Alger, Ohio municipal income tax

Tax year 2026 · collected by RITA

1%

Alger taxes wages and net profits at 1%. The tax is administered by the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) (municipality code 024). On $50,000 of wages earned in Alger, that's $500 a year.

Tax rate
1%
Resident credit
100%
of tax paid to the work city
Credit limit
1%
of the wages taxed elsewhere
Population
827
Census estimate, 2025

What employers withhold

Ohio employers withhold municipal income tax for the city or village where the employee works. If an employee works in Alger, withhold 1% of their qualifying wages for Alger. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with RITA before you change withholding.

Alger residents who pay tax to the city where they work get a credit of 100% of that tax, limited to 1% of the wages. If the credit doesn't fully cover Alger's 1%, residents owe the difference, and some employers withhold it as a courtesy.

Other RITA municipalities at 1%

Running payroll in Alger, OH?

Sources

We copy figures from official sources and re-check them against the source before every update. See our methodology. This is general information, not legal advice.