Portage, Ohio municipal income tax
Tax year 2026 · collected by RITA
1%
Portage taxes wages and net profits at 1%. The tax is administered by the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) (municipality code 644). On $50,000 of wages earned in Portage, that's $500 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 Portage, withhold 1% of their qualifying wages for Portage. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with RITA before you change withholding.
Portage gives residents no credit for tax paid to the city where they work, so a resident who works elsewhere can owe 1% to Portage on top of the work city's tax.
Other RITA municipalities at 1%
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Sources
- Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA), municipal tax rates table · data as of January 1, 2026 · last checked October 9, 2026
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