Hourly pay after taxes in Mississippi
$20 an hour in Mississippi comes to $1,333.45 every two weeks after taxes, for a single person working full time.
Updated for 2026Checked Oct 29, 2026 against IRS and Mississippi Department of Revenue sourcesHow we check
Take-home pay by hourly wage, 2026
| Wage | Two weeks | Month | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $7.25 | $535.63 | $1,161 | $13,926 |
| $18.00 | $1,211.89 | $2,626 | $31,509 |
| $20.00 | $1,333.45 | $2,889 | $34,670 |
| $22.00 | $1,456.01 | $3,155 | $37,856 |
| $25.00 | $1,638.85 | $3,551 | $42,610 |
| $30.00 | $1,944.25 | $4,213 | $50,551 |
| $35.00 | $2,225.42 | $4,822 | $57,861 |
| $40.00 | $2,490.82 | $5,397 | $64,761 |
| $50.00 | $3,021.62 | $6,547 | $78,562 |
Every column after the wage is take-home pay. Each row assumes 40 hours a week all year, one paycheck every two weeks, single, no dependents, and no benefits taken out. The monthly and yearly columns are that paycheck times 26. Use the paycheck calculator for your own hours and deductions.
What comes out of an hourly paycheck
At $25 an hour, a two-week paycheck in Mississippi starts at $2,000.00 and ends at $1,638.85.
| Federal income tax | $156.15 |
| Social Security | $124.00 |
| Medicare | $29.00 |
| Mississippi income tax | $52.00 |
Mississippi taxes income at 4 percent for 2026 on taxable income over $10,000, and the first $10,000 is not taxed. Mississippi adds no disability or leave premium and no city or county wage tax, so only federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare join the state line.
That untaxed first $10,000 shapes the state line, which begins small and rises with the wage.
What changes your number
Mississippi's first $10,000 of taxable income is untaxed, so a low wage owes little state tax and the line grows as pay climbs past the exemption. Above it the rate is a flat 4 percent, with no further bracket to cross.
Exemptions on Form 89-350 change how much is excused. A single worker, a married worker, and a head of family each get a different amount, and each dependent adds $1,500. The paycheck calculator can show your own mix.
Hours matter too. At $20 an hour and 30 hours a week instead of 40, a two-week paycheck in Mississippi comes to $1,028.05.
The minimum wage in Mississippi
The minimum wage in Mississippi is $7.25 an hour, and a full-time worker at $7.25 takes home about $1,161 a month. Mississippi has no state minimum wage law, so the federal rate covers workers whose employers fall under federal law.
Sources and checks
Checked on Oct 29, 2026. Source: Mississippi Department of Revenue, Pub 89-700-25-1 (Rev. 07/25; file revised January 13, 2026), Withholding Income Tax Tables, PDF page 2, Income Tax Rates: "Taxable Income (Tax Year 2026) ... First $10,000 0% ... Remaining balance (excess of $10,000) 4.0%" (dor.ms.gov/sites/default/files/tax-forms/business/89700251revised1.13.2026.pdf, saved as data/sources/mississippi/89700251revised1.13.2026.pdf, read Oct 29, 2026).
Disability: Mississippi runs no state disability or paid-family-leave program paid by an employee payroll deduction: Pub 89-700-25-1 (saved as data/sources/mississippi/89700251revised1.13.2026.pdf, read Oct 29, 2026) covers state income tax as the only state withholding on wages; no Mississippi law or agency page describing such a program was found.
Local taxes: The Mississippi Department of Revenue's Pub 89-700-25-1 and the Computer Payroll Accounting flowchart for 2026 (saved in data/sources/mississippi/, read Oct 29, 2026) describe state income tax withholding only, with no city or county wage tax, and Form 89-350 has no local line. No official Mississippi page saying "no local income tax" in those words was found (see openQuestions).
Minimum wage: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, "State Minimum Wage Laws" (dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state, "Updated July 1, 2026", saved as data/sources/mississippi/dol-whd-state-minimum-wage.html, read Oct 29, 2026): "Mississippi: No state minimum wage law. Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour." No scheduled change.
Federal withholding: IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A and its "2026 Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems and Withholding on Periodic Payments of Pensions and Annuities," pages 10 to 12. Fetched directly from irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf and transcribed Oct 28, 2026.
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