In the title salt, C8H12NO+·NO3−, the 4-methoxybenzylammonium cation lies in the mirror plane m of space group Pnma and is thus planar by symmetry. The nitrate anion is also planar by symmetry, with an N...;O group in the mirror plane and one O atom in a general position. The dihedral angle between the benzene ring and the planar nitrate anion is constrained to be exactly 90°, because of the relative special positions for both ions. In the crystal, the cations are connected to the anions by C—H...O, C—H...N, N—H...N and N—H...O hydrogen bonds. Further, the crystal structure also features two C—H...π interactions involving the benzene ring of the cation, forming a three-dimensional network.