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Mississippi Paycheck Calculator

See your real take-home pay in Mississippi after federal tax, MS state tax, FICA, 401(k), and health insurance.

Mississippi keeps things simple with a flat 4% income tax — every dollar of taxable wages is taxed at the same rate, no brackets to climb. Combined with federal income tax and 7.65% FICA, that flat rate determines how much of your salary actually reaches your bank account. The calculator below breaks down a Mississippi paycheck line by line, including 401(k) and health insurance deductions.

Your pay

Filing status

Flat 4% state income tax, after a $2,300 state deduction (single). Married brackets are approximated as doubled single-filer thresholds.

Take-home / paycheck
$2,299
Effective tax rate
21.6%
Annual take-home
$59,770

Where your gross salary goes

Take-home payFederal income taxFICA (SS + Medicare)MS state income tax401(k) contributionHealth insurance
ItemAnnualPer paycheck
Take-home pay$59,770$2,299
Federal income tax$8,796$338
FICA (SS + Medicare)$6,503$250
MS state income tax$3,032$117
401(k) contribution$5,100$196
Health insurance$1,800$69
Gross salary$85,000$3,269

Your 401(k) isn't lost money — it's still yours, just invested pre-tax. Counting it, you keep 76.3% of your gross.

Mississippi tax notes

  • Mississippi's flat rate steps down to 4.0% for 2026 under its scheduled phase-down, with further cuts planned.

Estimates only — state and local taxes vary; excludes local/city taxes and credits.

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