Automated Payroll Processing
Calculate salaries, deductions, net pay, bonuses, adjustments, and other payroll components with less repetitive manual work.
Texas Payroll Software
Texas Payroll Software for Small Businesses
Simplify payroll for your Texas workforce with PayDay. Manage salary calculations, deductions, overtime, attendance, payslips, payroll records, and recurring payroll workflows from one connected platform.
Whether you employ a small team in Austin, manage hourly and salaried employees in Dallas-Fort Worth, or operate across multiple Texas locations, PayDay helps reduce manual payroll work as your business grows.
Payroll for Texas Businesses
Why Texas Businesses Choose PayDay
Payroll becomes harder to manage as teams, pay structures, work schedules, and locations grow. PayDay brings payroll and workforce information together so businesses can run a more consistent payroll process.
Connected Time & Attendance
Bring attendance, working hours, leave, and overtime information into the payroll workflow to reduce disconnected spreadsheets and re-entry.
Payroll That Scales With You
Manage employees, departments, pay structures, and multiple locations as your Texas workforce expands.
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Payroll Features for Texas Employers
Give HR and payroll teams the tools they need to manage recurring payroll tasks, employee pay information, workforce data, and payroll reporting from one organized system.
Salary & Payroll Calculations
Process salaries, hourly pay, bonuses, commissions, adjustments, deductions, and net pay as part of a repeatable payroll cycle.
Flexible Payroll Setup
Configure pay schedules, salary components, employee groups, departments, and payroll structures for different workforce needs.
Attendance, Leave & Overtime
Track working hours, leave, PTO, and overtime so payroll teams can account for workforce changes in each pay cycle.
Benefits & Deductions
Organize recurring and one-time deductions, benefits, loans, allowances, and other payroll adjustments in one workflow.
Payslips & Employee Self-Service
Generate payslips and give employees secure access to payroll information while reducing routine payroll questions for HR teams.
Payroll Reports & Insights
Review payroll costs, employee compensation, deductions, overtime, and payroll history with centralized reports and dashboards.
Texas Payroll Requirements
Texas Payroll Requirements at a Glance
Texas does not impose an individual state income tax, but employers still need to account for federal payroll obligations and applicable Texas wage, unemployment, payday, and employee-reporting requirements.
Texas State Income Tax
Texas does not levy an individual state income tax, so employers generally do not withhold Texas individual income tax from employee wages.
Texas Taxable Wage Base
For private taxed employers, Texas unemployment tax generally applies to the first $9,000 of each employee's earnings in a calendar year.
Texas Payday Law
Non-exempt employees generally must be paid at least twice per month. Employees exempt from federal overtime requirements generally must be paid at least once per month.
Minimum Wage & Overtime
The Texas minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the same as the federal minimum wage. Federal overtime requirements can apply to covered non-exempt employees.
New-Hire Reporting
Texas employers generally must report newly hired and rehired employees within 20 calendar days from the date the employee starts earning wages.
Federal Payroll Obligations
Texas employers can still have federal payroll obligations including federal income tax withholding, Social Security, Medicare, and applicable federal unemployment tax.
Need the Complete Texas Payroll Tax Guide?
Read our detailed guide for more information about Texas unemployment tax, taxable wages, federal payroll taxes, employer responsibilities, and payroll tax requirements.
Simple Payroll Process
Run Texas Payroll in Three Simple Steps
Build a repeatable payroll workflow that helps reduce manual calculations, disconnected records, and repetitive payroll administration.
Set Up Employees & Pay Details
Add employee information, salary or hourly pay, allowances, deductions, benefits, departments, and other payroll details.
Bring In Payroll Adjustments
Account for attendance, working hours, overtime, leave, bonuses, commissions, deductions, and other pay-period changes.
Review, Process & Report
Review payroll calculations, complete your payroll workflow, generate payslips, and keep payroll reports and history organized.
Payroll Across Texas
Manage Payroll Across Multiple Texas Locations
Whether your employees work from one office or across several stores, facilities, job sites, or branches, PayDay gives your team a centralized payroll process for managing workforce and pay information.
Use one system as you add employees, departments, pay structures, and locations across Texas.
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Dallas
Austin
San Antonio
Fort Worth
El Paso
Arlington
Plano
Texas Business Payroll
Support a Growing Workforce
- Manage hourly and salaried employees
- Maintain different pay structures
- Track attendance and overtime
- Organize benefits and deductions
- Add departments and teams
- Open additional Texas locations
- Review payroll history and reports
- Prepare for multi-state growth
Multi-State Payroll
Growing Beyond Texas?
A Texas business may have employees working in other states where payroll requirements can differ. Other states may have state income tax withholding, different unemployment programs, paid-leave rules, higher minimum wages, or additional local payroll requirements.
Keeping employee payroll information organized by worker, department, and location becomes increasingly important as your workforce expands.
Explore PayDay Payroll SoftwareMulti-State Payroll Can Involve:
- State income tax withholding
- Different unemployment tax programs
- Different taxable wage bases
- State-specific employee reporting
- Different minimum wage requirements
- State and local payroll rules
Why PayDay
A Connected Payroll System for Growing Texas Businesses
Replace scattered payroll information and repetitive administration with a more connected process for payroll, attendance, employee access, and reporting.
Less Manual Payroll Work
Reduce repetitive payroll calculations and keep recurring payroll tasks in a consistent workflow.
Payroll + Workforce Data
Connect payroll with attendance, leave, overtime, employee records, and other workforce information.
Built to Scale
Support additional employees, teams, pay structures, and locations without rebuilding your payroll process from scratch.
Texas Payroll Resources
Learn More About Payroll in Texas
Explore PayDay resources for deeper payroll tax information and additional payroll software capabilities.
Texas Payroll Taxes
Learn more about Texas unemployment tax, taxable wages, federal payroll taxes, employer responsibilities, and payroll tax requirements.
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Texas Payroll FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About Texas Payroll Software
Answers to common questions Texas businesses may have when evaluating payroll software and organizing payroll operations.
What is Texas payroll software?
Texas payroll software helps businesses manage recurring payroll for employees working in Texas. Depending on the platform, it can support salary and hourly pay calculations, deductions, attendance, overtime, payslips, employee records, payroll reporting, and other payroll tasks.
What should a Texas business look for in payroll software?
Look for software that fits your workforce and payroll process. Useful capabilities can include automated payroll calculations, flexible pay structures, attendance and overtime tracking, deductions, payslips, employee self-service, payroll reporting, and multi-location support.
Can PayDay manage hourly and salaried Texas employees?
PayDay supports payroll setup for different employee types and pay structures, helping businesses organize payroll for hourly and salaried employees within one system.
Can PayDay connect attendance and overtime with payroll?
PayDay includes time, attendance, leave, and overtime capabilities that can support payroll calculations and reduce manual re-entry between workforce and payroll processes.
Can PayDay support multiple Texas business locations?
Yes. PayDay supports multi-location payroll management, making it useful for businesses operating across multiple offices, stores, facilities, branches, or teams in Texas.
Can a Texas business use PayDay for employees in other states?
PayDay can help businesses organize payroll across locations, but employers should account for the tax, wage, reporting, and payroll requirements that apply in each state where employees work.
Does Texas have state income tax withholding?
Texas does not levy an individual state income tax. Employers generally do not withhold Texas individual income tax from wages paid to employees working in Texas.
How often do Texas employees need to be paid?
Under the Texas Payday Law, non-exempt employees generally must be paid at least twice per month. Employees exempt from federal overtime requirements generally must be paid at least once per month.
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See How PayDay Can Simplify Payroll for Your Texas Business
Bring payroll calculations, attendance, leave, deductions, payslips, employee access, and reporting into one connected payroll workflow.
Book a Free DemoDisclaimer: The information on this page is provided for general informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, payroll, or tax advice. Payroll tax rates, wage requirements, reporting rules, and federal, Texas state, or local requirements can change. Employers should verify current requirements with the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Office of the Attorney General, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Labor, and other applicable government agencies.
Last reviewed: October 2026.