Texas paycheck calculator for 2026
Type your pay before tax and how often it lands. See what federal tax, Social Security, Medicare take, and what's left, per paycheck and for the year.
Checked October 22, 2026
Texas has no state income tax on wages. On $60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks, take-home in Texas comes to about $1,938 a paycheck. The calculator below works it out for your pay.
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Take-home pay
$2,093per paycheck
| Line | Per paycheck | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,500 | $65,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$216 | −$5,620 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$155 | −$4,030 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$36 | −$943 |
| Texas income tax | $0 | $0 |
| Take-home | $2,093 | $54,408 |
An estimate for 2026: the year's income tax spread evenly over your paychecks, using the standard deduction. Your employer uses the IRS withholding tables and your W-4, so a real paycheck can be a little different. Credits (like the child tax credit), other income and local taxes aren't included.
How Texas taxes a paycheck
- Texas has no state income tax, so none is taken from a paycheck.
- Only federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare come out of pay.
A worked example
$60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks (26 paychecks of $2,307.69), with nothing taken out before tax:
| Line | Per paycheck | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,308 | $60,000 |
| Federal income tax | $193 | $5,020 |
| Social Security | $143 | $3,720 |
| Medicare | $33 | $870 |
| Take-home | $1,938 | $50,390 |
Other states
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Questions people ask
How much is $60,000 a year after taxes in Texas?
About $50,390 a year, or $1,938 a paycheck paid every two weeks, for a single filer with no 401(k) or health insurance through work. Federal income tax is $5,020, Social Security $3,720, Medicare $870.
Does Texas have a state income tax?
No. Texas doesn't tax wages, so only federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare come out of a paycheck.
Sources
7 sources · read October 22, 2026
Every number on this page comes from comptroller.texas.gov and irs.gov. If a source has changed since, the source is right.
- 1Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: Texas is open for small businesscomptroller.texas.gov
- 2IRS: Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (2026 tax brackets and standard deduction)irs.gov
- 3IRS: Topic 751, Social Security and Medicare withholding rates (2026 wage base $184,500)irs.gov
- 4IRS: Topic 560, Additional Medicare Taxirs.gov
- 5IRS: Topic 424, 401(k) plans (deferrals still owe Social Security and Medicare)irs.gov
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