Missouri paycheck calculator for 2026
Type your pay before tax and how often it lands. See what federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and Missouri take, and what's left, per paycheck and for the year.
Checked October 22, 2026
Missouri taxes wages at 0% to 4.7%. On $60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks, take-home in Missouri comes to about $1,866 a paycheck, after $72 of Missouri income tax. The calculator below works it out for your pay.
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Take-home pay
$2,011per 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 |
| Missouri income tax | −$81 | −$2,118 |
| Take-home | $2,011 | $52,290 |
Kansas City and St. Louis each impose an earnings tax on residents, which the Missouri Department of Revenue does not administer. Neither is included in the calculator.
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 Missouri taxes a paycheck
- Missouri's top rate is 4.7 percent, reached at $9,436 of taxable income. Below that, rates step up from 0 percent on the first $1,348 through 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4 and 4.5 percent.
- The standard deduction follows the federal one: $16,100 for single filers, $24,150 for heads of household and $32,200 for joint filers.
- Missouri withholding uses the same meaning of wages as federal withholding, so pre-tax 401(k) deferrals and health insurance premiums paid through work are left out.
Missouri has 8 tax brackets, from 0% up to 4.7%. A single filer gets a standard deduction of $16,100. Traditional 401(k) contributions come out of Missouri taxable pay.
| Rate | Taxable income, single |
|---|---|
| 0% | $0 to $1,348 |
| 2% | $1,348 to $2,696 |
| 2.5% | $2,696 to $4,044 |
| 3% | $4,044 to $5,392 |
| 3.5% | $5,392 to $6,740 |
| 4% | $6,740 to $8,088 |
| 4.5% | $8,088 to $9,436 |
| 4.7% | $9,436 and up |
Local income tax in Missouri
Kansas City and St. Louis each impose an earnings tax on residents, which the Missouri Department of Revenue does not administer. Neither is included in the calculator.
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 |
| Missouri income tax | $72 | $1,883 |
| Take-home | $1,866 | $48,507 |
Other states
50 other states are in the paycheck tax calculator.
Questions people ask
How much is $60,000 a year after taxes in Missouri?
About $48,507 a year, or $1,866 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 Missouri income tax $1,883.
Does Missouri have a state income tax?
Yes. Missouri taxes wages at 0% to 4.7%.
Does a 401(k) lower Missouri income tax?
Yes. Missouri 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 Missouri tax by about $169.
Is there local income tax in Missouri?
Kansas City and St. Louis each impose an earnings tax on residents, which the Missouri Department of Revenue does not administer. Neither is included in the calculator.
Sources
9 sources · read October 22, 2026
Every number on this page comes from dor.mo.gov and irs.gov. If a source has changed since, the source is right.
- 1Missouri Department of Revenue: 2026 Withholding Tax Formula (rates and standard deduction)dor.mo.gov
- 2Missouri Department of Revenue: State of Missouri Employer's Tax Guide, Form 4282 (2026)dor.mo.gov
- 3Missouri Department of Revenue: Remote work resources (city earnings taxes)dor.mo.gov
- 4IRS: Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (2026 tax brackets and standard deduction)irs.gov
- 5IRS: Topic 751, Social Security and Medicare withholding rates (2026 wage base $184,500)irs.gov
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