United States
Texas: what the state takes
Texas does not tax wages. You still file a federal return, and a business here can still owe state taxes.
Agency page last read 11 September 2026.
State rate
None
This state has no personal income tax on wages
Resident return
None
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Due
No personal income tax return
Weekends and holidays can push it on
Texas has no personal income tax. Businesses may owe franchise tax.
Try a figure
Yearly income
How you file
Texas tax
$0
Top state rate you touch
%
- Kept before federal tax$61,148
- Federal income tax$13,852
- Texas tax$0
Filing in Texas
- Who collects it
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
- Return
- No personal income tax return for wages
- Deadline
- No personal income tax return
Federal comes on top
Whatever your state does, the IRS wants Form 1040 by 15 April, plus Social Security and Medicare through your wages or self employment tax. State tax paid can sometimes be deducted federally if you itemise, within a yearly cap.