Missouri Paycheck Calculator

Missouri uses graduated 2026 state income-tax brackets, so higher pay is taxed at higher marginal rates after the state deduction. This calculator applies that on top of federal withholding and Social Security / Medicare to estimate your Missouri take-home pay.

Missouri uses a graduated income tax with 8 brackets for 2026, with marginal rates ranging from 0% to a top rate of 4.7% (which applies to single-filer taxable income above $9,436). For 2026, Missouri's state standard deduction is $16,100 for single filers and $32,200 for married couples filing jointly. As a worked example, a single filer earning $60,000 pays about $1,883 in Missouri income tax (roughly 3.1% of gross) before federal tax and FICA.

What this estimate doesn't include: Local income taxes are not included. Missouri cities of Kansas City and St. Louis levy a separate 1% local earnings tax on wages, which is not included in this estimate. Missouri's standard deduction conforms to the federal standard deduction. Not modeled here: the additional standard deduction for taxpayers age 65 or older or blind, the $1,400 additional exemption Missouri gives head of household and qualifying widow(er) filers on the annual return, and Missouri tax credits. Missouri still lets you deduct part of your federal income tax when you file your annual return, under Section 143.171 RSMo. The deduction is a percentage of your federal income tax liability set by your Missouri adjusted gross income: 35% at $25,000 or less, 25% from $25,001 to $50,000, 15% from $50,001 to $100,000, 5% from $100,001 to $125,000, and 0% at $125,001 or more. It is capped at $5,000 per return, or $10,000 on a married filing combined return. Missouri's withholding formula does not apply this deduction, so it does not change your paycheck and this estimate leaves it out. Claim it on Form MO-1040 when you file. City, county or school-district income taxes where they apply, court-ordered deductions, union dues, and anything else your specific employer withholds are not in this figure; your pay stub is the authority on those.

Missouri's graduated single-filer schedule for 2026, applied after the state deduction:

$15.00/hour (≈$31,200/year full-time). Effective Jan 1, 2026 under voter-approved Proposition A (2024). HB 567 (signed July 2025) removed the future automatic inflation adjustments Prop A had set. Does not apply to public employers.

Only Kansas City and St. Louis City levy a 1% local earnings tax; Missouri law bars any other municipality from imposing a local income tax. Residents of those cities pay 1% on all earnings; non-residents pay 1% on income earned within city limits.

For tax years 2025 to 2028 there is a federal deduction for qualified overtime premium pay and tips (OBBBA caps & rules). FICA comes out either way.

Missouri state income tax: Missouri has not adopted the federal tips/overtime deductions for state income tax as of mid-2026, so they reduce your federal tax only. (source: extension.missouri.edu)

• Overtime: 2025 — not deductible on your Missouri return (still state-taxed); 2026–2028 — not deductible on your Missouri return (still state-taxed).
• Tips: 2025 — not deductible on your Missouri return (still state-taxed); 2026–2028 — not deductible on your Missouri return (still state-taxed).

Related: tips calculator · overtime calculator · tips by state · overtime by state.

• Workers in Kansas City or St. Louis City pay a flat 1% local earnings tax on top of Missouri state income tax — the only two Missouri jurisdictions allowed to impose a local income tax, and it follows residents on all earnings regardless of where they work.
• Missouri's top state income tax rate dropped to 4.7% for 2026 (one of the lowest among states that tax wages), and the state has no employee-side payroll contributions (no SDI/PFML), so outside KC/STL the only state withholding is the income tax.