Mississippi
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Mississippi’s rate fell to 4% on January 1, 2026. This estimate applies a $10,000 zero-rate threshold plus the published standard deduction and personal exemption. If the official form overlaps those reliefs differently than stacking them, the state line here can run low — that is why confidence is estimated.
Jackson does not add a city wage tax in this model. The story for a middle salary is mostly federal tax and FICA, then a modest Mississippi slice after a sizable zero band. A traditional 401(k) reduces the state base; it does not reduce payroll taxes.
When someone compares Mississippi with Alabama, remember Alabama’s federal-tax deduction is omitted (pushing Alabama high) while Mississippi’s overlapping reliefs may push this line low. Both are labeled honestly rather than forced to a fake precision.
Example take-home
| Salary | Federal | FICA | State | Payroll | Local | Net / year | Net / check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000.00 | $2,620.00 | $3,060.00 | $868.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $33,452.00 | $1,286.62 |
| $60,000.00 | $5,020.00 | $4,590.00 | $1,668.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $48,722.00 | $1,873.92 |
| $80,000.00 | $8,770.00 | $6,120.00 | $2,468.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $62,642.00 | $2,409.30 |
| $100,000.00 | $13,170.00 | $7,650.00 | $3,268.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $75,912.00 | $2,919.69 |
| $150,000.00 | $24,734.00 | $11,475.00 | $5,268.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $108,523.00 | $4,173.96 |
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What this page includes
- Federal income tax using the 2026 standard deduction and Rev. Proc. 2025-32 brackets
- Social Security (6.2% up to $184,500) and Medicare (1.45%, plus Additional Medicare when wages clear the filing-status threshold)
- Mississippi: flat state income tax at 4%
- No employee state disability / paid-leave premium modeled for this state yet
- Local wage tax only if you select a city/county or enter a custom percent
Local tax
Mississippi does not have a local wage tax in this file. City costs show up in rent and sales tax, not as a second income-tax line on the stub.
What is not included
Credits, itemized deductions, multi-state credits, property tax, sales tax, and unsourced local rates are not included. Employer payroll tables can differ from this annualized estimate. This Mississippi page does not invent taxes that are missing from the 2026 data files.
Questions
What Mississippi rate applies in 2026?
A 4% rate after the modeled $10,000 zero-rate threshold, standard deduction, and personal exemption.
Why is Mississippi marked estimated?
The official interaction between the zero-rate threshold, deduction, and exemption may not match stacking all three as this file does.
Is there a Jackson city income tax here?
No. The statewide estimate does not invent a municipal wage tax.
Nearby
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Sources
- IRS newsroom, tax year 2026 inflation adjustments (Rev. Proc. 2025-32)
- Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (PDF)
- Tax Foundation, 2026 federal income tax brackets
- IRS Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods
- SSA, Contribution and benefit base
- IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide
- IRS, Questions and answers for the Additional Medicare Tax
- Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026
- IRS, state government websites index
See a rate that looks wrong? The sources and the gaps are public.