Missouri paycheck calculator

The same calculator, pre-set to Missouri. State figures below are computed from Missouri's own published withholding method — cited at the bottom of this page.

Your pay

Gross pay per check Pay entered as Pay frequency Year-to-date wages before this check (for the Social Security cap)

Federal — your W-4

Filing status (Step 1c) Step 2 box is checked (multiple jobs / spouse works — use the higher withholding schedules) Step 3 — dependents amount ($)

More W-4 detail (Steps 4a–4c)

Step 4(a) — other income, annual ($) Step 4(b) — deductions above the standard amount, annual ($) Step 4(c) — extra withholding per check ($)

Deductions per check

Pre-tax retirement — 401(k)/403(b)/457 ($) Pre-tax premiums & HSA — cafeteria plan ($) Post-tax deductions ($)

State

Work state

State inputs mirror that state's own withholding form.

Your pay stub Annual figures

No signup. Nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere — every figure is computed on this device, from the published withholding methods cited below.

Worked example

Worked example. The Form 4282 formula example pattern: married, spouse works, $35,000 a year paid monthly.
Federal income tax $23.33 · Social Security $180.83 · Medicare $42.29 · Missouri withholding $59.00 · Take-home $2,611.22 per month

How Missouri withholding works

State form: MO W-4.

Missouri annualizes gross wages, subtracts the standard deduction for your situation ($16,100 single, married filing separately, or married with a working spouse; $32,200 married with a non-working spouse; $24,150 head of household), applies its annual percentage table, and rounds the result to whole dollars.

Current parameters

standard deduction annual	See the cited publication
annual percentage table on taxable income	8 entries (see the cited publication)
rounding	Round all amounts to the nearest whole dollar at each step.
formula steps	Annualize gross pay; subtract the filing-status standard deduction to get Missouri taxable income; apply the annual percentage table; divide by pay periods.

What this page covers — and what it doesn't

State method only. St. Louis (1%) and Kansas City (1%) levy earnings taxes that are not computed here.

Source. 2026 Missouri Withholding Tax Formula (from Employer's Tax Guide, Form 4282, Rev. 03-2026) — Missouri Department of Revenue — tax year 2026. Tables checked 2026-11-06. Official source.