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Retirement Income Tax by State Calculator

Model 2025 resident-return treatment of Social Security, private pensions, and IRA income across ten retirement-relevant states using each state’s own tax instructions.

012025 STATE RETURN INPUTS
Retirement income by state
For California, the model subtracts $15,000 of retirement income and estimates $2,660 of 2025 state income tax.

Estimated 2025 state tax

$2,660

Resident return; local taxes and unmodeled credits excluded.

Modeled state taxable income

$65,000

Retirement-income subtraction

$15,000

U.S. Social Security is subtracted from California income.

Private pension and IRA income is generally taxable.

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MVP scope: rules we can model from official forms

This first release covers California, New Jersey, Georgia, Oregon, New York, Maryland, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Mexico, and Connecticut for full-year residents. It applies retirement-income subtractions before the site’s 2025 state rate schedule.

It does not claim to reproduce an entire state return. Local income taxes, standard or itemized deductions already outside the retirement calculation, credits, military and government-pension exceptions, disability rules, and state-specific additions may change the result. Each selected state shows its explicit scope note.

Retirement tax guides by state

Open a state guide for an answer-first summary, worked example, calculator preset, FAQ, and the state revenue department source behind the rule.

Retirement income tax by state FAQs

Do all states tax Social Security benefits?

No. Every state in this first calculator release provides some Social Security exclusion or subtraction, but income thresholds and worksheets differ. The calculator uses the 2025 rule for the selected state.

Which retirement income does the state calculator model?

It separately models federally taxable Social Security, total Social Security benefits, private pension or annuity income, IRA distributions, and other state taxable income for a full-year resident.

Why can federal AGI differ from modeled state taxable income?

Federal AGI is used to test state retirement-exclusion eligibility. State taxable income then applies state additions, subtractions, and its own deductions. This calculator asks for other state taxable income after deductions so it can focus on retirement-income treatment.

Does the estimate include local income tax and every state credit?

No. It excludes local income tax and does not reproduce every state return, credit, military or government-pension exception, disability rule, or uncommon worksheet. The selected state displays the specific exclusions not included.

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Last updated July 29, 2026 Tax year 2025

Data sources: Official state revenue department instructions for each modeled state

This tool is general information only, not financial advice.

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