Texas minimum wage 2026
OfficialThe Texas rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.
- Minimum wage
- $7.25
- an hour
- Next rate
- none scheduled
- Full time, after tax
- $13,926
- a year
- Rank
- #32 of 51
- by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)
What is the minimum wage in Texas in 2026?
The Texas minimum wage is $7.25 an hour in 2026, the same as the federal minimum. Next door, Arkansas and New Mexico pay more and Oklahoma and Louisiana pay the same.
Will the Texas minimum wage go up in 2027?
No increase is scheduled, so it stays at $7.25 an hour in 2027.
$7.25 an hour
- Today, November 1, 2026
How much is minimum wage a year in Texas?
Full time, a Texas minimum wage job pays $15,080 a year before tax.
- A year
- $15,080
- A month
- $1,256.67
- Every two weeks
- $580.00
- A week
- $290.00
How this is calculated
- The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.
How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Texas?
After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Texas takes home $13,926 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $535.63. It takes 149.4 hours of work to take home $1,000. There is no Texas state income tax on minimum wage pay. Run your own hours through the Texas hourly paycheck calculator.
- Take-home per year
- $13,926
- Every two weeks
- $535.63
- Per hour after tax
- $6.70
- In national prices
- $14,349
How this is calculated
- Full-time pay of $15,080 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Texas taxes for 2026.
- The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.
Is $20 an hour good pay in Texas?
It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 37% of Texas workers earn, but less than half of them. The Texas median wage is $23.38 an hour.
Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Texas?
Tipped workers in Texas can be paid $2.13 an hour if tips bring them to at least $7.25.
The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.
How has the Texas minimum wage changed?
It has been $7.25 an hour since July 24, 2009, when the federal minimum last rose.
How does the Texas minimum wage compare with other states?
Texas is tied for last with 19 other states at $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. The Georgia minimum wage is the same $7.25, and so is the rate in North Carolina and Indiana. The minimum wage by state for 2026 page lists all of them.
Questions people ask
How much is minimum wage per week in Texas?
Full time, a Texas minimum wage job takes home $267.82 a week after taxes.
Is the Texas minimum wage worth more in local prices?
Yes. After taxes and Texas prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $14,349 a year at average US prices, more than its $13,926 take-home.