Wooster, Ohio municipal income tax

Tax year 2026 · collected by City of Wooster Income Tax Division

1.5%

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

Tax rate

1.5%

Resident credit

—

of tax paid to the work city

Credit limit

—

of the wages taxed elsewhere

Population

27,115

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 Wooster, withhold 1.5% of their qualifying wages for Wooster. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with the city tax office before you change withholding.

Other self-collecting municipalities at 1.5%

Running payroll in Wooster, OH?

Sources

City of Wooster Finance Department, Income Tax · 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.