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Does that mean the highest earners have a 9% income tax in that area? Either that's very low, or this article isn't very clear on actual tax rates.
MA (and much of the US) has a multi-level tax system where they all stack up.
Let's tax someone in Boston, MA making $1.5m/yr
Local = 0% State = 9% (previously 5%) Federal = 37%
So on their final dollar of income they'll be paying 46% income tax now. Note of course because of graduated income tax schemes, that 46% is not applied to the entire $1.5m but instead only to the amount that fits into the highest bracket.
That make sense. Thanks a lot.
So overall income tax in Boston, MA for the highest bracket is 46%. That's comparable to many european countries. Although brackets are probably very different.