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How Federal Income Tax Brackets Work. Say a married couple, filing jointly, in 2016, had a taxable income of $175,000. Each dollar over $151,900âor $23,100âwould fall into the 28% federal income tax bracket. However, the couples' total federal tax would have been $35,986âjust about 20%, of their adjusted gross income.
Taxes Â» Tax Brackets. Taxpayers fall into one of 7 brackets, depending on their taxable income: 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33%, 35% or 39.6%. Because the U.S. tax system is a progressive one, as income rises, increasingly higher taxes are imposed. But those in the highest bracket dont pay the highest rate on all their income. For example, in 2016, single individuals pay 39.6% only on income above $415,050 (above $466,950 for married filing jointly); the lower tax rates are levied at the income brackets below that amount, as shown in the table below.