Your salary might look great on paper until you get your paycheck after taxes are taken out, and then it might look a whole lot different. Since income tax rates vary from state to state, the amount you lose will fluctuate depending on where you live. In Florida, for example, only 17.12% of your paycheck would go towards taxes. In Hawaii, on the other hand, taxes take a whopping 28.06% of your total paycheck. READ MORE