United States · Mississippi · Updated for 2026
Mississippi paycheck calculator 2026
On Mississippi’s median pay of $40,120 in 2026, a single filer in Mississippi takes home $33,543.62 a year ($1,290.14 every two weeks), after $2,634.40 federal income tax, $3,069.18 Social Security and Medicare, and $872.80 of Mississippi tax.
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Take-home pay, 2026 · Mississippi · single · paid every two weeks
$1,290.14 a paycheck
$33,543.62 a year · $2,795.30 a month · $16.13 an hour
| Per paycheck | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $1,543.08 | $40,120.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$101.32 | −$2,634.40 |
| Social Security | −$95.67 | −$2,487.44 |
| Medicare | −$22.37 | −$581.74 |
| Mississippi income tax | −$33.57 | −$872.80 |
| Take-home pay | $1,290.14 | $33,543.62 |
An estimate of the year’s tax divided evenly across your 26 paychecks, not your employer’s exact withholding table. An hour assumes 40 hours a week for 52 weeks.
Estimate your 2026 tax refund on this pay, with the new deductions for tips and overtime.
Federal income tax
Taxable income: $40,120 of pay after pre-tax deductions, less the $16,100 standard deduction for single = $24,020.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 10% bracket | $12,400 | $1,240.00 |
| 12% bracket | $11,620 | $1,394.40 |
| Federal income tax for the year | $2,634.40 |
Social Security and Medicare
- Social Security: 6.2% = $2,487.44 a year.
- Medicare: 1.45% of all pay = $581.74 a year.
Mississippi tax
Mississippi taxes $40,120 of your pay, less the $2,300 standard deduction and an exemption of $6,000 in all: $31,820 of taxable income.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% bracket | $10,000 | $0.00 |
| 4% bracket | $21,820 | $872.80 |
Mississippi income tax: $872.80 a year.
Your tax rates
- Effective rate: 16.4%. That share of your pay goes in federal, state and payroll taxes.
- Marginal rate: 23.6%. Of your next dollar of pay, about 24 cents goes in tax, so you keep about 76 cents.
What are Mississippi’s income tax rates for 2026?
Mississippi takes nothing on the first $10,000 of taxable income and 4% on the rest. Taxable income is your pay less a personal exemption ($6,000 single, $12,000 married filing jointly, $8,000 head of household) and the standard deduction ($2,300, $4,600 and $3,400). The same rates apply whatever your filing status.
| Rate | Single | Married filing jointly | Head of household |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | from $0 | from $0 | from $0 |
| 4% | over $10,000 | over $10,000 | over $10,000 |
How much tax do I pay on $40,120 in Mississippi?
$40,120 is the median yearly pay for all jobs in Mississippi (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). A single filer paid every two weeks, with nothing taken before tax:
| Year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $40,120.00 | $1,543.08 |
| Federal income tax | $2,634.40 | $101.32 |
| Social Security | $2,487.44 | $95.67 |
| Medicare | $581.74 | $22.37 |
| Mississippi income tax | $872.80 | $33.57 |
| Take-home pay | $33,543.62 | $1,290.14 |
Effective rate: 16.4% of pay in tax. Of the next dollar, about 24 cents goes in tax. Open this example in the paycheck calculator.
What is different about paychecks in Mississippi?
Between the exemption, the standard deduction and the $10,000 that is not taxed, a single filer pays no Mississippi income tax on the first $18,300 of pay. Above that, every dollar is taxed at the same 4%.
On a joint return Mississippi works out each spouse’s tax on their own income, so a couple who both work get the $10,000 tax-free band twice. This calculator assumes one earner, which gives one band. If you both earn, your tax can be up to $400 lower than shown.
The rate is set to keep falling a little each year until 2030 under a 2025 law, so the tax on the same pay will be lower in later years.
Mississippi cities and counties do not tax wages, so the state tax is the only one on your paycheck besides federal tax, Social Security and Medicare.
How does Mississippi compare with Alabama and Louisiana?
The same $40,120 salary, single, paid every two weeks:
| State tax and contributions a year | Take-home a year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | $872.80 | $33,543.62 | $1,290.14 |
| Alabama | $1,634.28 | $32,782.14 | $1,260.85 |
| Louisiana | $817.35 | $33,599.07 | $1,292.27 |
You take home $761.48 a year more in Mississippi than in Alabama.
You take home $55.45 a year less in Mississippi than in Louisiana.
What does this calculator leave out in Mississippi?
- The second tax-free band for a married couple who both earn (see above).
- Exemptions for dependents and for being 65 or blind, and itemized deductions.
- The National Guard and reserve pay exclusion, and credits such as the one for taxes paid to another state.
- Dependents, and credits such as the child tax credit.
- One job for the whole calendar year, with the same pay every paycheck, no bonus and no overtime.
- A married couple filing jointly is one earner: the whole household income is this pay.
- The year’s tax is divided evenly across your paychecks. Your employer withholds from each paycheck using your W-4 and the IRS tables, so a paycheck can differ a little.
The full list is on the sources page, and the method on how we calculate.
Which other states can I check?
- Alabama state income tax
- Alaska no income tax
- Arizona state income tax
- Arkansas state income tax
- California state income tax
- Colorado state income tax
- Connecticut state income tax
- Delaware state income tax
- District of Columbia state income tax
- Florida no income tax
- Georgia state income tax
- Hawaii state income tax
- Idaho state income tax
- Illinois state income tax
- Indiana state income tax
- Iowa state income tax
- Kansas state income tax
- Kentucky state income tax
- Louisiana state income tax
- Maine state income tax
- Maryland state income tax
- Massachusetts state income tax
- Michigan state income tax
- Minnesota state income tax
- Missouri state income tax
- Montana state income tax
- Nebraska state income tax
- Nevada no income tax
- New Hampshire no income tax
- New Jersey state income tax
- New Mexico state income tax
- New York state income tax
- North Carolina state income tax
- North Dakota state income tax
- Ohio state income tax
- Oklahoma state income tax
- Oregon state income tax
- Pennsylvania state income tax
- Rhode Island state income tax
- South Carolina state income tax
- South Dakota no income tax
- Tennessee no income tax
- Texas no income tax
- Utah state income tax
- Vermont state income tax
- Virginia state income tax
- Washington no income tax
- West Virginia state income tax
- Wisconsin state income tax
- Wyoming no income tax
Every state on one page: the US paycheck calculator. How the taxes work: US paycheck guides.
Pay by job: the highest paying jobs in Mississippi after tax, and 830 jobs with their pay in every state. Your federal refund for 2026, with the new deductions: the tax refund calculator.
On an hourly wage? The Mississippi minimum wage, with full-time pay and take-home pay.
Questions about paychecks in Mississippi
How much is taken out of a paycheck in Mississippi?
On $40,120 a year, single, paid every two weeks: $101.32 federal income tax, $118.05 Social Security and Medicare and $33.57 for Mississippi (income tax) a paycheck, leaving $1,290.14.
What is the take-home pay on $100,000 in Mississippi?
$75,912.00 a year, or $2,919.69 every two weeks, for a single filer with nothing taken before tax.
Is Mississippi state tax taken out of every paycheck?
Yes. Employers in Mississippi withhold state income tax from each paycheck along with federal tax. This calculator spreads the year’s tax evenly across your paychecks, so a single paycheck can differ a little.
What is Mississippi’s income tax rate in 2026?
4% on taxable income over $10,000. The first $10,000 is not taxed.
Does Mississippi tax military pay?
Yes, if Mississippi is your home of record. Combat-zone pay is not taxed, and members of the National Guard or reserves can leave out part of that pay.
We both work. Do we each get the tax-free band?
Yes. On a joint or combined return each spouse’s taxable income is taxed on its own, so each of you gets the first $10,000 tax-free. If only one of you has income, it cannot be split between you.