Texas Payroll Information

Texas 2024 Minimum Wage:

• $7.25 perhour
• $2.13 per hour for tipped employees

Texas Overtime Rules:

• 1.5 x’s the regular rate of pay (non-exempt employees) for hours worked over 40 in a workweek

Texas Paystub Requirements:

At the end of each pay period, an employer shall give each employee a written earnings statement covering the pay period.

An earnings statement must be signed by the employer or the employer’s agent and must show:

• the name of the employee;
• the rate of pay;
• the total amount of pay earned by the employee during the pay period;
• any deduction made from the employee’s pay and the purpose of the deduction;
• the amount of pay after all deductions are made;  and
• the total number of:
  • hours worked by the employee if the employee’s pay is computed by the hour;  or
  • units produced by the employee during the pay period if the employee’s pay is computed on a piece rate.

An earnings statement may be in any form determined by the employer.  The information required by Subsection (b) may be stated on a check voucher or bank draft given to an employee for the employee’s wages.

How often do you have to pay employees in Texas?

• Non-exempt employees must be paid at least twice per month

When is an employee’s final check due?

• Voluntary resignation – next regular payday
• Involuntary termination – within six calendar days

Texas Withholding Tax 

• N/A – no state income tax

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Texas Unemployment Tax Registration

• Register online

Texas Unemployment Tax Employer Liabilities

• New employer rate: 2.7%
• 2024 Wage Base: $9,000

Texas Unemployment Tax Due Dates

• Return and payment is due on the last day of the month following the end of the reporting period

Texas New Hire Reporting

• ENHR Operations Center
  PO Box 149224
  Austin, TX 78714-9224
• Phone: 800-850-6442
• Fax: 800-732-5015
• Report online

Texas Child Support

• Child Support Enforcement Division
  Office of the Attorney General TXCSDU
  PO Box 659791
  San Antonio, TX 78265-9791
• Phone: 877-474-4463
• Pay online

Additional Texas Payroll Resources

• • Child Support Portal – Attorney General of Texas
  • Texas Workforce Commission