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7 States That Don’t Tax Your Pension, 401(k), Social Security, and More

February 22, 2023 · Personal Finance
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Breaks on pensions

It seems that some states also offer breaks on pensions, as long as they’re not 401(k) or IRAs. Alabama has a total of 5 percent income tax, and income from pensions is usually exempt.

Income from defined contribution plans, like IRAs, isn’t completely exempt, but the good news: starting in 2023, there will be a $6,000 annual exemption. Hawaii has a whopping 11 percent top income tax but doesn’t have any tax pension distributions. You will have to pay taxes on your contributions, and any other gains from those contributions when you take the withdrawals.

As for other states, they seem to limit how much retirement income is taxable. For instance, Arkansas exempts $6,000 of private or public employee retirement income, but also all military and railroad retirement income.

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28 comments on “7 States That Don’t Tax Your Pension, 401(k), Social Security, and More”

  1. Thomas says:
    March 5, 2026 at 1:38 am

    How many people live too be 100 and if you do you’re too dam old.

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  2. Sean Stites says:
    March 2, 2026 at 11:16 pm

    I never saw the 7 states listed anywhere in this article rife with ads & other distractions!

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  3. James Gong says:
    March 29, 2025 at 1:06 am

    No it is that the politicians and lobbyist make so much income they think all the lower level job people include retiree have the same amount of disposable income so they take care of their life style and the hell with those who pay their salaries. So get rid of the many lobbyist and their pushing agenda paying politicians and the politicians might just working for the tax payer again. know what a dollar will by when you only have a dollar.

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  4. Roger Stoll says:
    March 25, 2025 at 8:19 pm

    Florida also has no state income tax

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  5. Juan M says:
    January 29, 2025 at 5:55 pm

    Democrats love to TAX productive Americans so they can BUY the votes of unproductive people with handouts. The Hasidic n NY have 8 and more children and SCAM every government program by not being married by the state (only married by their rabbi) so they can claim to be ‘unwed mothers’. The whore politicians say nothing because they want their ‘block vote’.

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