Texas Minimum Wage for 2016, 2017. Texas' state minimum wage rate is $7.25 per hour. This is the same as the current Federal Minimum Wage rate. The minimum wage applies to most employees in Texas, with limited exceptions including tipped employees, some student workers, and other exempt occupations. read more
Texas adopts the federal minimum wage rate. Effective July 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. The Texas Minimum Wage Act does not prohibit employees from bargaining collectively with their employers for a higher wage. read more
The Texas Minimum Wage is the lowest hourly wage that an employee working in Texas can legally be paid. Both Texas and the federal government have set a legal minimum wage - Texas's is $7.25 per hour, while the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. read more