The minimum wage in Texas is $7.25 per hour as of November 2023. This is the same as the federal minimum wage, and Texas has not increased its minimum wage since 2009 when it went up $0.70 from $6.55. Local governments in Texas continue to raise the minimum wage at the same rate as the state, so cities like Houston have also not seen increases in the minimum wage since 2009. There are exceptions to the Texas state minimum wage, including tipped employees earning over $20 per month in tips, student workers, employees with disabilities, and workers under 20 years old working for an employer for less than 90 days. Additionally, Texas implemented specific minimum pay rates for several occupations including farmworkers, seasonal workers, newspaper deliverers, and “informal” workers (babysitters, etc) . Lastly, in Texas nonprofit and educational organizations can choose to send an application to the Department of Labor to pay employees less than the state-mandated minimum wage.