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Texas's minimum is $7.25/hr, with a tipped cash wage of $2.13 where tips make up the difference.

Texas, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Utah, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Idaho, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Wyoming share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to all 20 states.

Texas minimum wage earnings estimator

Texas's minimum is $7.25/hr, with a tipped cash wage of $2.13 where tips make up the difference.

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Figures computed from U.S. DOL Wage & Hour Division (current) and U.S. Census Bureau (2024 5-year). Page last reviewed 2026-08-27. Estimates only — verify with the relevant agency before acting.

Texas at a glance

Figure	Texas	Source
State minimum wage	$7.25/hr	[1]
Tipped cash wage	$2.13/hr	[1]
Full-time annual gross	$15,080	[1]
Median 2BR rent	$1,557	[2]

[1] [2] Sources

State minimum wage — all 50 states

Texas highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Highlighted: Texas, ranked 47 of 50. Median $11.

Texas earnings by hours and weeks worked

Annual gross at Texas's $7.25 minimum across realistic schedules.

Hours/week	26 wks	36 wks	44 wks	48 wks	50 wks	52 wks
10 h	$1,885	$2,610	$3,190	$3,480	$3,625	$3,770
12 h	$2,262	$3,132	$3,828	$4,176	$4,350	$4,524
15 h	$2,828	$3,915	$4,785	$5,220	$5,438	$5,655
18 h	$3,393	$4,698	$5,742	$6,264	$6,525	$6,786
20 h	$3,770	$5,220	$6,380	$6,960	$7,250	$7,540
24 h	$4,524	$6,264	$7,656	$8,352	$8,700	$9,048
25 h	$4,713	$6,525	$7,975	$8,700	$9,063	$9,425
28 h	$5,278	$7,308	$8,932	$9,744	$10,150	$10,556
30 h	$5,655	$7,830	$9,570	$10,440	$10,875	$11,310
32 h	$6,032	$8,352	$10,208	$11,136	$11,600	$12,064
35 h	$6,598	$9,135	$11,165	$12,180	$12,688	$13,195
37.5 h	$7,069	$9,788	$11,963	$13,050	$13,594	$14,138
40 h	$7,540	$10,440	$12,760	$13,920	$14,500	$15,080
45 h	$8,483	$11,745	$14,355	$15,660	$16,313	$16,965
50 h	$9,425	$13,050	$15,950	$17,400	$18,125	$18,850

Worked figures for Texas

Texas values:

Hours	Weekly	Monthly	Annual	Rent Burden
10 h/wk	$73	$314	$3,770	496%
15 h/wk	$109	$471	$5,655	330%
20 h/wk	$145	$628	$7,540	248%
25 h/wk	$181	$785	$9,425	198%
30 h/wk	$218	$943	$11,310	165%
35 h/wk	$254	$1,100	$13,195	142%
40 h/wk	$290	$1,257	$15,080	124%
45 h/wk	$326	$1,414	$16,965	110%
50 h/wk	$363	$1,571	$18,850	99%

How Texas compares nationally

On state minimum wage, Texas ranks #47 of 50 at $7.25/hr — 36% below the median of $11.41/hr. The national range runs from $7.25/hr (Wyoming) to $17.13/hr (Washington).

Rank	State	State minimum wage
#45	South Carolina	$7.25/hr
#46	Tennessee	$7.25/hr
#47	Texas	$7.25/hr
#48	Utah	$7.25/hr
#49	Wisconsin	$7.25/hr

Texas questions, answered with Texas numbers

What is the minimum wage in Texas?▾

$7.25/hour · rank #31/50 · at the federal floor.

What does that pay full time in Texas?▾

$15,080/year · $1,257/month · $290/week at 40 h.

Can it cover Texas rent?▾

Median 2BR rent is $1,557 · that is 124% of full-time minimum-wage income (well above the 30% affordability benchmark).

What about tipped work in Texas?▾

Cash wage $2.13 · tip credit $5.12 · tips must bring you to $7.25.

Part-time at 20 hours?▾

$7,540/year · $628/month · rent would take 248% of it.

Last reviewed 2026-08-27. Texas figures only — verify with the relevant Texas agency before acting. How this is calculated.