Lakewood, Ohio municipal income tax

Tax year 2026 · collected by City of Lakewood Division of Municipal Income Tax

1.5%

Lakewood taxes wages and net profits at 1.5%. The tax is administered by City of Lakewood Division of Municipal Income Tax. On $50,000 of wages earned in Lakewood, that's $750 a year.

Tax rate

1.5%

Resident credit

33.33%

of tax paid to the work city

Credit limit

0.5%

of the wages taxed elsewhere

Population

49,027

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 Lakewood, withhold 1.5% of their qualifying wages for Lakewood. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with the city tax office before you change withholding.

Lakewood residents who pay tax to the city where they work get a credit of 33.33% of that tax, limited to 0.5% of the wages. If the credit doesn't fully cover Lakewood's 1.5%, residents owe the difference, and some employers withhold it as a courtesy.

Details

Resident credit is 0.5% for taxes paid to other cities (factor derived as 33.33%).

Other self-collecting municipalities at 1.5%

Running payroll in Lakewood, OH?

Sources

City of Lakewood Division of Municipal Income Tax · data as of January 1, 2026 · last checked October 9, 2026

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.