South Charleston, Ohio municipal income tax

Tax year 2026 · collected by RITA

1.25%

South Charleston taxes wages and net profits at 1.25%. The tax is administered by the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) (municipality code 763). On $50,000 of wages earned in South Charleston, that's $625 a year.

Tax rate

1.25%

Resident credit

100%

of tax paid to the work city

Credit limit

1.25%

of the wages taxed elsewhere

Population

1,698

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 South Charleston, withhold 1.25% of their qualifying wages for South Charleston. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with RITA before you change withholding.

South Charleston residents who pay tax to the city where they work get a credit of 100% of that tax, limited to 1.25% of the wages. If the credit doesn't fully cover South Charleston's 1.25%, residents owe the difference, and some employers withhold it as a courtesy.

Other RITA municipalities at 1.25%

Running payroll in South Charleston, OH?

Sources

Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA), municipal tax rates table · 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.