Springfield local tax guide
Who pays Springfield's local tax
Springfield withholds 2.4% from anyone working inside the city, including commuters from New Carlisle, Enon, Urbana, and the surrounding Clark County townships. Springfield residents owe 2.4% on wages earned anywhere. RITA's published rate table lists Springfield's credit for tax paid to another city as a partial credit rather than a full one, so residents who commute to Dayton, Columbus, or Fairborn should expect a Springfield balance on top of their work-city withholding. Check RITA's table for the current figure before filing.
How Springfield's 2.4% tax works
Springfield, a city of about 59,000 on Interstate 70, levies 2.4% on wages, commissions, and business net profit. On July 1, 2025, the Regional Income Tax Agency took over collection, and the city says all Springfield returns and payments, for current and prior years, now go through RITA rather than City Hall.
RITA files Springfield returns on its Form 37 or online through MyAccount, and its FastFile and FastPay options work without an account. That includes late or amended returns for tax years before the switch.
The city also has a joint economic development district at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, which RITA administers at a separate rate. Like every Ohio city, Springfield taxes Medicare wages, so 401(k) deferrals remain taxable.
Worked example: $75,000 in Springfield
At $75,000 a single filer owes $7,670 in federal income tax, $1,288 in Ohio tax, $4,650 in Social Security, and $1,088 in Medicare. Springfield's 2.4% adds $1,800. The paycheck total for the year is $58,504, roughly $4,875 monthly.
Without any municipal tax, take-home would be $60,304, so Springfield costs $1,800 at this salary. At $40,000 the city tax is $960; at $100,000 it is $2,400.
These numbers assume a Springfield job. A Springfield resident commuting to a 2.5% city pays $1,875 there at $75,000, and because Springfield's credit is partial, part of Springfield's own tax is still due when the RITA return is filed.
Withholding and filing through RITA
Employers with Springfield work sites withhold 2.4% and send it to RITA. If you live in Springfield and work elsewhere, ask payroll to withhold the Springfield balance as well; otherwise RITA expects it with your return or as estimated payments.
Nonresidents who spend part of the week working from home outside Springfield can request a refund from RITA for the Springfield tax withheld on those days, with a log of where they worked.
How Springfield compares with other Ohio cities
Springfield's 2.4% is the 11th-highest of the 21 Ohio cities on this site, just under Dayton, Columbus, and the other 2.5% cities, which cost $75 more at $75,000. Youngstown's 2.75% costs $2,063.
Kettering and Elyria charge 2.25% ($1,688), and Hamilton and Dublin charge 2% ($1,500), which is $300 less than Springfield at the same salary.
Tips for Springfield paychecks
Send Springfield payments to RITA
City Hall no longer accepts Springfield income tax. Use RITA's MyAccount, FastPay, or Form 37, including for prior years.
Check the residence credit before you file
RITA's rate table shows Springfield's credit for other-city tax as partial, so commuters to Dayton or Columbus should plan for a balance.
Watch for the airport district
Jobs at the Springfield-Beckley airport district are taxed under that district's own rate, so check the locality on your W-2.