Employer Facts

East Cleveland, Ohio municipal income tax

Tax year 2026 · collected by RITA

2%

East Cleveland taxes wages and net profits at 2%. The tax is administered by the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) (municipality code 270). On $50,000 of wages earned in East Cleveland, that's $1,000 a year.

Tax rate
2%
Resident credit
0%
of tax paid to the work city
Credit limit
0%
of the wages taxed elsewhere
Population
13,229
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 East Cleveland, withhold 2% of their qualifying wages for East Cleveland. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with RITA before you change withholding.

East Cleveland gives residents no credit for tax paid to the city where they work, so a resident who works elsewhere can owe 2% to East Cleveland on top of the work city's tax.

Other RITA municipalities at 2%

Running payroll in East Cleveland, 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.