Shelby, Ohio municipal income tax
Tax year 2026 · collected by City of Shelby Finance & Income Tax Department
1.75%
Shelby taxes wages and net profits at 1.75%. The tax is administered by City of Shelby Finance & Income Tax Department. On $50,000 of wages earned in Shelby, that's $875 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 Shelby, withhold 1.75% of their qualifying wages for Shelby. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with the city tax office before you change withholding.
Shelby residents who pay tax to the city where they work get a credit of 100% of that tax, limited to 0.75% of the wages. If the credit doesn't fully cover Shelby's 1.75%, residents owe the difference, and some employers withhold it as a courtesy.
Details
- Rate rose from 1.50% to 1.75% effective 2024-01-01; resident credit limited to the first 0.75% (effective 2019-01-01). The remaining 1.0% is paid by all residents with earned income.
Other self-collecting municipalities at 1.75%
Running payroll in Shelby, OH?
Sources
- City of Shelby Finance & Income Tax Department · 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.