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$18 an hour after taxes in Texas (2026)

$18 an hour is $37,440 a year before tax in Texas, about $32,263 after tax ($2,689 a month) for a single filer working 40 hours a week in 2026.

On $18 an hour, Texas ties for 1st with 7 other states for take-home pay among the 50 states and DC. It is lowest in Oregon ($29,760).

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How you're paid

Hours over 40 count at your regular rate here. For time and a half, use the overtime calculator.

Pre-tax deductions

A traditional 401(k) lowers income tax but not Social Security or Medicare. Health premiums through work lower both.

Take-home pay, every 2 weeks

$1,240.89 a paycheck

  • A year$32,263
  • A month$2,688.59
  • A paycheck$1,240.89
  • An hour$15.51

Where your pay goes

  • Take-home pay$32,26386.2%
  • Federal income tax$2,3136.2%
  • Social Security and Medicare$2,8647.7%
  • Texas taxes-$0-0%

Breakdown

Pay and taxes, per paycheck
Gross pay$1,440.00
Federal income tax−$88.95
Social Security−$89.28
Medicare−$20.88
Texas income tax−$0.00
Total taxes−$199.11
Take-home pay$1,240.89
Effective tax rate
13.8%
Marginal tax rate
19.7%
Federal bracket
12%
Texas bracket
None

The marginal rate is the tax on your next dollar, all taxes included, measured over the next $1,000 of pay.

Compare all 50 states and DC

Take-home pay on $37,440 a year, filing single. State taxes include state payroll contributions; other local taxes are left out.

StateA yearA monthState taxesDifference
1$32,263$2,689$0+$0
2$32,263$2,689$0+$0
3$32,263$2,689$0+$0
4$32,263$2,689$0+$0
5$32,263$2,689$0+$0
6$32,263$2,689$0+$0
7$32,263$2,689$0Selected
8$32,263$2,689$0+$0
9$32,076$2,673$187−$187
10$31,816$2,651$447−$447
11$31,744$2,645$519−$519
12$31,730$2,644$534−$534
13$31,684$2,640$579−$579
14$31,620$2,635$643−$643
15$31,525$2,627$738−$738
16$31,497$2,625$766−$766
17$31,492$2,624$771−$771
18$31,468$2,622$795−$795
19$31,439$2,620$824−$824
20$31,401$2,617$862−$862
21$31,387$2,616$876−$876
22$31,365$2,614$898−$898
23$31,354$2,613$909−$909
24$31,330$2,611$933−$933
25$31,313$2,609$950−$950
26$31,305$2,609$958−$958
27$31,301$2,608$962−$962
28$31,278$2,606$985−$985
29$31,260$2,605$1,003−$1,003
30$31,188$2,599$1,075−$1,075
31$31,183$2,599$1,080−$1,080
32$31,159$2,597$1,104−$1,104
33$31,143$2,595$1,120−$1,120
34$31,124$2,594$1,139−$1,139
35$31,122$2,594$1,141−$1,141
36$31,087$2,591$1,176−$1,176
37$31,070$2,589$1,193−$1,193
38$31,068$2,589$1,195−$1,195
39$31,064$2,589$1,199−$1,199
40$30,974$2,581$1,289−$1,289
41$30,925$2,577$1,339−$1,339
42$30,924$2,577$1,339−$1,339
43$30,923$2,577$1,340−$1,340
44$30,914$2,576$1,349−$1,349
45$30,747$2,562$1,516−$1,516
46$30,712$2,559$1,551−$1,551
47$30,645$2,554$1,618−$1,618
48$30,555$2,546$1,708−$1,708
49$30,539$2,545$1,724−$1,724
50$29,864$2,489$2,399−$2,399
51$29,760$2,480$2,503−$2,503

How Texas taxes your paycheck

Texas has no state income tax. Its constitution bars a tax on individual income.

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Sources

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