Texas paycheck calculator
Texas has no state income tax, so a $75,000 salary takes home about $61,593 a year after 2026 federal and FICA taxes.
Texas tax & wage facts
State income tax
Minimum wage
Take-home on $75k
Median household income
No state income tax on wages.
Texas wage law in 2026, the federal floor and the Payday Law
Checked against Texas agency and statute sources on 26 October 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this section.
| Minimum wage | $7.25 an hour. The Texas Minimum Wage Act adopts the federal rate (Tex. Labor Code 62.051). |
|---|---|
| Tipped employees | $2.13 cash wage under the federal tip credit, which Texas adopts (62.052). A tipped employee is one who regularly receives more than $20 a month in tips. |
| City minimum wages | Not allowed for private employers. State law overrides local minimum wages except wages set in public contracts (62.0515). |
| Overtime | Federal rule: 1.5 times the regular rate after 40 hours in a workweek. Texas has no daily overtime and no state salary threshold. |
| Payday rule | Overtime-exempt employees at least monthly; everyone else at least twice a month. With no designated paydays, the law sets the 1st and the 15th (61.011, 61.012). |
| Final paycheck | Fired: by the 6th day after discharge. Quit: by the next regular payday (61.014). |
| State income tax | None. The Texas Constitution, Art. 8, Sec. 24-a, prohibits a personal income tax. |
Texas sets no minimum wage of its own. Chapter 62 of the Labor Code ties the state rate to the federal one, so a Texas worker earns at least $7.25 an hour, and Texas cities cannot raise it for private employers. Restaurants may count tips toward the wage and pay as little as $2.13 an hour in cash, but only for staff who regularly receive more than $20 a month in tips, and the tips must bring pay up to $7.25.
Where Texas does write its own rules is the Payday Law in Chapter 61. Hourly and other non-exempt staff must be paid at least twice a month; salaried exempt staff at least once a month. An employer that never names paydays gets the 1st and the 15th by default. The deadlines after a job ends are short: six days after a firing, the next regular payday after a resignation. Both apply whatever the reason for leaving.
With no state income tax, a Texas paycheck carries only federal income tax and FICA. That makes Texas take-home pay the cleanest test of what the federal system alone takes from a wage.
Worked paycheck for full time at the Texas minimum wage
A full-time year at $7.25 an hour is $15,080 before tax. Paid biweekly, each check covers 80 hours.
| Gross pay, biweekly ($7.25 × 80 hours) | $580.00 |
| Federal income tax (2026 brackets, standard deduction) | −$0.00 |
| Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%) | −$44.37 |
| Texas income tax, calculator estimate | −$0.00 |
| Take-home per paycheck | $535.63 |
| Take-home per year ($15,080 gross) | $13,926 |
At this wage the 2026 federal standard deduction of $16,100 is larger than the year’s pay, so federal income tax is zero and the only deduction is FICA. The calculator’s figures are the whole story in Texas: there is no state tax and no state payroll deduction to add.
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Common questions about Texas pay
Does Texas have a state income tax?
No. Texas does not tax wage income, so your paycheck deductions are limited to federal income tax and FICA (Social Security and Medicare).
What is the take-home pay on $75,000 in Texas?
About $61,593/year ($2,369 per bi-weekly paycheck) for a single filer, after roughly $7,670 federal tax, $5,738 FICA, and $0 Texas state tax. Adjust the calculator for your salary and filing status.
What is the minimum wage in Texas?
The Texas minimum wage is $7.25 per hour (the federal floor). At full time (about 2,080 hours a year) that is roughly $15,080 gross per year.
Texas payroll quirks to know
Things the calculator above does not capture, drawn from state revenue departments and official sources.
- Texas has no state or local income tax on wages (Texas Constitution, Art. 8).
- Texas relies on property and sales tax for state revenue, and property tax bills are among the highest in the US.
- Texas minimum wage tracks the federal $7.25/hr floor; some cities set higher minimums.
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