.
Resident credit for tax paid to a work city not published by ODT; unknown -> the calculator applies no credit and says so.
Living in vs working in another city
- Same rate for residents and workers. Zanesville taxes residents on all wages and nonresidents on wages earned in Zanesville, at 1.9% either way.
- Work somewhere else: you pay the work city, and Zanesville may give a credit, but its credit rule is not published in our sources, so the calculator applies none and your actual tax may be lower.
- Townships and unincorporated areas have no municipal income tax (joint economic development districts aside).
Worked example, $60,000. Live in Zanesville, work in Newark (1.75%): you pay $2,190 in city tax (Newark municipal income tax (work city) $1,050; Zanesville municipal income tax (resident) $1,140). Live in Newark, work in Zanesville: you pay $1,590 (Zanesville municipal income tax (work city) $1,140; Newark municipal income tax (resident) $1,050; Newark credit for tax paid to Zanesville -$600).
Zanesville: the resident credit for tax paid to Newark is not published in our sources, so no credit is applied. Your actual tax may be lower.
Zanesville city tax at other salaries
| Salary | City tax a year | Per biweekly paycheck |
|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $570 | $21.92 |
| $45,000 | $855 | $32.88 |
| $60,000 | $1,140 | $43.85 |
| $80,000 | $1,520 | $58.46 |
| $100,000 | $1,900 | $73.08 |
| $150,000 | $2,850 | $109.62 |
School district income tax around Zanesville
No school district based in Muskingum County levies an income tax in 2026 (Ohio Department of Taxation list).
Cities and villages near Zanesville
| Place | Distance | Rate | Credit | Tax on $60,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Zanesville | 4 mi | 1.5% | Not published | $900 |
| Roseville | 11 mi | 1% | Not published | $600 |
| Dresden | 11 mi | 1% | 50% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1% of wages | $600 |
| Frazeysburg | 13 mi | 1% | 100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1% of wages | $600 |
| Crooksville | 14 mi | 1.5% | 100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 1.5% of wages | $900 |
| New Concord | 15 mi | 2.25% | 100% of tax paid elsewhere, up to 2.25% of wages | $1,350 |
| Hanover | 16 mi | 1% | No credit | $600 |
| Conesville | 17 mi | 0.5% | No credit | $300 |
| Somerset | 18 mi | 1% | No credit | $600 |
| New Lexington | 19 mi | 1% | No credit | $600 |
Sources and verification
Population and county: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates and 2024 Gazetteer (source).
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.