Missouri Paycheck Calculator
Missouri’s top rate is 4.7%, and the brackets are compressed into the first $10,000 of taxable income, so most workers are at the top rate on almost all taxable wages. Kansas City and St. Louis charge a 1% earnings tax. Type it if you live or work there. The rate is not hard-coded because it was not reconfirmed for this release.
How the state line is figured
Missouri’s top rate is 4.7%, and the brackets are compressed into the first $10,000 of taxable income, so most workers are at the top rate on almost all taxable wages. Kansas City and St. Louis charge a 1% earnings tax. Type it if you live or work there. The rate is not hard-coded because it was not reconfirmed for this release.
Statutory estimate, not the employer wage table.
Brackets used for the estimate
| Over | Rate |
|---|---|
| $1,348 | 2% |
| $2,696 | 2.5% |
| $4,044 | 3% |
| $5,392 | 3.5% |
| $6,740 | 4% |
| $8,088 | 4.5% |
| $9,436 | 4.7% |
| Over | Rate |
|---|---|
| $1,348 | 2% |
| $2,696 | 2.5% |
| $4,044 | 3% |
| $5,392 | 3.5% |
| $6,740 | 4% |
| $8,088 | 4.5% |
| $9,436 | 4.7% |
Source: Missouri Department of Revenue. Head of household uses the single brackets on this page, except where the method above says otherwise.
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Questions
Does Missouri tax wages?
Missouri taxes wages. Statutory estimate, not the employer wage table. The top rate used on this page is 4.7%.
Is this the amount an employer will withhold?
Federal withholding uses IRS Publication 15-T. The state line is an estimate of the statutory tax, not the state wage-bracket table, so the stub can differ.
What else is withheld?
Social Security is 6.2% up to $184,500. Medicare is 1.45%, plus 0.9% after $200,000 from one employer. Payroll programs we could verify are listed on the paycheck.
Does Missouri have local wage tax?
A local rate can be typed. It starts at 0% because city and county rates were not verified one by one.
Why might my pay stub differ?
Pre-tax benefits, year-to-date wages, and a different W-4 can change the result. Compare the line citations with the stub.