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Take-home pay in Missouri

On a $60,000 salary, a single filer in Missouri takes home $48,518 a year — $1,866.07 per biweekly paycheck — after $5,020 in federal income tax, $1,872 in Missouri income tax and $4,590 in Social Security and Medicare.

Annual salaryFederal income taxSocial Security & MedicareMissouri income taxTake-home payPer monthPer biweekly check
$31,200 ($15/hour, full time)$1,564$2,387$520$26,729$2,227$1,028.05
$40,000$2,620$3,060$936$33,384$2,782$1,284.00
$50,000$3,820$3,825$1,404$40,951$3,413$1,575.05
$60,000$5,020$4,590$1,872$48,518$4,043$1,866.07
$75,000$7,670$5,738$2,600$58,992$4,916$2,268.94
$100,000$13,170$7,650$3,770$75,410$6,284$2,900.38
$150,000$24,734$11,475$6,110$107,681$8,973$4,141.58

Single filer, paid every two weeks, 2020-or-later Form W-4 with no adjustments, no pre-tax deductions. Yearly figures are 26 paychecks.

Hourly pay

Hourly pay after taxes in Missouri

At $25 an hour, full time, a single filer in Missouri keeps about $20.41 of every hour worked — $1,632.85 on a two-week paycheck. Switch the calculator above to hourly pay to use your own rate and hours.

Hourly wageYearly grossTaxes per yearTake-home per yearPer monthPer biweekly checkPer hour after tax
$15.00$31,200$4,471$26,729$2,227$1,028.05$12.85
$18.00$37,440$6,009$31,431$2,619$1,208.89$15.11
$20.00$41,600$7,008$34,592$2,883$1,330.45$16.63
$25.00$52,000$9,546$42,454$3,538$1,632.85$20.41
$30.00$62,400$12,084$50,317$4,193$1,935.25$24.19
$40.00$83,200$18,803$64,397$5,366$2,476.82$30.96

40 hours a week (80 per two-week paycheck, 2,080 a year), no overtime, single filer, same assumptions as the salary table. For time-and-a-half hours use the overtime calculator.

State tax

Missouri income tax

Missouri has a progressive personal income tax with brackets indexed for inflation each year, and the state has been phasing its top marginal rate down over recent years. For tax year 2025 (returns filed in 2026), income up to $1,313 is untaxed, and rates rise in steps to a top marginal rate of 4.7% on income over $9,191.

2025 brackets (8 steps, 0%-4.7%)
Taxable incomeRate
$0 – $1,3130%
$1,314 – $2,6262.00%
$2,627 – $3,9392.50%
$3,940 – $5,2523.00%
$5,253 – $6,5653.50%
$6,566 – $7,8784.00%
$7,879 – $9,1914.50%
Over $9,1924.70%
Bracket thresholds are indexed for inflation annually and have been shifting as Missouri phases down its top marginal rate; confirm the current-year thresholds and top rate with the Department of Revenue.

Source: Missouri Dept. of Revenue, Individual Income Tax "What's New" / year-changes bracket table. Paychecks are withheld with Missouri's own withholding formula, which approximates these rates over a full year.

FAQ

Missouri paycheck questions

How much is $60,000 a year after taxes in Missouri?

A single filer paid $60,000 a year every two weeks in Missouri takes home $48,518 a year, or $1,866.07 per paycheck, after $5,020 in federal income tax, $4,590 in Social Security and Medicare and $1,872 in Missouri income tax. Other deductions such as health insurance or retirement contributions would lower it further.

How much is $25 an hour after taxes in Missouri?

At $25 an hour and 40 hours a week ($52,000 a year), a single filer in Missouri takes home $1,632.85 on a two-week paycheck of $2,000.00 — about $42,454 a year after federal and state income tax, Social Security and Medicare.

How much is $100,000 a year after taxes in Missouri?

A single filer on a $100,000 salary in Missouri takes home about $75,410 a year ($6,284 a month). Married filing jointly with one income, the same salary keeps about $80,940 a year, because the joint federal withholding brackets are wider and Missouri withholds at its married rate.

Does Missouri have a state income tax?

Missouri has a progressive personal income tax with brackets indexed for inflation each year, and the state has been phasing its top marginal rate down over recent years. For tax year 2025 (returns filed in 2026), income up to $1,313 is untaxed, and rates rise in steps to a top marginal rate of 4.7% on income over $9,191.

What taxes come out of a paycheck in Missouri?

Federal income tax, Social Security (6.2% up to $184,500 in 2026) and Medicare (1.45%, plus 0.9% above $200,000), plus Missouri income tax. Missouri employers pay state unemployment insurance (SUI) contributions on a limited per-employee taxable wage base; Missouri does not have a state disability insurance or paid-family-leave payroll tax.

Nearby states

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More about pay in Missouri

Missouri employers pay state unemployment insurance (SUI) contributions on a limited per-employee taxable wage base; Missouri does not have a state disability insurance or paid-family-leave payroll tax.

Pay stub rules, pay frequency, final paycheck deadlines and every payroll tax rate are on the Missouri pay stub requirements page.