Missouri paycheck calculator: take-home pay 2026

In Missouri, your paycheck loses federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax of 2% to 4.7%. Enter your pay to see your take-home pay in Missouri for 2026.

Your pay

How you're paid

HourlySalary

Hours a week

State

Hours over 40 count at your regular rate here. For time and a half, use the overtime calculator.

Filing status

How often you're paid

Pre-tax deductions

401(k), % of pay

Health, per paycheck

A traditional 401(k) lowers income tax but not Social Security or Medicare. Health premiums through work lower both.

Take-home pay, every 2 weeks

$1,634.00 a paycheck

$25 an hour is $52,000 a year before tax in Missouri, about $42,484 after tax ($3,540 a month) for a single filer working 40 hours a week in 2026.

A year$42,484
A month$3,540.33
A paycheck$1,634.00
An hour$20.42

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Where your pay goes

Take-home pay$42,48481.7%
Federal income tax$4,0607.8%
Social Security and Medicare$3,9787.7%
Missouri taxes$1,4782.8%

Breakdown

YearMonthPaycheckHour

Pay and taxes, per paycheck
Gross pay	$2,000.00
Federal income tax	−$156.15
Social Security	−$124.00
Medicare	−$29.00
Missouri income tax	−$56.85
Total taxes	−$366.00
Take-home pay	$1,634.00

Effective tax rate: 18.3%
Marginal tax rate: 24.3%
Federal bracket: 12%
Missouri bracket: 4.7%

The marginal rate is the tax on your next dollar, all taxes included, measured over the next $1,000 of pay.

Compare all 50 states and DC

Take-home pay on $52,000 a year, filing single. State taxes include state payroll contributions; other local taxes are left out.

State	A year	A month	State taxes	Difference
1	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,478
2	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,478
3	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,478
4	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,478
5	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,478
6	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,478
7	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,478
8	$43,962	$3,664	$0	+$1,478
9	$43,702	$3,642	$260	+$1,218
10	$43,241	$3,603	$721	+$757
11	$43,065	$3,589	$898	+$581
12	$42,976	$3,581	$987	+$492
13	$42,830	$3,569	$1,132	+$346
14	$42,787	$3,566	$1,175	+$303
15	$42,684	$3,557	$1,278	+$200
16	$42,638	$3,553	$1,324	+$154
17	$42,614	$3,551	$1,348	+$130
18	$42,597	$3,550	$1,365	+$113
19	$42,526	$3,544	$1,436	+$42
20	$42,484	$3,540	$1,478	Selected
21	$42,476	$3,540	$1,486	−$8
22	$42,458	$3,538	$1,505	−$26
23	$42,434	$3,536	$1,529	−$50
24	$42,396	$3,533	$1,566	−$88
25	$42,329	$3,527	$1,633	−$155
26	$42,314	$3,526	$1,648	−$170
27	$42,287	$3,524	$1,675	−$197
28	$42,275	$3,523	$1,687	−$209
29	$42,260	$3,522	$1,702	−$224
30	$42,228	$3,519	$1,734	−$256
31	$42,193	$3,516	$1,769	−$291
32	$42,175	$3,515	$1,787	−$309
33	$42,168	$3,514	$1,795	−$316
34	$42,154	$3,513	$1,808	−$330
35	$42,116	$3,510	$1,846	−$368
36	$42,057	$3,505	$1,905	−$427
37	$42,008	$3,501	$1,954	−$476
38	$42,003	$3,500	$1,959	−$481
39	$41,870	$3,489	$2,092	−$614
40	$41,860	$3,488	$2,102	−$624
41	$41,805	$3,484	$2,157	−$679
42	$41,803	$3,484	$2,159	−$681
43	$41,786	$3,482	$2,176	−$698
44	$41,721	$3,477	$2,241	−$763
45	$41,545	$3,462	$2,417	−$939
46	$41,533	$3,461	$2,429	−$951
47	$41,533	$3,461	$2,429	−$951
48	$41,495	$3,458	$2,467	−$989
49	$41,443	$3,454	$2,519	−$1,041
50	$40,405	$3,367	$3,557	−$2,079
51	$40,236	$3,353	$3,726	−$2,248

How Missouri taxes your paycheck

Missouri has rates up to 4.7%, which applies to taxable income over $9,436, after the federal standard deduction. It also lets you deduct part of your federal income tax.

Missouri income tax brackets for 2026
Taxable income, single	Rate
Up to $1,348	0%
$1,348 to $2,696	2%
$2,696 to $4,044	2.5%
$4,044 to $5,392	3%
$5,392 to $6,740	3.5%
$6,740 to $8,088	4%
$8,088 to $9,436	4.5%
Over $9,436	4.7%

The federal tax deduction is 35% of your federal tax at incomes of $25,000 or less, falling to nothing over $125,000, and at most $5,000 ($10,000 for a joint return). Employers do not count it when withholding.
Married couples filing together split the income between them; here all of it is treated as one person's pay.

Local income tax

Kansas City and St. Louis charge a 1% earnings tax on residents and on people who work in the city. It is not included here.

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Minimum wage

$15 an hour after taxes

Hourly pay, 40 hours a week

Yearly salary

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How this calculator works

Your pay becomes a yearly amount. Hourly pay counts your hours a week for 52 weeks, so paid holidays and vacation count as worked weeks.
Federal income tax uses the 2026 IRS brackets and standard deduction for your filing status: $16,100 single, $32,200 married filing jointly and $24,150 head of household. With a 2026 Form W-4 and nothing else filled in, this is what IRS Publication 15-T has your employer withhold over the year.
Social Security is 6.2% of pay up to $184,500. Medicare is 1.45% of all pay, plus 0.9% on pay over $200,000.
State income tax uses each state's 2026 brackets, standard deduction and personal exemptions for a full-year resident with no dependents. Required state payroll deductions, like paid family leave or disability insurance, are included.
It assumes one job all year and no other income, credits or itemized deductions. Dependents and the Child Tax Credit are not included, so if you file as head of household or claim children on your Form W-4, your federal tax will usually be lower than shown. Your real paycheck can differ by a few dollars, because payroll rounds each paycheck and some states use their own withholding tables.
Hours over 40 a week count at your regular rate. For time and a half, use the overtime calculator. A 401(k) is held to the 2026 IRS limit of $24,500; catch-up contributions at 50 and older are not included.

Common questions

How much is taken out of a paycheck in Missouri?

On $25 an hour, 40 hours a week, a single filer in Missouri pays about 18.3% of pay in taxes and keeps $42,484 a year, or $1,634.00 every 2 weeks. On a $60,000 salary it is 19.1%, leaving $48,543 a year.

What is the Missouri income tax rate in 2026?

Missouri has rates up to 4.7%, which applies to taxable income over $9,436, after the federal standard deduction. It also lets you deduct part of your federal income tax. Each rate applies only to the income in its bracket.

What are Social Security and Medicare taxes?

Together they are called FICA. In 2026 Social Security takes 6.2% of pay up to $184,500, and Medicare takes 1.45% of all pay, plus 0.9% on pay over $200,000. Your employer pays the same amount again.

Are there local income taxes in Missouri?