Missouri Paycheck Calculator

Missouri withholds through an 8-band schedule that tops out at 4.7%, applied to wages after a standard deduction that depends on your Form MO W-4 filing status — including a special box for a married employee whose spouse doesn't work.

Pay type

Annual salary

Pay frequency

State

Federal filing status (W-4 Step 1)

Multiple jobs or spouse works (W-4 Step 2 checkbox)Check if you hold more than one job or file jointly and your spouse also works.

W-4 Steps 3–4: dependents, other income, deductions

Dependents credit (Step 3, annual)

$2,000 per qualifying child under 17.

Other income (Step 4a, annual)

Deductions beyond standard (Step 4b, annual)

Extra withholding (Step 4c, per paycheck)

Benefits & deductions (per paycheck)

Your age

Only used to check 401(k)/HSA catch-up contribution limits — optional.

Traditional 401(k)

HSA contribution

HSA coverage type

Family coverage has a higher IRS contribution limit.

Health FSA

Health insurance premiums

Post-tax deductions

Roth 401(k), garnishments, and other after-tax amounts.

Estimated take-home pay

$2,269per biweekly paycheck

$58,992 per year ·

Take-home 78.7%Federal 10.2%FICA 7.7%State 3.5%

In a no-income-tax state like Texas, the same pay would take home about $2,600 more per year.

Missouri withholds on annualized wages less a standard deduction that depends on Form MO W-4 filing status ($16,100/yr for Single, Married-Spouse-Works, or Married Filing Separate; $32,200/yr if the MO W-4 Line 1 box for a married employee whose spouse does not work is checked; $24,150/yr for Head of Household), run through an 8-band schedule from 0% to a top rate of 4.7%. Per the formula's own instruction, the final per-period withholding amount is rounded to the nearest whole DOLLAR, not the nearest cent.

How Missouri taxes your paycheck in 2026

Top rate: 4.7%
Standard deduction: $16,100 (most filers) up to $32,200 (married, spouse not working)
Rounding: Final withholding rounds to the nearest whole dollar

2026 Missouri withholding rate schedule (all filers, annual)

Rendered from the same data file the calculator computes with.

Taxable income	Rate
$0 – $1,348	0%
$1,348 – $2,696	2%
$2,696 – $4,044	2.5%
$4,044 – $5,392	3%
$5,392 – $6,740	3.5%
$6,740 – $8,088	4%
$8,088 – $9,436	4.5%
Over $9,436	4.7%

Missouri paycheck FAQs

What is Missouri's standard deduction for withholding?

$16,100/yr for Single, Married Filing Separately, or Married with both spouses working; $32,200/yr if a married employee checks the MO W-4 box for a non-working spouse; $24,150/yr for Head of Household.

What is Missouri's top income tax rate?

4.7%, applying to taxable income above $9,436/yr in 2026 — a much lower threshold than many other states' top brackets.

Does Missouri round paycheck withholding?

Yes — Missouri's formula explicitly rounds the final per-paycheck withholding amount to the nearest whole dollar, not the nearest cent.

Tax data verified 2026-07-21 against the official source. See our methodology.