Extending Top Income Tax Rates Only Impacts High-Income Californians
Minimum Income to Be Subject to Proposition 55 Rates in Tax Year 2025
Bar chart showing the minimum income thresholds for tax filers to be subject to the 10.3%, 11.3%, and 12.3% top tax rates in the 2025 tax year. Single tax filers are subject to the 10.3% top rate if they make more than about $372,000. Married filers are subject to the 10.3% rate if they make more than around $743,000, and head of household filers are subject to the tax if they make more than about $446,000. The income thresholds are higher for the 11.3% and 12.3% rates, with married filers only being subject to the top 12.3% rate if they have incomes above nearly $1.5 million.