10 Percent

• As of 2011 and based on your annual income, you must pay 10 percent of your wage (every time you get paid) if you file your tax return as a single individual or head of household and your annual income is between $2,100 and $10,600. You also must pay 10 percent of your wage in income tax if you file as a married individual and your annual income is between $7,900 and $24,900.
  
  

15 Percent

• As of 2011, if you file as a single individual or head of household, you must pay $850 plus 15 percent of your wage in income tax if your annual income is between $10,600 and $36,600. If you file as a married individual, you must pay $1,700 plus 15 percent of your wage if your income is between $24,900 and $76,900 per year.
  
  

25 Percent

• You must pay $4,750 plus 25 percent of your wage in income tax if you file as a single person or head of household and your annual income is between $36,600 and $85,700. If you file as a married person, you must pay $9,500 plus 25 percent of your income if your annual wage is between $76,900 and $147,250.
  
  

28 Percent

• If you file as a single person or head of household and your annual income is between $85,700 and $176,500, you must pay $17,025 plus 28 percent of your wage in income tax. If you are married and your annual income is between $147,250 and $220,200, you must pay $27,087.50 plus 28 percent of your wage.
  
  

33 Percent

• You pay $42,449.00 plus 33 percent of your wage if you file as a single person or head of household and your income ranges from $176,500 to $381,250. If your annual income ranges from $220,200 to $387,050 and you are married, you must pay $47,513.50 plus 33 percent of your wage.
  
  

35 Percent

• If you are single or you file as the head of household and you earn more than $381,250 per year, you must pay $110,016.50 plus 35 percent of your wage in income tax. If you are married and you make more than $387,050 per year you must pay $102,574.00 plus 35 percent of your wage to the IRS.