How Missouri taxes your paycheck
Missouri uses a graduated income tax with 7 brackets, from 2% on the first slice of taxable income to 4.7% on income over $9,436 for single filers. Each rate applies only to the income inside its bracket, so moving into a higher bracket never lowers your take-home pay. Before the rates apply, Missouri allows a standard deduction of $16,100 for single filers and $32,200 for married couples filing jointly.
On a $75,000 salary, a single filer owes about $2,588 in Missouri income tax for 2026, an effective state rate of 3.45%.
| Rate | Single: taxable income | Married filing jointly: taxable income |
|---|---|---|
| 2% | over $1,348 | over $1,348 |
| 2.5% | over $2,696 | over $2,696 |
| 3% | over $4,044 | over $4,044 |
| 3.5% | over $5,392 | over $5,392 |
| 4% | over $6,740 | over $6,740 |
| 4.5% | over $8,088 | over $8,088 |
| 4.7% | over $9,436 | over $9,436 |
Take-home pay in Missouri at common salaries
These figures use the 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction, Social Security and Medicare, and Missouri state tax, for someone paid every two weeks with no 401(k) or other pre-tax deductions. Enter your own salary and deductions in the calculator above for a personal estimate.
| Salary | Missouri tax (single) | Take-home, single | Per paycheck, single | Take-home, married |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $943 | $33,377 | $1,283.74 | $35,969 |
| $60,000 | $1,883 | $48,507 | $1,865.67 | $51,444 |
| $80,000 | $2,823 | $62,287 | $2,395.67 | $66,574 |
| $100,000 | $3,763 | $75,417 | $2,900.67 | $81,704 |
| $150,000 | $6,113 | $107,678 | $4,141.47 | $117,829 |
How Missouri compares with neighboring states
On a $75,000 salary, Missouri's income tax is the 26th-lowest of the 50 states and DC (1st = lowest), counting the 9 states that don't tax wages at all.
Among neighboring states, Tennessee takes the least state income tax on $75,000 ($0) and Illinois the most ($3,568).
What this estimate leaves out
Missouri also allows county or city income taxes. Where they apply, they average about 0.18% of adjusted gross income (Tax Foundation, 2023 data), so check your local rate and add it to this estimate. State disability insurance and paid family-leave contributions and local income taxes are not included, and the federal figures assume the standard deduction with no credits such as the Child Tax Credit. Head-of-household and married-filing-separately returns use the state's single schedule, which a few states set separately.
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