Wauseon, Ohio municipal income tax
Tax year 2026 · collected by City of Wauseon Income Tax Department
1.5%
Wauseon taxes wages and net profits at 1.5%. The tax is administered by City of Wauseon Income Tax Department. On $50,000 of wages earned in Wauseon, that's $750 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 Wauseon, withhold 1.5% of their qualifying wages for Wauseon. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with the city tax office before you change withholding.
Wauseon residents who pay tax to the city where they work get a credit of 100% of that tax, limited to 1% of the wages. If the credit doesn't fully cover Wauseon's 1.5%, residents owe the difference, and some employers withhold it as a courtesy.
Details
- Residents pay an additional 0.5% to Wauseon on wages taxed elsewhere (reciprocity rate 1%).
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- Effective date of this rate not stated on the source; 2026-01-01 used as the as-of date.
Other self-collecting municipalities at 1.5%
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Sources
- City of Wauseon Income Tax Department · data as of January 1, 2026 · last checked October 9, 2026
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