Missouri Income Tax Calculator
Figure basis: Official Missouri Department of RevenueMissouri income tax is calculated on your taxable income after deductions and exemptions. This calculator estimates your Missouri state income tax liability for the current tax year. Enter your annual gross income, choose your filing status (single, married filing jointly, married filing separately, or head of household), and add any pre-tax deductions to see your estimated state tax, effective tax rate, and marginal bracket. Results update in real time as you adjust your inputs. The calculator covers Missouri state income tax only; federal income tax, FICA payroll taxes, and any local income taxes your city or county imposes are separate. All rates and brackets are sourced directly from Missouri Department of Revenue and are verified for the current tax year. Use this tool alongside the federal income tax calculator to see your combined total tax liability. Effective rate and marginal rate are both shown so you can evaluate the impact of additional income, filing status changes, or increased pre-tax contributions to a 401(k) or similar plan.
Missouri uses graduated income tax brackets. A single filer earning $60,000 owes $0.00 in state income tax, an effective rate of 0.00% and a marginal rate of 0%. Enter your own income and filing status below.
Bracket breakdown
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Local Income Tax
Missouri has no statewide local income tax. Only St. Louis City and Kansas City levy earnings taxes. Residents of other Missouri municipalities owe no local income tax.
How Missouri income tax works
Missouri levies a graduated income tax under Missouri Revised Statutes 143.011. Senate Bill 3 (2022) cut the top marginal rate from 5.3% and eliminated the former bottom (1.5%) tax bracket, so the schedule now begins at 0% and rises through 2.0%, 2.5%, 3.0%, 3.5%, 4.0% and 4.5% to a top rate of 4.7%. Revenue triggers stepped the top rate down from 4.95% (2023) to 4.80% (2024) to 4.70% (2025), where it remains for 2026. Bracket thresholds are adjusted annually for inflation by the Missouri Department of Revenue and the same schedule applies to all filing statuses. Additional 0.1-point triggers in SB 3 could reduce the top rate toward a 4.5% floor in future years. Your result updates the page link, so you can copy a permalink to any calculation.
taxable income = gross income - standard deduction
state income tax = sum of (income in each bracket x bracket rate / 100)
effective rate = state income tax / gross income x 100
marginal rate = rate of the highest bracket reached
Missouri income tax brackets (2026)
The table below shows the Missouri graduated income tax brackets for single filers, as published by the Missouri Department of Revenue and verified Jul 16, 2026. Thresholds for other filing statuses may differ; use the calculator above to select your status.
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Missouri starts at 0%, and the top rate keeps ratcheting down
Missouri's schedule looks unusual at first glance because the first $1,348 of taxable income is taxed at 0%. That is a deliberate feature of Senate Bill 3 (2022), which eliminated the old bottom 1.5% bracket and cut the top rate from 5.3%. The remaining rates climb in small steps, 2.0%, 2.5%, 3.0%, 3.5%, 4.0%, 4.5% and a 4.7% top rate that applies to taxable income above $9,436. Because the brackets are so compressed, most full-time workers reach the top 4.7% rate quickly, so Missouri behaves closer to a near-flat tax than its eight-row table suggests.
The top rate is also a moving target. Revenue triggers in SB 3 stepped it down from 4.95% in 2023 to 4.80% in 2024 and 4.70% in 2025, where it stays for 2026, and further 0.1-point triggers could push it toward a 4.5% floor in later years if state revenue targets are met. Missouri conforms to the federal standard deduction, so for 2026 a single filer subtracts $16,100 and a joint filer $32,200.
One local catch: Kansas City and St. Louis each levy a 1% earnings tax on wages earned in the city, or earned anywhere by city residents. No other Missouri municipality imposes a local income tax, so your city of residence, not just the state, decides your total bill.
Missouri income tax: frequently asked questions
How much is the Missouri income tax on a $60,000 salary?
A single filer earning $60,000 a year in Missouri has a taxable income of $43,900.00 after the standard deduction. The computed state income tax is $0.00, an effective rate of 0.00%. Enter your own income above for an exact figure.
What is the Missouri state income tax rate?
Missouri has graduated income tax brackets. The marginal rate depends on your taxable income and filing status. For a single filer earning $60,000 the marginal rate is 0%.
What filing statuses does Missouri income tax apply to?
Missouri income tax applies to single filers, married couples filing jointly, head of household filers and married couples filing separately. Bracket thresholds and standard deductions may differ by filing status.
Does Missouri have a local income tax?
Yes. Missouri has no statewide local income tax. Only St. Louis City and Kansas City levy earnings taxes. Residents of other Missouri municipalities owe no local income tax. Use the Local Income Tax section on this page to calculate your combined state and local tax by selecting your jurisdiction.
What is Missouri's top income tax rate for 2026?
Missouri's top income tax rate for 2026 is 4.7%, applying to taxable income above $9,436. The rate stepped down from 4.95% in 2023 to 4.80% in 2024 and 4.70% in 2025 under the revenue triggers in Senate Bill 3 (2022), and it stays at 4.70% for 2026.
What standard deduction can Missouri filers claim?
Missouri conforms to the federal standard deduction. For 2026, that is $16,100 for single filers, $32,200 for married filing jointly, $24,150 for head of household, and $16,100 for married filing separately.
Is Missouri's income tax rate scheduled to fall further?
Yes. Missouri Senate Bill 3 includes additional revenue triggers that can reduce the top rate beyond 4.7%. If Missouri general revenue exceeds baseline thresholds by enough in a given fiscal year, the top rate will drop by a further 0.1 percentage point, potentially reaching as low as 4.5% in coming years, subject to those triggers being met.
Do Kansas City and St. Louis have a separate earnings tax?
Yes. Both Kansas City and St. Louis impose a local earnings tax of 1% on wages, salaries, and self-employment income earned within city limits. This tax is separate from Missouri state income tax and is collected directly by each city. Residents and non-residents who work inside city limits are subject to it.
Official sources
- Missouri income tax rates (tax year 2026): Missouri Department of Revenue, as at Jul 16, 2026.
Reviewed by the CalculatorHub team, edited by James Graham, 11 June 2026. See our methodology. General information, not financial or tax advice.