Missouri
Missouri paycheck calculator
Missouri reaches a 4.7% top rate at a low taxable-income bracket after a standard deduction that matches the 2026 federal amounts. Brackets are not doubled for joint filers. Kansas City and St. Louis can levy earnings taxes; they are not assumed on this state page — enter a custom percent when your stub shows one.
Missouri allows some or all of federal income tax as a deduction on the state return. This estimate leaves that deduction out, so the Missouri line runs high. That is intentional understatement of net pay rather than a silent optimistic guess.
A traditional 401(k) reduces the Missouri base; FICA does not. Use the compare tool with Illinois or Kansas at the same salary when an offer sits on a border — and add an earnings-tax percent only for the city that actually withholds it.
Example take-home
| Salary | Federal | FICA | State | Payroll | Local | Net / year | Net / check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000.00 | $2,620.00 | $3,060.00 | $942.67 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $33,377.33 | $1,283.74 |
| $60,000.00 | $5,020.00 | $4,590.00 | $1,882.67 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $48,507.33 | $1,865.66 |
| $80,000.00 | $8,770.00 | $6,120.00 | $2,822.67 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $62,287.33 | $2,395.66 |
| $100,000.00 | $13,170.00 | $7,650.00 | $3,762.67 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $75,417.33 | $2,900.66 |
| $150,000.00 | $24,734.00 | $11,475.00 | $6,112.67 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $107,678.33 | $4,141.48 |
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What this page includes
- Federal income tax using the 2026 standard deduction and Rev. Proc. 2025-32 brackets
- Social Security (6.2% up to $184,500) and Medicare (1.45%, plus Additional Medicare when wages clear the filing-status threshold)
- Missouri: graduated state income tax (top 4.7%)
- No employee state disability / paid-leave premium modeled for this state yet
- Local wage tax only if you select a city/county or enter a custom percent
Local tax
Missouri can have local wage taxes in some places. This page leaves local tax off until you select a named jurisdiction or enter a custom percent.
What is not included
Credits, itemized deductions, multi-state credits, property tax, sales tax, and unsourced local rates are not included. Employer payroll tables can differ from this annualized estimate. This Missouri page does not invent taxes that are missing from the 2026 data files.
Questions
Why does this Missouri estimate run high?
A deduction for federal income tax paid is allowed on many Missouri returns and is omitted here.
Are Kansas City or St. Louis earnings taxes included?
Not automatically. Enter the percent from your stub as a custom local rate.
Are Missouri brackets wider for joint filers?
Not in the 2026 table used here. Thresholds follow the published non-doubled schedule.
Nearby
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Sources
- IRS newsroom, tax year 2026 inflation adjustments (Rev. Proc. 2025-32)
- Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (PDF)
- Tax Foundation, 2026 federal income tax brackets
- IRS Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods
- SSA, Contribution and benefit base
- IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide
- IRS, Questions and answers for the Additional Medicare Tax
- Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026
- IRS, state government websites index
See a rate that looks wrong? The sources and the gaps are public.