What Texas employers and employees should know about pay stubs. Texas has no state income tax, which simplifies pay stub deductions significantly.
Get in Touch →Texas does not have a statute specifically requiring employers to provide written pay stubs. However, employers must keep accurate payroll records. Many Texas employers provide pay stubs as standard practice, and certain industries may have specific requirements under federal law.
Texas has no state income tax. Employees in Texas are only subject to federal income tax, Social Security (6.2%), and Medicare (1.45%) withholdings. There are also no local income taxes in Texas cities.
Use our Paycheck Calculator to estimate federal and state withholdings for Texas employees. Then check those amounts against the deductions on the pay stub.
Texas follows federal FLSA overtime rules: 1.5× the regular rate for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. There are no additional state-level overtime requirements.
Use the Overtime Calculator to determine overtime pay amounts before entering them in the pay stub.
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