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Missouri has progressive state income tax brackets. On a $75,000 salary a single filer takes home about $58,978 — $4,915 a month, after $2,615 of state income tax.

Take-home on $75k
$58,978
State tax
$2,615
Effective rate
21.4%

Missouri take-home calculator

How Missouri taxes wages

Missouri uses progressive brackets, so only the income inside each band is taxed at that band's rate. On a $75,000 salary the state tax comes to $2,615, an effective 3.5% — lower than the top bracket you reach.

Up toRate
$2,6962.0%
$4,0442.5%
$5,3923.0%
$6,7403.5%
$8,0884.0%
$9,4364.5%
and above4.7%

Federal tax applies everywhere

Whatever the state does, the federal side is identical. On $75,000 a single filer pays $7,670 of federal income tax after the $16,100 standard deduction, plus $5,738 in Social Security and Medicare.

ItemAnnualMonthly
Gross$75,000$6,250
Federal income tax−$7,670−$639
Missouri income tax−$2,615−$218
FICA−$5,738−$478
Net$58,978$4,915
Against Texas (no wage tax) the same $75,000 nets $61,593. Missouri comes out $2,615 behind.

What is specific to Missouri here

Your marginal rate — what you lose on the next dollar earned — is 34.4% in Missouri, against 29.6% in Texas. That is the number that matters for overtime, a raise or a second job.

LineMissouriTexas (no state tax)Difference
State income tax$2,615$0$2,615
Take-home$58,978$61,593−$2,615
Monthly$4,915$5,133−$218

Over a working year that is $218 a month of difference on the same gross salary.

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