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Texas Paycheck Calculator

Updated for the 2026 tax year

Quick answer

How much is take-home pay on $60,000 in Texas?

A single filer earning $60,000 in Texas takes home about $1,938.07 per biweekly paycheck in 2026, or $50,389.92 a year. That is an effective tax rate of 16.0% across federal, FICA, and state withholdings.

SalaryTake-home (year)Effective rate
$40,000$34,319.9814.2%
$60,000$50,389.9216.0%
$80,000$65,109.9418.6%
$100,000$79,179.9620.8%

Single filer, paid biweekly, standard W-4, no pre-tax deductions.

Texas has no state income tax, so your paycheck withholdings are federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare. This calculator uses the 2026 federal and FICA rates.

How Texas paycheck taxes work

Texas collects no state or local income tax on wages. The Texas Constitution has prohibited an individual income tax since 2019, and unemployment tax is employer-paid on the first $9,000 of wages.

Your withholdings are federal: income tax per IRS Publication 15-T based on your W-4, Social Security at 6.2% on wages up to $184,500, and Medicare at 1.45% (plus 0.9% above $200,000).

Texas tax rates (2026)

Texas has no state income tax on wages.

State income taxNone

Example: $60,000 in Texas

Single filer, paid biweekly, standard W-4, no pre-tax deductions.

Per paycheckPer year
Gross pay$2,307.69$60,000.00
Federal income tax$193.08$5,020.08
Social Security$143.08$3,720.00
Medicare$33.46$870.00
Take-home pay$1,938.07$50,389.92

Texas paycheck FAQ

Does Texas have a state income tax?

No. Texas collects no individual income tax on wages, and no city or county levies one either. Texas Labor Code 204.003 bars employers from deducting unemployment tax from wages.

I live in Texas and work in Oklahoma or Louisiana. Is state tax withheld?

Yes, by the work state. Texas has no reciprocity agreements, so Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, or New Mexico withhold their nonresident tax on wages earned there.

Sources

Rates verified against these documents on September 14, 2026.

  1. Texas Constitution Art. 8 §24-a, individual income tax prohibited (2019)
  2. Texas Comptroller, 0% state income tax

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