Texas State Income Tax Calculator
Calculate your 2026 Texas state income tax. See your bracket breakdown, effective rate, and how Texas compares to neighboring states.
Your Tax Inputs
The annual amount is gross income minus entered pre-tax deductions and modeled federal and state income tax. Monthly and weekly amounts divide it by 12 and 52. These allocations exclude Social Security and Medicare (FICA), local taxes, other payroll taxes, and unmodeled paycheck deductions. They do not estimate paycheck take-home or actual withholding.
Effective State Income Tax Rate vs Neighboring States
About Texas state taxes (Tax year 2026)
Texas is one of nine states with no personal income tax. The state relies heavily on sales tax and property tax revenue instead. This makes Texas particularly attractive for high earners.
Groceries (unprepared food) are exempt. Prescription medicine and OTC drugs are exempt.
Texas levies no individual income tax. Its combined state and local sales tax averages 8.20%.
Filing in Texas: returns for tax year 2026 are administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and are generally filed in 2027 by the federal April deadline unless Texas declares a state-specific extension. Tax type on this return: None. Top marginal rate: 0%. State sales-tax rate: 6.25%. For the most current contact info, see the Federation of Tax Administrators directory.
Texas — Does Texas have a state income tax? No. Texas has no personal state income tax. It is one of nine U.S. states that do not levy an income tax on individuals.
Texas — What is the sales tax in Texas? Texas has a 6.25% state sales tax rate. With local taxes, the average combined rate is about 8.20%.
Texas — How does Texas fund its government without income tax? Texas relies primarily on sales tax, property tax, and oil and gas severance taxes. The state has relatively high property tax rates to compensate for the lack of income tax.
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How this page is reviewed
See methodology, assumptions & sources
| Risk tier | High YMYL |
|---|---|
| Author | Calculover Editorial Team Tax education |
| Editorial owner | Calculover Tax & Payroll Desk State-tax methodology owner |
| Reviewer | Calculover Editorial Review Government-source and limitation review |
| Last reviewed | 2026-11-06 |
| Last verified | 2026-11-06 |
| Data effective date | 2026-01-01 |
| Jurisdiction | Texas |
Methodology
These pages estimate annual state income tax for the selected 2026 jurisdiction and filing status. The route's coverage panel identifies the supported income basis, deductions, credits and exclusions.
Assumptions
- Enter the income basis and eligible pre-tax deductions requested by the calculator; gross wages, federal AGI and state AGI are not interchangeable.
- Some methods require confirmed state facts or explicit projection assumptions. An unavailable component is not zero tax.
Limitations
- The estimate excludes unmodeled income, adjustments, local taxes and special filing situations. Utah's indexed-credit assumptions remain provisional while final 2026 instructions are pending.
- Annual liability differs from withholding and paycheck take-home. Confirm the current official forms and source versions for a complete return.
Sources
- State Tax Rates, Federation of Tax Administrators
- State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, Tax Foundation
- State Government Resources, Internal Revenue Service
Professional guidance: This page is for state-tax education only and is not tax, legal, financial, or investment advice. State tax decisions and multi-state filing should be reviewed with a CPA or enrolled agent licensed in the relevant states.