2026 tax year · Missouri
Delivery and rideshare driver taxes in Missouri
DoorDash, Uber, Lyft and the rest report your gross and withhold nothing. The gap between that and what you are actually taxed on is mileage, in Missouri that gap is worth $3,894 in tax.
Take a driver who grossed $42,000 over 18,000 business miles. After mileage at 74.3 cents and the rest of the stack, worked through on the delivery and rideshare driver page $14,505 comes off and $27,495 is left as taxable profit. That profit is what Missouri and the IRS charge against.
What that leaves you owing in Missouri
Missouri uses graduated 2026 income tax brackets topping out at 4.8%, across 8 brackets, on top of federal income tax and self-employment tax.
| Self-employment tax | $3,885 |
| Federal income tax | $756 |
| Missouri income tax | $1,056 |
| Total tax | $5,698 |
| Effective rate on gross | 13.6% |
Earning more in Missouri
A single filer taking the standard deduction, standard mileage method, this work as the only income, the calculator above handles the other filing statuses. Miles rise with earnings, so the deduction rises too, and the effective rate on gross climbs more slowly than it would for someone whose income grew without expenses attached:
| Volume | Gross | Mileage off | Taxable profit | Missouri tax | Total tax | Rate on gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part-time, a few evenings | $15,000 | $4,826 | $10,174 | $284 | $1,721 | 11.5% |
| Steady side income | $42,000 | $13,365 | $28,635 | $1,107 | $5,994 | 14.3% |
| Full-time dashing | $68,000 | $22,275 | $45,725 | $1,870 | $10,616 | 15.6% |
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Missouri specifics that change the number
Missouri is one of the twelve states that still taxes Social Security benefits, which matters if you are drawing benefits alongside self-employment income.
Driving across a Missouri line
Driving income is sourced to where the wheels were, not where you live. Take a fare or a delivery that ends in the next state and that state can claim the income earned inside it. Most drivers near a border never file the second return, the amounts are small and the platforms do not split earnings by state. But the obligation exists, and it is the state you drove INTO that would come asking.
On $27,495 of profit, what the states around Missouri would charge:
| State | Its tax | vs Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | No income tax | −$1,150 |
| Nebraska | $950 | −$199 |
| Kentucky | $962 | −$187 |
| Arkansas | $995 | −$155 |
| Iowa | $1,045 | −$105 |
| Kansas | $1,177 | +$28 |
| Oklahoma | $1,202 | +$53 |
| Illinois | $1,361 | +$211 |
- Tennessee has no income tax at all, so the same work done there costs $1,150 less in state tax than it does in Missouri.
- Nebraska would take $199 less, $950 against Missouri's $1,150.
- Kentucky would take $187 less, $962 against Missouri's $1,150.
- Arkansas would take $155 less, $995 against Missouri's $1,150.
- Iowa would take $105 less, $1,045 against Missouri's $1,150.
- Kansas would take $28 more, $1,177 against Missouri's $1,150.
- Oklahoma would take $53 more, $1,202 against Missouri's $1,150.
- Illinois would take $211 more, $1,361 against Missouri's $1,150.
Delivery and rideshare driver tax questions in Missouri
How much should a Missouri driver set aside?
About 13.6% of gross on the $42,000 example, $5,698 across self-employment tax, federal income tax and $1,056 to Missouri. Set aside from each payout rather than finding it in April.
Does the $42,000 on my 1099-NEC match what Missouri taxes?
No. Missouri taxes profit, not gross. After $14,505 of deductions the taxable figure is $27,495, so the Missouri bill is $1,056 rather than what gross alone would suggest.