Texas
bonus tax calculator.

Texas has no state personal income tax, but a bonus can still lose federal withholding and FICA before it reaches you.

Your bonus payment

Gross bonus ($)

Regular gross paid before this bonus ($)

Federal bonus methodBonus is separately identified, and federal income tax was withheld from regular wages this or last year.Regular pay frequencyFederal filing status

Previous supplemental wages this year ($)

Prior Social Security wages ($)

Prior Medicare wages ($)

Prior wages are before this regular paycheck and bonus. Supplemental wages include common-control employers. Assumes W-4 Step 2 unchecked, zero adjustments and no benefit deductions. If those assumptions do not match, use your payroll provider.

Texas bonus treatment

No state wage income-tax withholding. Federal withholding and FICA can still apply.

I live and work in Texas; this is a separately paid W-2 bonus in the same payroll period as the regular wages entered; those regular wages were paid before this bonus, with no earlier bonus in that period.

Local / other deductions on this bonus ($)

Enter only deductions attributable to this bonus, not the entire regular paycheck. No pretax benefit changes, state exemptions, or cross-state wages are supported.

State treatment of this bonus

The Texas state withholding line is zero. The tool calculates only the incremental federal deductions on the bonus, so the regular paycheck is not subtracted twice.

A worked bonus example

For a $1,000 bonus with an eligible 22% federal flat method and FICA below the wage thresholds, federal withholding is $220 and FICA is $76.50. That leaves $703.50 before any additional entered bonus deductions.

When this estimate does not apply

A zero state wage-tax line does not make the bonus tax-free. Gross-up arrangements, stock compensation, benefits and cross-state work require separate review.

Regular resident W-2 wages, separately paid cash bonus after the entered regular wages, in the same payroll period only. A bonus paid before those regular wages is not supported. No benefit changes, state exemptions, stock awards, gross-up, or earlier supplemental payment in that period. Federal assumptions are shown in the form. Withholding is a payment toward tax, not the final tax bill.

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Reviewed August 31, 2026. Calculate regular Texas pay · Federal bonus methods · Coverage and methodology