Everyone pays the taxman, but some pay him more than others.

Kiplinger rated each state on its level of taxation to determine where residents are hit the hardest for sales, income, real estate, gift, gasoline and other state taxes and came up with the following list of high-cost states.

The following list, in reverse order, gives an example of why residents’ pocketbooks are a little emptier in these 10 states.

No. 10. Rhode Island

Rhode Island is expensive for homeowners. The property tax on the state’s median home value of $236,000 is $3,855, the 11th-highest in the U.S.

No. 9. Illinois

Taxes on just about everything in Illinois are high and could go higher as lawmakers grapple with the largest state budget deficit in the U.S.

No. 8. Vermont

Vermont limits income tax deductions for high income earners. Also, Vermont's property taxes are among the 10 highest in the U.S.

No. 7. Maine

Maine has been working to lower its income taxes; the top rate fell from 7.95 percent to 7.15 percent for 2016. However, the lowest rate of 5.8 percent is higher than some other states' maximums.

No. 6. Minnesota

Minnesota added a new top income tax rate of 9.85 percent in 2013, but what makes Minnesota really stand out is that its lowest income tax rate is 5.35 percent. Property taxes also are on the high side.

No. 5. New Jersey

New Jersey famously has the highest property taxes in the U.S.

No. 4. New York

In neighboring New York, income, property and sales taxes are all high.

No. 3. Connecticut

Real estate taxes are the fourth highest in the country and the state has both a gift tax and a luxury tax. Connecticut also faces serious financial pressures that could force it to raise taxes even more.

No. 2. Hawaii

Temporary income tax rate hikes expired in 2016, lowering the top rate from 11 percent to 8.25 percent, but that top rate kicks in at just $48,000 for individual filers. Also, the 4 percent sales tax is imposed on all transactions.

No. 1. California

The Golden State earns the worst ranking, in part for having the highest income tax rates.