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Missouri Paycheck Calculator

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

Missouri uses a progressive income tax, with marginal rates running from 2% on the first dollars of taxable income up to 4.7% at the top. Where your salary lands in those brackets — after the state's deduction and any pre-tax contributions — decides how much comes out of each check on top of federal tax and FICA. Run your numbers below to see the full federal-plus-Missouri breakdown per paycheck and per year.

Your pay

Filing status

Progressive state income tax: 2%–4.7%, after a $15,000 state deduction (single). Married brackets are approximated as doubled single-filer thresholds. Uses the latest available state rates where 2026 figures aren't final.

Take-home / paycheck
$2,308
Effective tax rate
21.3%
Annual take-home
$60,012

Where your gross salary goes

Take-home payFederal income taxFICA (SS + Medicare)MO state income tax401(k) contributionHealth insurance
ItemAnnualPer paycheck
Take-home pay$60,012$2,308
Federal income tax$8,796$338
FICA (SS + Medicare)$6,503$250
MO state income tax$2,790$107
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 76.6% of your gross.

Missouri tax notes

  • Missouri's top 4.7% rate applies above roughly $9,200 of taxable income, so most wages are taxed near the top rate.
  • Kansas City and St. Louis each levy a 1% earnings tax — not modeled here.

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

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