Missouri Paycheck Calculator
Last updated: · Data: IRS, SSA & Tax Foundation (tax year 2026)
Missouri taxes wages at graduated rates for 2026 — 8 brackets running from 0% to a top rate of 4.7%. On a $65,000 salary, a single filer in Missouri takes home about $52,290 after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, and Missouri state tax. The calculator above is already set to Missouri — change the salary, filing status, or deductions and the estimate updates as you type.
2026 Missouri income tax at a glance
Missouri taxes wages at graduated rates for 2026 — 8 brackets from 0% up to 4.7% — applied after a $16,100 standard deduction.
- Standard deduction (2026): $16,100 single · $32,200 married filing jointly.
- Top marginal rate: 4.7%, on taxable income over $9,436 (single).
- State tax on a $65,000 salary (single): $2,118 — an effective rate of about 3.26% of gross pay.
Missouri brackets — single filers
| Taxable income | Tax rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $1,348 | 0% |
| $1,348 – $2,696 | 2% |
| $2,696 – $4,044 | 2.5% |
| $4,044 – $5,392 | 3% |
| $5,392 – $6,740 | 3.5% |
| $6,740 – $8,088 | 4% |
| $8,088 – $9,436 | 4.5% |
| Over $9,436 | 4.7% |
Missouri brackets — married filing jointly
| Taxable income | Tax rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $1,348 | 0% |
| $1,348 – $2,696 | 2% |
| $2,696 – $4,044 | 2.5% |
| $4,044 – $5,392 | 3% |
| $5,392 – $6,740 | 3.5% |
| $6,740 – $8,088 | 4% |
| $8,088 – $9,436 | 4.5% |
| Over $9,436 | 4.7% |
Take-home pay in Missouri by salary
Estimated 2026 take-home pay in Missouri at six common salary levels — same method as the calculator above, single filer, no pre-tax deductions:
| Salary | Federal tax | FICA | State tax | Take-home (annual) | Take-home (biweekly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $2,620 | $3,060 | $943 | $33,377 | $1,283.74 |
| $50,000 | $3,820 | $3,825 | $1,413 | $40,942 | $1,574.71 |
| $65,000 | $5,620 | $4,973 | $2,118 | $52,290 | $2,011.15 |
| $75,000 | $7,670 | $5,738 | $2,588 | $59,005 | $2,269.42 |
| $100,000 | $13,170 | $7,650 | $3,763 | $75,417 | $2,900.67 |
| $150,000 | $24,734 | $11,475 | $6,113 | $107,678 | $4,141.47 |
Single filer, no pre-tax deductions. FICA is 6.2% Social Security (on wages up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500) plus 1.45% Medicare; none of these salaries reaches the additional 0.9% Medicare tax. Annual figures are rounded to the nearest dollar, matching our state-by-state study.
For scale: the same $65,000 salary keeps $54,408 in Texas, which has no wage tax, and $49,550 in Oregon, the highest-tax state in this data at this salary. Missouri sits between those poles — its state tax on $65,000 works out to about 3.26% of gross pay, or $2,118 a year. The full ranking is in our Real Hourly Wage by State 2026 study.
Worked example: $65,000 in Missouri
Compare Missouri with other states
State tax is the one part of a paycheck that changes when you cross a state line. Run any salary through the main paycheck calculator, browse the paycheck calculator by state index, or jump straight to a comparison: Texas (no state income tax — a $65,000 salary keeps $54,408), Oregon (highest state tax on $65,000 in this data — keeps $49,550), and Montana (keeps $52,096).
How this estimate works
Federal tax uses the 2026 IRS brackets and the $16,100 single standard deduction; FICA is 6.2% Social Security up to the $184,500 wage base plus 1.45% Medicare; Missouri tax uses the 2026 state brackets, deduction, and exemption figures shown above. The estimate excludes local income taxes, state disability or paid-leave payroll taxes, and credit phaseouts, so an actual Missouri pay stub can differ. Every assumption is listed on our methodology page, and sources cites each 2026 figure.