Van Wert, Ohio municipal income tax
Tax year 2026 · collected by City of Van Wert Income Tax Department
1.72%
Van Wert taxes wages and net profits at 1.72%. The tax is administered by City of Van Wert Income Tax Department. On $50,000 of wages earned in Van Wert, that's $860 a year.
Tax rate
1.72%
Resident credit
25%
of tax paid to the work city
Credit limit
—
of the wages taxed elsewhere
Population
11,200
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 Van Wert, withhold 1.72% of their qualifying wages for Van Wert. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with the city tax office before you change withholding.
Details
- Source is the city 2025 individual return PDF linked from vanwert.org/income-tax/.
- Return allows a 25% credit for other Ohio municipal tax withheld; no credit rate cap stated.
- Effective date of this rate not stated on the source; 2026-01-01 used as the as-of date.
Running payroll in Van Wert, OH?
Sources
- City of Van Wert 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.