Employer Facts

Ashtabula, Ohio municipal income tax

Tax year 2026 · collected by City of Ashtabula Income Tax Department

1.8%

Ashtabula taxes wages and net profits at 1.8%. The tax is administered by City of Ashtabula Income Tax Department. On $50,000 of wages earned in Ashtabula, that's $900 a year.

Tax rate
1.8%
Resident credit
50%
of tax paid to the work city
Credit limit
0.9%
of the wages taxed elsewhere
Population
17,474
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 Ashtabula, withhold 1.8% of their qualifying wages for Ashtabula. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with the city tax office before you change withholding.

Ashtabula residents who pay tax to the city where they work get a credit of 50% of that tax, limited to 0.9% of the wages. If the credit doesn't fully cover Ashtabula's 1.8%, residents owe the difference, and some employers withhold it as a courtesy.

Other self-collecting municipalities at 1.8%

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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.