Missouri minimum wage 2026
OfficialThe Missouri rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.
- Minimum wage
- $15.00
- an hour
- Next rate
- none scheduled
- Full time, after tax
- $26,738
- a year
- Rank
- #13 of 51
- by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)
What is the minimum wage in Missouri in 2026?
Will the Missouri minimum wage go up in 2027?
No. Missouri has no increase set for 2027, so it stays at $15 an hour all year.
$15.00 an hour
- Today, November 1, 2026
No increase is scheduled: HB 567 (2025) removed the annual inflation adjustment that Proposition A would have started in 2027.
How much is minimum wage a year in Missouri?
Full time, a Missouri minimum wage job pays $31,200 a year before tax.
- A year
- $31,200
- A month
- $2,600.00
- Every two weeks
- $1,200.00
- A week
- $600.00
How this is calculated
- The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.
How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Missouri?
After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Missouri takes home $26,738 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $1,028.05. It takes 77.8 hours of work to take home $1,000. Run your own hours through the Missouri hourly paycheck calculator.
- Take-home per year
- $26,738
- Every two weeks
- $1,028.05
- Per hour after tax
- $12.85
- In national prices
- $29,442
How this is calculated
- Full-time pay of $31,200 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Missouri taxes for 2026.
- The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.
Is $20 an hour good pay in Missouri?
It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 37% of Missouri workers earn, but less than half of them. The Missouri median wage is $22.98 an hour.
Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Missouri?
Tipped workers in Missouri can be paid $7.50 an hour if tips bring them to at least $15.
The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.
How has the Missouri minimum wage changed?
The Missouri minimum wage rose from $7.65 an hour in 2016 to $15 today. It was $3.80 in 1991.
How does the Missouri minimum wage compare with other states?
Missouri ranks #13 of 51, tied with 6 other states; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. The Massachusetts minimum wage is the same $15, and so is the rate in Maryland and Nebraska. The minimum wage by state for 2026 page lists all of them.
Questions people ask
How much is minimum wage per week in Missouri?
Full time, a Missouri minimum wage job takes home $514.20 a week after taxes.
Is the Missouri minimum wage worth more in local prices?
Yes. After taxes and Missouri prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $29,442 a year at average US prices, more than its $26,738 take-home.