Texas Minimum Wage Calculator

The ordinary Texas and federal minimum is $7.25 per hour. This calculator models federally covered private hourly work, including eligible tipped employees and overtime after 40 hours. State-only exemptions, public contracts and higher agreed rates require separate review.

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Tips retained in that week ($) Cash-wage treatment Adult ordinary private hourly work actually covered by FLSA minimum wage and 40-hour overtime, at the 7.25 floor. No occupational exemption, public employer/contract, youth/training wage, certificate, higher agreed wage, meal/lodging allowance or deduction applies. Tipped work requires customary tips above 30/month, advance notice, lawful retention/pooling and all entered hours eligible. State-only coverage needs separate review. No bonuses, compulsory service charges, multiple pay rates, or wage deductions. If using the tip credit, eligibility, required advance notice, and lawful tip retention/pooling are confirmed. All hours entered are in that eligible tipped occupation.

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Overtime uses the full regular rate before subtracting a permitted tip credit. The employer must cover a weekly tip shortfall within the selected scope. This floor scenario does not calculate pay at a higher agreed rate. Per-workday pay divides the week by the days with hours. Annual figures repeat the rounded weekly result.

Reviewed rate period: 2026-01-01 through 2027-12-31. Gross earnings before taxes or deductions. Annual figures repeat this weekly scenario; they do not combine different rate periods.

Reviewed October 2, 2026. Texas Workforce Commission wage overview · Federal coverage rules.

What is minimum wage in Dallas and Houston?

For the ordinary federally covered private job modeled here, the floor is $7.25 in Dallas and Houston. Eligible tipped cash is $2.13, conditional on the federal credit rules. A city’s employee pay scale or a wage term in a public contract can be higher and does not establish the general rate for every private employer. TWC ordinary wage rules.

For example, Dallas’s FY 2025–26 budget describes its own municipal employee minimum. Check the employer and contract before using a figure from a city-budget headline. Government work and public-contract rates are outside this calculator.

Did the ordinary floor change between 2025 and 2026?

No change is reflected in the ordinary $7.25 Texas/federal floor. The federal rate has applied since July 24, 2009. A proposal or an employer’s pay increase does not by itself change that statutory floor. The calculator limits dates to its reviewed period through December 2027 rather than forecasting future legislation. Federal minimum-wage history · Current TWC overview.

Server cash plus tips must cover the weekly minimum

Eligible tipped week	Initial employer cash	Employer shortfall	Gross including tips
25 hours, $75 tips	$53.25	$53.00	$181.25
25 hours, $200 tips	$53.25	$0	$253.25
48 hours, $350 tips	$131.24	$0	$481.24

For 48 hours, the initial cash includes eight overtime premiums based on the full regular rate. The $5.12 credit stays constant; multiplying the $2.13 cash wage by 1.5 would understate overtime. The tool preserves the unrounded premium through the weekly calculation. TWC tip-credit explanation · Federal requirements.

A higher pay agreement takes precedence

Texas enforces wage agreements that exceed legal minimums. If an ordinary nonexempt employee is promised $12 per hour, 45 hours produces $570 before deductions, rather than the $344.38 floor scenario shown by this tool. Use the promised rate and all regular-rate components to reconcile an actual paycheck. TWC agreement and statute priority.

Payday frequency does not change the overtime week

The Texas Payday Law generally requires nonexempt employees to be paid at least twice monthly, while exempt employees must be paid at least monthly. The employer’s pay period can differ from the fixed workweek used for overtime. A semi-monthly check is not permission to average long and short workweeks together. TWC frequency-of-pay guidance.

At full cash, 48 working hours produce $377. A 32-hour week produces $232. Together they produce $609, which is $29 above 80 hours of straight-time pay. Paid leave does not automatically count as working time toward the federal threshold. Overtime overview.

Final wages depend on how employment ends

After an involuntary separation, final wages are due within six calendar days. After a voluntary quit, resignation or retirement, the next regular payday generally controls. Bonuses, commissions and leave payouts can depend on written terms; a minimum-wage estimate does not determine those amounts. TWC final-pay guidance.

Forty hours for 52 weeks at the floor gives $15,080 gross, averaging $1,256.67 monthly. A 25-hour schedule for 48 weeks gives $8,700 before tips. These are gross earnings, not take-home pay. Compare New Mexico minimum wage, Oklahoma minimum wage, Arkansas minimum wage and Louisiana minimum wage using the actual workplace. Sources · Methodology.

Updated October 5, 2026 First published August 27, 2026

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