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<a href="https://takehomealmanac.com">Take-Home Almanac</a> — what American jobs actually pay, after tax

<a href="https://takehomealmanac.com/states/texas">Texas paycheck calculator</a>

Take-Home Almanac, "Take-home pay by state, 2026". https://takehomealmanac.com/states

Figures you can quote today

• A $75,000 salary leaves $61,593 in Alaska and $55,867 in Oregon — a $5,726 gap that is entirely state income tax.
• Nine states levy no tax on wage income at all.
• The 2026 Social Security wage base is $184,500; the maximum any employee pays is $11,439.

More at open data, and every figure’s source is listed on the methodology page — including which states we have checked against their own revenue department and which we have not.

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