$20 an hour after taxes in Texas (2026)

$20 an hour is $41,600 a year before tax in Texas, about $35,606 after tax ($2,967 a month) for a single filer working 40 hours a week in 2026.

On $20 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 ($32,753).

Your pay

How you're paid

HourlySalary

Hours a week

State

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

Filing status

How often you're paid

Pre-tax deductions

401(k), % of pay

Health, per paycheck

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

$1,369.45 a paycheck

A year$35,606
A month$2,967.13
A paycheck$1,369.45
An hour$17.12

Where your pay goes

Take-home pay$35,60685.6%
Federal income tax$2,8126.8%
Social Security and Medicare$3,1827.6%
Texas taxes-$0-0%

Breakdown

YearMonthPaycheckHour

Pay and taxes, per paycheck
Gross pay	$1,600.00
Federal income tax	−$108.15
Social Security	−$99.20
Medicare	−$23.20
Texas income tax	−$0.00
Total taxes	−$230.55
Take-home pay	$1,369.45

Effective tax rate: 14.4%
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 $41,600 a year, filing single. State taxes include state payroll contributions; other local taxes are left out.

State	A year	A month	State taxes	Difference
1	$35,606	$2,967	$0	+$0
2	$35,606	$2,967	$0	+$0
3	$35,606	$2,967	$0	+$0
4	$35,606	$2,967	$0	+$0
5	$35,606	$2,967	$0	+$0
6	$35,606	$2,967	$0	+$0
7	$35,606	$2,967	$0	Selected
8	$35,606	$2,967	$0	+$0
9	$35,398	$2,950	$208	−$208
10	$35,068	$2,922	$538	−$538
11	$35,029	$2,919	$577	−$577
12	$34,968	$2,914	$638	−$638
13	$34,905	$2,909	$701	−$701
14	$34,784	$2,899	$822	−$822
15	$34,743	$2,895	$863	−$863
16	$34,677	$2,890	$929	−$929
17	$34,674	$2,889	$932	−$932
18	$34,621	$2,885	$985	−$985
19	$34,600	$2,883	$1,006	−$1,006
20	$34,592	$2,883	$1,013	−$1,013
21	$34,554	$2,879	$1,052	−$1,052
22	$34,512	$2,876	$1,094	−$1,094
23	$34,509	$2,876	$1,097	−$1,097
24	$34,503	$2,875	$1,102	−$1,102
25	$34,454	$2,871	$1,151	−$1,151
26	$34,453	$2,871	$1,153	−$1,153
27	$34,443	$2,870	$1,163	−$1,163
28	$34,416	$2,868	$1,189	−$1,189
29	$34,408	$2,867	$1,198	−$1,198
30	$34,407	$2,867	$1,199	−$1,199
31	$34,301	$2,858	$1,305	−$1,305
32	$34,299	$2,858	$1,306	−$1,306
33	$34,279	$2,857	$1,327	−$1,327
34	$34,278	$2,857	$1,327	−$1,327
35	$34,276	$2,856	$1,330	−$1,330
36	$34,267	$2,856	$1,338	−$1,338
37	$34,205	$2,850	$1,401	−$1,401
38	$34,203	$2,850	$1,403	−$1,403
39	$34,088	$2,841	$1,517	−$1,517
40	$34,084	$2,840	$1,522	−$1,522
41	$34,059	$2,838	$1,546	−$1,546
42	$34,028	$2,836	$1,578	−$1,578
43	$34,016	$2,835	$1,590	−$1,590
44	$33,963	$2,830	$1,642	−$1,642
45	$33,906	$2,826	$1,699	−$1,699
46	$33,807	$2,817	$1,798	−$1,798
47	$33,745	$2,812	$1,860	−$1,860
48	$33,691	$2,808	$1,914	−$1,914
49	$33,654	$2,805	$1,951	−$1,951
50	$32,876	$2,740	$2,730	−$2,730
51	$32,753	$2,729	$2,852	−$2,852

How Texas taxes your paycheck

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

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Minimum wage

$7.25 an hour after taxes

Hourly pay, 40 hours a week

Yearly salary

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How this calculator works

Your pay becomes a yearly amount. Hourly pay counts your hours a week for 52 weeks, so paid holidays and vacation count as worked weeks.
Federal income tax uses the 2026 IRS brackets and standard deduction for your filing status: $16,100 single, $32,200 married filing jointly and $24,150 head of household. With a 2026 Form W-4 and nothing else filled in, this is what IRS Publication 15-T has your employer withhold over the year.
Social Security is 6.2% of pay up to $184,500. Medicare is 1.45% of all pay, plus 0.9% on pay over $200,000.
State income tax uses each state's 2026 brackets, standard deduction and personal exemptions for a full-year resident with no dependents. Required state payroll deductions, like paid family leave or disability insurance, are included.
It assumes one job all year and no other income, credits or itemized deductions. Dependents and the Child Tax Credit are not included, so if you file as head of household or claim children on your Form W-4, your federal tax will usually be lower than shown. Your real paycheck can differ by a few dollars, because payroll rounds each paycheck and some states use their own withholding tables.
Hours over 40 a week count at your regular rate. For time and a half, use the overtime calculator. A 401(k) is held to the 2026 IRS limit of $24,500; catch-up contributions at 50 and older are not included.

Sources

Official 2026 figures, checked November 15, 2026.

IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32, 2026 tax rates and standard deduction, October 9, 2025
IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods, December 2025
IRS Publication 15 (2026), Employer's Tax Guide: Social Security, Medicare and Additional Medicare Tax, December 2025
IRS, 401(k) limit increases to $24,500 for 2026, November 13, 2025
SSA, 2026 Social Security wage base, October 24, 2025
Texas Constitution, Article 8, Section 24-a, November 5, 2019

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