Sylvania, Ohio municipal income tax

Tax year 2026 · collected by City of Sylvania Division of Taxation

1.5%

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

Tax rate
1.5%
Resident credit
100%
of tax paid to the work city
Credit limit
1.5%
of the wages taxed elsewhere
Population
18,883
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 Sylvania, withhold 1.5% of their qualifying wages for Sylvania. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with the city tax office before you change withholding.

Sylvania residents who pay tax to the city where they work get a credit of 100% of that tax, limited to 1.5% of the wages. If the credit doesn't fully cover Sylvania's 1.5%, residents owe the difference, and some employers withhold it as a courtesy.

Other self-collecting municipalities at 1.5%

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Sources

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.