Texas State Income Tax 2026

Texas does not tax wage income in 2026. On a $75,000 salary the state income tax line is $0. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare still come out.

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Every two weeks

Net pay $1,938.07

Effective tax rate 16.02% of gross. About $4,199.16 a month over a full year.

  • Net pay $1,938.07
  • Federal income tax $193.08
  • FICA $176.54
This paycheck
$1,938.07
Full year, net
$50,389.92
Full year, gross
$60,000.00
Hourly equivalent
$28.85
How we calculated this
Gross pay$2,307.69
  1. This paycheck $2,307.69

Amount entered. Salary divided across the pay periods, plus overtime, tips, and any bonus on this check.

Federal income tax$193.08
  1. 1a Taxable wages this period $2,307.69
  2. 1b Pay periods in the year 26
  3. 1c Annualized wages (1a × 1b) $59,999.94
  4. 1d Step 4(a) other income $0.00
  5. 1e 1c + 1d $59,999.94
  6. 1f Step 4(b) deductions $0.00
  7. 1g $8,600.00 (any other filing status)
  8. 1i Adjusted annual wages $51,399.94
  9. Table Single or married filing separately, standard (Pub 15-T 2026)
  10. Bracket $19,900.00 up to $57,900.00: $1,240.00 plus 12% of the amount over $19,900.00
  11. 2g Tentative annual tax $5,019.99
  12. 2h Per paycheck (2g ÷ periods) $193.08
  13. 3 Step 3 credits, per paycheck $0.00
  14. 4c Extra withholding $0.00
  15. Federal income tax this paycheck $193.08

IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A. Percentage method for automated payroll systems.

Social Security$143.08
  1. Rate 6.2% × $2,307.69 of Social Security wages, wage base $184,500.00.
  2. This paycheck $143.08

Social Security Administration, contribution and benefit base. 6.2% up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.00. The annual maximum is $11,439.00.

Medicare$33.46
  1. This paycheck $33.46

IRS Publication 15 (2026). 1.45% of Medicare wages. No wage base.

Texas income tax$0.00
  1. State income tax $0.00. No wage income tax.

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Texas does not tax wage income.

Net pay$1,938.07

Texas state income tax by salary, 2026. Single filer, blank 2020 W-4, no benefits, no city or county tax. Same engine as the calculator.
SalaryTexas income tax per yearEffective state ratePer monthTake-home after all taxes
$30,000$00.00%$0$26,284
$40,000$00.00%$0$34,319
$50,000$00.00%$0$42,355
$60,000$00.00%$0$50,389
$75,000$00.00%$0$61,592
$100,000$00.00%$0$79,179
$150,000$00.00%$0$113,790
$250,000$00.00%$0$183,182

How Texas taxes wages

Texas does not tax wages. There is no city or county income tax on a paycheck either. The entire state line is zero. What remains is federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is the place to confirm this for payroll.

What is not in the state income tax number

The state line here is income tax only. Federal income tax follows IRS Publication 15-T, and Social Security and Medicare are the same in every state. Texas has no employee local wage tax in this calculator.

Texas tax on a paycheck

For take-home pay after every tax, use the Texas paycheck calculator, or the Texas hourly to salary calculator if you are starting from a wage. Wages at the bottom of the scale: Texas minimum wage. Every state at once: state income tax rates.

The same $75,000 salary next door, 2026, single filer.
StateTop rateState income tax per yearTake-home per year
Texas income tax (this page)none$0$61,592
Oklahoma income tax4.5%$2,829$58,762
Louisiana income tax3%$1,863$59,728
New Mexico income tax5.9%$2,359$59,233

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Questions

Does Texas have a state income tax?

No. Texas does not tax wage income. You still pay federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare.

What is the Texas income tax rate in 2026?

There is no state wage income tax rate.

How much Texas income tax on $50,000?

About $0 a year for a single filer in 2026, an effective rate of 0.00%. Federal tax, Social Security and Medicare are extra.

How much Texas income tax on $100,000?

About $0 a year for a single filer in 2026, an effective rate of 0.00%.

Is this the amount an employer withholds?

There is no state income tax withholding.

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Published by PaycheckZip.com. A credentialed reviewer has not signed this page. The review seat is open. Figures are estimates from the tables named in the method, checked 2026-10-09. They are not tax advice.

Case amounts on the public list, such as $216.15 of federal income tax on the single biweekly example, come from the same code as this page.