How Texas taxes your paycheck
Texas has no state income tax.
Example: $60,000 salary in Texas
A single filer paid every two weeks (26 paychecks) on a $60,000 salary, with no 401(k) or health premiums, takes home about $1,938.07 per paycheck, or $50,390 a year.
| Gross pay | $2,307.69 |
| Federal income tax | -$193.08 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | -$143.08 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | -$33.46 |
| Net pay | $1,938.07 |
Texas pay stub and payday rules
The Texas Minimum Wage Act requires an earnings statement each pay period, on paper or electronically. The Act does not apply to employers already covered by the federal FLSA, though most Texas employers issue statements anyway.
- Employee name
- Rate of pay
- Total hours worked
- Total pay
- Each deduction and its purpose
- Units produced, if paid by piece rate
Source: Tex. Lab. Code § 62.003. Every state compared in our pay stub requirements by state guide.
Pay frequency: Nonexempt employees at least twice a month; exempt employees at least monthly.
Minimum wage: $7.25 per hour. Texas follows the federal minimum wage.
Texas Paycheck FAQs
No. Texas has no state income tax. Your paycheck still has federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare withheld.
For a single filer paid every two weeks on a $60,000 salary with no pre-tax deductions, our 2026 estimate is $2,307.69 gross and $1,938.07 take-home per paycheck. About 16.0% of gross goes to taxes: $193.08 federal income tax, $143.08 Social Security, $33.46 Medicare.
$7.25 per hour, effective July 24, 2009. Texas follows the federal minimum wage.
The Texas Minimum Wage Act requires an earnings statement each pay period, on paper or electronically. The Act does not apply to employers already covered by the federal FLSA, though most Texas employers issue statements anyway. (Tex. Lab. Code § 62.003)
Nonexempt employees at least twice a month; exempt employees at least monthly.