Estimates using federal brackets, FICA and your state rate. Not tax advice.
Missouri taxes wages on a graduated schedule for 2026, with a top marginal rate of 4.7 percent. Missouri has been reducing its top rate incrementally over recent years, and 4.7 percent is the rate in effect for 2026. Most workers at moderate income levels reach or approach the top bracket, so 4.7 percent also serves as a reasonable effective rate estimate for many full-time employees.
On a $65,000 salary, Missouri state income tax is about $3,055 per year at the 4.7 percent rate. Missouri allows a standard deduction and personal exemption that reduce taxable income before the graduated rates are applied, which can bring actual withholding somewhat below a flat-rate estimate. The state also allows a deduction for federal income taxes paid, which reduces Missouri taxable income and is a meaningful benefit for workers with higher federal tax bills.
Kansas City and St. Louis each levy a local earnings tax of 1 percent on wages earned or paid within the city limits. If you live or work in either city, that 1 percent adds roughly $650 per year on a $65,000 salary to your Missouri tax burden on top of the state rate. The calculator covers federal brackets, FICA, and the Missouri state rate. Add the 1 percent local rate in the local tax field if you are subject to Kansas City or St. Louis earnings tax. Results are estimates, not tax advice.
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Missouri's top marginal state income tax rate is 4.7 percent for 2026. The rate applies to the top bracket, and most moderate-income workers pay close to this rate as their effective rate.
At 4.7 percent, the estimate is about $3,055 per year before the standard deduction and federal tax deduction reduce the taxable base.
Yes. Both Kansas City and St. Louis levy a 1 percent earnings tax on wages earned within city limits. On a $65,000 salary, that adds about $650 per year on top of the state tax, for a combined Missouri income tax estimate of roughly $3,705.