Mississippi income tax and brackets 2026
Mississippi taxes income at 2 rates in 2026, from 0% on the first $10,000 of a single filer's taxable income to 4% above $10,000. A single filer earning $75,000 in Mississippi owes about $9,938 in federal and state income tax, an effective rate of 13.3%.
Income tax · 2026
See the brackets $9,938for the year
Effective rate 13.3% of income
Federal income tax$7,67077.2%
Mississippi income tax$2,26822.8%
Taxable income
$58,900
Top federal rate
22%
Top Mississippi rate
4%
Mississippi tax brackets 2026
Mississippi brackets · 2026
0% to 4%
2 brackets
Your top bracket
4%
Average rate
3.4%
Taxable income
$66,700
How your $2,268 adds up
0% on the first $10,000$0
4% on the last $56,700$2,268100.0%
Mississippi brackets, single
| Rate | Taxable income | Tax owed |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | $0 to $10,000 | 0% of taxable income |
| 4%You | Over $10,000 | $0.00 + 4% over $10,000 |
Mississippi at a glance
- Income tax
- 0% to 4%
- Standard deduction
- $2,300
- Personal exemption
- $6,000
- State payroll taxes
- None
- Local income tax
- None
- Sales tax
- 7%
- 2026 return due
- Apr 15, 2027
How we work it out
- 1IncomeYour income for the year, less pre-tax retirement savings.
- 2DeductionThe larger of the standard deduction and your itemized total.
- 3Federal bracketsEach rate from 10% to 37% taxes only the income inside it.
- 4MississippiMississippi's own deduction and rates on the same income.
- 5Effective rateYour total tax divided by your income.
Mississippi income tax questions
What are the Mississippi tax brackets for 2026?
Mississippi has 2 brackets for single filers, from 0% on the first $10,000 of taxable income to 4% on income over $10,000.
How much income tax do I pay on $75,000 in Mississippi?
A single filer earning $75,000 owes about $7,670 in federal income tax and $2,268 in Mississippi income tax for 2026, $9,938 in all. That is 13.3% of income.
Why is my average rate lower than my tax bracket?
Each rate taxes only the income inside its bracket. A single filer with $66,700 of Mississippi taxable income is in the 4% bracket, but only the $56,700 above $10,000 pays 4%. The lower rates tax the rest, so the brackets come to $2,268, 3.4% on average.
What are the 2026 federal tax brackets?
Seven rates: 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35% and 37%. The 37% rate starts above $640,600 for single filers and above $768,700 for married couples filing jointly.
Will Mississippi's brackets change?
Set in law by HB 1 (2025): the rate on income over $10,000 falls from 4.4% (2025) to 4% for 2026 and 3.75% for 2027, with more cuts scheduled after that; the exemptions and deductions are not indexed.
What is the 2026 standard deduction?
$16,100 for single filers, $32,200 for married couples filing jointly and $24,150 for heads of household. Mississippi's own is $2,300 for single filers.
Sources
- IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32: 2026 brackets and standard deduction
- Social Security Administration: 2026 contribution and benefit base
- IRS Notice 2025-67: 2026 retirement plan limits
- Mississippi Department of Revenue
- Mississippi DOR, individual income tax general information (exemptions, deductions, 2025 to 2027 rates)
- Bloomberg Tax, Mississippi DOR issues information on 2026 income tax rates
- Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026
- Tax Foundation, State and Local Sales Tax Rates, Midyear 2026 (state rate)
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