Missouri Income Tax Calculator 2026

Missouri income tax at a glance

Missouri’s top rate is 4.7% and applies above just $9,436 of taxable income, so most workers effectively pay a near-flat rate. You can deduct part of your federal income tax (35% down to 0% depending on AGI, capped at $5,000 / $10,000 joint). Capital gains are exempt starting in 2025.

How Missouri calculates your income tax

Missouri starts from your federal adjusted gross income (AGI). The standard deduction is $16,100 for single filers and $32,200 for married couples filing jointly ($24,150 head of household).

• Missouri lets you deduct a percentage of your federal income tax (35% at low incomes, falling to 0% above $125,000 of AGI); on $75,000 that is $1,151.

Missouri income tax brackets (2026)

The same brackets apply to single filers and married couples filing jointly (and to heads of household). Rates apply only to the slice of taxable income inside each bracket.

All filers

Missouri standard deduction and exemptions

Amounts before any income-based phase-outs.

Missouri income tax on $50,000, $75,000 and $100,000

Estimated 2026 tax for W-2 wages with the standard deduction, no children and no pre-tax deductions. Change any of these in the calculator above.

Step by step: $75,000 single filer in Missouri

• Gross wages: $75,000
• Standard deduction: −$16,100
• Federal income tax deduction: −$1,151
• Missouri taxable income: $57,750
• 0% on $1,348 = $0.00
• 2% on $1,348 = $26.96
• 2.5% on $1,348 = $33.70
• 3% on $1,348 = $40.44
• 3.5% on $1,348 = $47.18
• 4% on $1,348 = $53.92
• 4.5% on $1,348 = $60.66
• 4.7% on $48,314 = $2,270.73
• Missouri income tax: $2,534 — 3.38% of gross pay, with a marginal state rate of 4.7%.
• With $7,670 of federal income tax and $5,738 of FICA, total tax is $15,941 and take-home pay is about $59,059 ($2,271 every two weeks).

Local income taxes in Missouri

Kansas City and St. Louis levy a 1% earnings tax on residents and on non-residents who work in the city.

To include a local tax, type its rate in the “Other local / city income tax rate” box in the calculator. At a 1% local rate, $75,000 of wages would add about $750 a year.

Sales tax and other Missouri taxes

The Missouri state sales tax rate is 4.225%, and local governments may add their own rates on top. Spending $30,000 a year on taxable goods would cost roughly $1,268 in state sales tax alone.

Compare Missouri with neighboring states

State income tax on $75,000 of wages for a single filer in Missouri and its neighbors. Moving to Tennessee would cut state income tax on this salary by about $2,534 a year, while Illinois would cost about $1,034 more.

If you live in one of these states and work in another, you generally file a non-resident return in the work state and claim a credit at home for the tax paid.

How to lower your Missouri income tax

• Pre-tax retirement savings. Putting $10,000 into a traditional 401(k) on a $75,000 salary cuts Missouri tax by about $456 on top of the federal savings.
• Claim state credits. Check the Missouri return for earned-income, child, education and renter or property-tax credits that this estimate doesn’t include.
• Watch residency and work location. Days worked in another state and the date you move in or out change how much each state can tax.
• Time large income. Bonuses, stock sales and Roth conversions all land on your state return too.

See all states side by side in the state income tax calculator, or check the federal side with the federal income tax calculator and your per-check withholding in the paycheck calculator.

Sources and updates

Rates, brackets and deductions are for tax year 2026. Source: official Missouri tax agency page, cross-checked with the Tax Foundation’s 2026 state income tax tables and 2026 state legislation. Data last reviewed November 4, 2026.