Does Texas Have a State Income Tax? No (2026)

How Texas taxes wages

Texas has 0% state income tax. Article VIII, Section 24-a of the Texas Constitution prohibits a personal income tax.

Texas is one of 9 states with no tax on wages, along with Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, and Wyoming.

Example: $65,000 salary, single filer

On a $65,000 salary, Texas state income tax is $0. You still pay federal income tax and FICA (Social Security and Medicare).

Calculators for Texas

Paycheck calculator
Take-home pay after federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare, with Texas selected: no state income tax to withhold.
Tips and overtime calculator
Your federal deduction for qualified tips and overtime, with Texas selected. The savings are federal only, since Texas doesn’t tax wages.
Senior deduction calculator
A federal deduction of up to $6,000 for each person 65 or older, after the income phase-out.
Car loan interest calculator
A federal deduction for interest on a loan for a new, U.S.-assembled vehicle.

Does Texas tax tips and overtime?

Texas doesn’t tax wages, so tips and overtime aren’t subject to state income tax either. The federal deduction for qualified tips and overtime (Schedule 1-A) still lowers your federal income tax.

Source: Texas Comptroller: small business information, 2025. Checked October 4, 2026. See how every state treats tips and overtime

Texas vs. neighboring states

Across the border in Louisiana, New Mexico, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, the same $65,000 salary would owe up to $2,364 (Oklahoma).

State	Rate	Est. tax on $65,000	vs. Texas
Louisiana	3% flat tax	$1,564	+$1,564
New Mexico	1.5%–5.9% progressive	$1,907	+$1,907
Arkansas	2%–3.7% progressive	$1,945	+$1,945
Oklahoma	2.5%–4.5% progressive	$2,364	+$2,364

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