Fairlawn, Ohio municipal income tax

Tax year 2026 · collected by City of Fairlawn Tax Department

2%

Fairlawn taxes wages and net profits at 2%. The tax is administered by City of Fairlawn Tax Department. On $50,000 of wages earned in Fairlawn, that's $1,000 a year.

Tax rate
2%
Resident credit
100%
of tax paid to the work city
Credit limit
2%
of the wages taxed elsewhere
Population
7,815
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 Fairlawn, withhold 2% of their qualifying wages for Fairlawn. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with the city tax office before you change withholding.

Fairlawn residents who pay tax to the city where they work get a credit of 100% of that tax, limited to 2% of the wages. If the credit doesn't fully cover Fairlawn's 2%, residents owe the difference, and some employers withhold it as a courtesy.

Details

Other self-collecting municipalities at 2%

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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.