Monroe, Ohio municipal income tax
Tax year 2026 · collected by City of Monroe Income Tax Office
2%
Monroe taxes wages and net profits at 2%. The tax is administered by City of Monroe Income Tax Office. On $50,000 of wages earned in Monroe, that's $1,000 a year.
What employers withhold
Ohio employers withhold municipal income tax for the city or village where the employee works. If an employee works in Monroe, withhold 2% of their qualifying wages for Monroe. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with the city tax office before you change withholding.
Monroe 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 Monroe's 2%, residents owe the difference, and some employers withhold it as a courtesy.
Details
- Qualifying homeowners and dependents are exempt from the 0.5% increase and taxed at 1.5%; credit is 100% up to the individual rate (2% renters, 1.5% homeowners).
Other self-collecting municipalities at 2%
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Sources
- City of Monroe Income Tax Office · 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.