Texas paycheck calculator and pay rules

Checked on 2026-10-28. Source: Texas Constitution, Article 8, Section 24-a, "Individual Income Tax Prohibited" (added Nov. 5, 2019 by the voter-approved constitutional amendment, Proposition 4, replacing the repealed Section 24; tlc.texas.gov/docs/legref/TxConst.pdf, read 2026-10-28): "The legislature may not impose a tax on the net incomes of individuals, including an individual's share of partnership and unincorporated association income."

Here is what Texas adds on top of federal withholding, and the state's own rules for pay frequency, final paychecks, and the minimum wage. For your federal withholding, Social Security, and Medicare on the same paycheck, use our paycheck calculator; the figures below are specific to Texas and sourced separately.

State income tax

Texas has no state personal income tax, so a Texas paycheck has no state withholding line at all. Texas Constitution, Article 8, Section 24-a, "Individual Income Tax Prohibited" (added Nov. 5, 2019 by the voter-approved constitutional amendment, Proposition 4, replacing the repealed Section 24; tlc.texas.gov/docs/legref/TxConst.pdf, read 2026-10-28): "The legislature may not impose a tax on the net incomes of individuals, including an individual's share of partnership and unincorporated association income."

Local taxes

Texas has no local income or wage tax either. Section 24-a binds the Legislature, not cities or counties, so it does not by itself bar a local income tax. No Texas statute authorizes one: the Texas Comptroller's own account of the taxes Texas local governments may impose, "Local Taxes" (comptroller.texas.gov/economy/fiscal-notes/archive/2016/may/local-taxes.php, read 2026-10-28), lists only property and sales taxes for cities, counties, transit authorities, and special-purpose districts, with no income tax among them.

State disability or paid-leave payroll deduction

Texas has no state short-term disability or paid-family-leave payroll deduction as of this writing. No Texas state agency administers a short-term disability or paid-family-leave payroll deduction program as of 2026 (checked against the Texas Workforce Commission's own program list).

Minimum wage

Texas's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, and the tipped minimum cash wage is $2.13 an hour before tips. Texas Labor Code Section 62.051: Texas adopts the federal minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act as the state minimum wage.

Final paycheck rules

If you are let go, laid off, or otherwise involuntarily separated in Texas, your final paycheck is due Within 6 calendar days of the discharge, layoff, or other involuntary separation (the days count weekends and holidays; if day 6 falls on a day the employer is normally closed, the next regular workday is allowed). If you resign voluntarily, it is due By the next regularly scheduled payday. Texas Workforce Commission, 'Final Pay' (efte.twc.texas.gov/final_pay_severance_benefits.html), implementing Texas Labor Code Section 61.014.

Why we built this page this way

We did not pull Texas's final-paycheck rule from the federal Department of Labor's state-by-state payday table, even though that table is a common shortcut; it was last revised years ago and tells readers to check with the state directly. Instead we read Texas's own labor agency for its final-pay deadline and its own constitution or revenue department for its tax position, and we cite both above. If any of these rules changes, this page changes with it, and the "Checked on" date at the top will move.