Mississippi paycheck calculator for 2026
Type your pay before tax and how often it lands. See what federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and Mississippi take, and what's left, per paycheck and for the year.
Checked October 22, 2026
Mississippi taxes wages at 0% to 4%. On $60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks, take-home in Mississippi comes to about $1,874 a paycheck, after $64 of Mississippi income tax. The calculator below works it out for your pay.
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Take-home pay
$2,021per paycheck
| Line | Per paycheck | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,500 | $65,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$216 | −$5,620 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$155 | −$4,030 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$36 | −$943 |
| Mississippi income tax | −$72 | −$1,868 |
| Take-home | $2,021 | $52,540 |
An estimate for 2026: the year's income tax spread evenly over your paychecks, using the standard deduction. Your employer uses the IRS withholding tables and your W-4, so a real paycheck can be a little different. Credits (like the child tax credit), other income and local taxes aren't included.
How Mississippi taxes a paycheck
- Mississippi taxes wages at 0 percent on the first $10,000 of taxable income and 4 percent on the rest in 2026. The Department of Revenue lists 3.75 percent for 2027.
- The standard deduction is $2,300 for single filers, $3,400 for heads of family and $4,600 for married filers.
- The personal exemption is $6,000 for single filers, $9,500 for heads of family and $12,000 for married couples.
- Mississippi says its withholding follows federal procedures very closely, and the calculator assumes pre-tax 401(k) deferrals and health insurance premiums paid through work are left out of Mississippi wages.
Mississippi has 2 tax brackets, from 0% up to 4%. A single filer gets a standard deduction of $2,300 and a personal exemption of $6,000. Traditional 401(k) contributions come out of Mississippi taxable pay.
| Rate | Taxable income, single |
|---|---|
| 0% | $0 to $10,000 |
| 4% | $10,000 and up |
A worked example
$60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks (26 paychecks of $2,307.69), with nothing taken out before tax:
| Line | Per paycheck | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,308 | $60,000 |
| Federal income tax | $193 | $5,020 |
| Social Security | $143 | $3,720 |
| Medicare | $33 | $870 |
| Mississippi income tax | $64 | $1,668 |
| Take-home | $1,874 | $48,722 |
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Questions people ask
How much is $60,000 a year after taxes in Mississippi?
About $48,722 a year, or $1,874 a paycheck paid every two weeks, for a single filer with no 401(k) or health insurance through work. Federal income tax is $5,020, Social Security $3,720, Medicare $870, and Mississippi income tax $1,668.
Does Mississippi have a state income tax?
Yes. Mississippi taxes wages at 0% to 4%.
Does a 401(k) lower Mississippi income tax?
Yes. Mississippi leaves traditional 401(k) contributions out of taxable wages, like the federal tax does. Putting $3,600 a year in (6% of $60,000) lowers Mississippi tax by about $144.
Sources
8 sources · read October 22, 2026
Every number on this page comes from dor.ms.gov and irs.gov. If a source has changed since, the source is right.
- 1Mississippi Department of Revenue: Withholding Income Tax Tables and Employer Instructions, 2026 (Pub 89-700)dor.ms.gov
- 2Mississippi Department of Revenue: General informationdor.ms.gov
- 3IRS: Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (2026 tax brackets and standard deduction)irs.gov
- 4IRS: Topic 751, Social Security and Medicare withholding rates (2026 wage base $184,500)irs.gov
- 5IRS: Topic 560, Additional Medicare Taxirs.gov
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