Texas income tax calculator
Texas is one of 9 jurisdictions that tax no wage income at all. The state bill is $0 at $75,000 and at every other salary.
- State income tax rate
- None
- State return on wages
- None to file
- State withholding
- $0.00
- Jurisdictions like this
- 9 of 51
Texas levies no individual income tax. There is no state rate schedule, no state standard deduction, no state withholding on your paycheck and no state return to file on wages. Texas leans on sales tax and on property taxes that are among the highest in the country, and since a 2019 constitutional amendment an income tax would need another amendment to enact.
What no state income tax actually means
- Federal income tax still applies in full. A no-income-tax state changes one line on your payslip, not the biggest one — federal withholding, Social Security at 6.2% and Medicare at 1.45% all come out exactly as they would anywhere else.
- There is no Texas return to file on wages, and no state withholding line on your paycheck. That is real administrative relief, not just a rate of zero.
- You can still owe income tax to a different state. If you live in Texas but work across a state line, that state generally taxes the income you earn there — the neighbouring pages below are the ones to check.
- A zero income tax is not a zero tax burden. States without one raise the money somewhere else, usually sales tax, property tax or a resource levy, and those land differently on different households. Texas leans on sales tax and on property taxes that are among the highest in the country, and since a 2019 constitutional amendment an income tax would need another amendment to enact.
Work out your own Texas tax
Already set to Texas and the 2026 federal schedule. Change the income, the filing status or the year and everything below updates.
Wages, interest, business income, etc. Exclude pre-tax 401(k) and HSA contributions.
Adds state income tax using that state's own rate schedule and standard deduction. Pick the last option to type a flat rate instead.
- Effective federal tax rate
- 10.23%Federal tax as a share of the income you entered.
- Marginal bracket
- 22%The rate on your next dollar of taxable income.
- State income tax
- $0.00From the selected state's rate schedule, or your flat rate.
- Federal + state income tax
- $7,670.00
- Income after income tax
- $67,330.00
- Taxable income
- $58,900.00
- Deduction applied
- $16,100.00
Assumptions
- Ordinary-income rate schedules only; no credits, AMT, capital-gains rates, QBI deduction or the 2025–2028 senior deduction.
- Standard deduction (plus additional amounts for 65+/blind) or your itemized figure, whichever is larger; no dependent-filer limitation.
- Married filing separately uses half the joint federal thresholds, per the IRS schedule, and the state's single-filer schedule.
- State tax uses each state's published rate schedule, standard deduction and personal exemption for the tax year shown with the results; the source URL and year for the state you pick are printed above the results, along with the simplifications made for that state.
- State figures exclude county, municipal and city income taxes, itemized deductions, retirement and capital-gains exclusions, and credits that phase out. Unlisted states fall back to the flat rate you enter.
| Taxable income | Rate | Your income in this bracket | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0 – $12,400 | 10% | $12,400 | $1,240 |
| $12,400 – $50,400 | 12% | $38,000 | $4,560 |
| $50,400 – $105,700 | 22% | $8,500 | $1,870 |
| $105,700 – $201,775 | 24% | $0 | $0 |
| $201,775 – $256,225 | 32% | $0 | $0 |
| $256,225 – $640,600 | 35% | $0 | $0 |
| Over $640,600 | 37% | $0 | $0 |
How the neighbours compare
Texas borders 4 other jurisdictions. Moving across a state line is the one way most people can actually change which of these schedules applies to them, so here is the same income run through each of them.
| State | Rate structure | $50,000 | $75,000 | $150,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | No income tax | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Arkansas | 0% – 3.9% | $1,405 | $2,380 | $5,305 |
| Louisiana | Flat 3% | $1,125 | $1,875 | $4,125 |
| New Mexico | 1.5% – 5.9% | $1,201 | $2,376 | $6,036 |
| Oklahoma | 0.25% – 4.75% | $1,837 | $3,025 | $6,587 |
State income tax on a single filer, after each state’s own deductions. Federal tax is identical wherever you live, so the difference between these rows is the whole difference.
What these Texas figures leave out
Recorded against Texas in the data rather than glossed over, because they change real bills.
- The Texas Comptroller publishes no current page stating this directly, so the figure is cited to the Tax Foundation's 2026 compilation rather than to the state.
Frequently asked questions
▸Does Texas have a state income tax?
No. Texas levies no individual income tax, so wages, salary and self-employment income are not taxed by the state at any level. Texas leans on sales tax and on property taxes that are among the highest in the country, and since a 2019 constitutional amendment an income tax would need another amendment to enact.
▸How much state income tax would I pay on $75,000 in Texas?
Nothing. Texas taxes no wage income, so the state bill on $75,000 is $0 — although federal income tax and payroll taxes still apply.
Source
Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026
Tax year 2026 figures, last checked against the source on 2026-09-09.
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