Missouri Gas Tax
What Missouri and the federal government charge per gallon of gasoline, from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up Missouri’s 48.4¢
| Missouri state excise tax | 29.5¢ |
| Other Missouri taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | 0.5¢ |
| Total Missouri state tax | 30.0¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 48.4¢ |
Petroleum Inspection fee: $0.0450 per 50 gallons ($0.0009/gal); Transport Load Fee $32.00 per 8,000 gallons ($0.0040/gal).
How much of a gallon in Missouri is tax
Missouri gasoline currently averages $3.92 a gallon. Against that, the 48.4¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 12.3% of what a driver pays — with local taxes, where they apply, on top.
Tax rate from EIA as of July 2026; pump price is the current EIA weekly average. The two are published on different schedules, so the share moves as prices move even when the tax does not.
Missouri vs. the other 50 states
Missouri’s state gas tax of 30.0¢ is 3.8¢ below the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — the 30th-highest, or equivalently the 22nd-lowest.
Missouri gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Missouri?
- Missouri charges 30.0¢ per gallon in state gasoline taxes — 29.5¢ of state excise tax plus 0.5¢ in other state taxes and fees. Adding the 18.4¢ federal tax brings the total to 48.4¢ per gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026. These are state and federal taxes only and exclude county and local taxes.
- How does Missouri's gas tax compare to other states?
- Missouri's state gasoline tax of 30.0¢ per gallon ranks 30th-highest of the 50 states and D.C. that EIA lists, against an average of 33.8¢. The highest is California at 73.6¢ and the lowest is Alaska at 8.9¢.
- What is the federal gas tax in Missouri?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in Missouri, the same as in every other state — 18.3¢ of excise tax plus a 0.1¢ Leaking Underground Storage Tank fee. It has been unchanged since 1993.
- How much of the price of gas in Missouri is tax?
- With Missouri gasoline averaging $3.92 per gallon, the 48.4¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 12.3% of the pump price. Local taxes, where they apply, are on top of that.
- Does Missouri charge local gas taxes too?
- Yes — EIA flags Missouri as a state where local option taxes are allowed, so some counties and cities add their own tax on top of the 30.0¢ state rate. EIA's table covers state taxes of general application and excludes county and local taxes, so a driver in some Missouri cities pays more than the figure shown here.
Related to Missouri gas tax
Tax rates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, “Federal and state motor fuels taxes”, edition July 2026 (revised August 2026) (as of July 2026), published on EIA’s Petroleum Marketing Monthly page and reissued each January and July. EIA lists taxes “of general application … exclusive of county and local taxes”; rates are for gasoline.