Take-home pay in Texas by business structure

At $100,000 of profit, an owner in Texas keeps $82,171 as an LLC taxed as an S corp and $77,635 as a sole proprietor, after 2026 taxes and fees. Change the profit to see your own numbers.

$82,171 a year

kept from $100,000 of profit as an LLC taxed as an S corp in Texas, after every tax and fee counted here. That is $7,318 more than as a C corporation.

Texas, 2026: $100,000 profit, single filer

Structure	Taxes and fees	You keep	Share
Sole proprietorship	$22,365	$77,635	78%
Single-member LLC	$22,365	$77,635	78%
LLC taxed as an S corp most	$17,829	$82,171	82%
S corporation	$17,829	$82,171	82%
C corporation	$25,147	$74,853	75%

What Texas takes from a business owner

Texas has no personal income tax on wages or business income.comptroller.texas.gov, checked Oct 23, 2026
An LLC pays the state Franchise Tax Public Information Report, no feecomptroller.texas.gov, checked Oct 23, 2026.
Texas franchise (margin) tax applies to LLC, LLC as S corp, S corp, C corpcomptroller.texas.gov, checked Oct 23, 2026.
An S corp owner on payroll pays Texas unemployment tax at 2.7% on the first $9,000 of salary in the first yeartwc.texas.gov, checked Oct 23, 2026.

What you keep at each profit

Profit	Sole prop	LLC	LLC as S corp	S corp	C corp
$50,000	$40,268	$40,268	$40,405	$40,405	$38,467
$100,000	$77,635	$77,635	$82,171	$82,171	$74,853
$150,000	$112,393	$112,393	$119,603	$119,603	$107,041
$250,000	$183,640	$183,640	$192,950	$192,950	$172,829
$500,000	$329,588	$329,588	$356,701	$356,701	$330,707

Single filer, no other income, revenue 1.5 times profit, the default salary for S and C corps. The most kept at each profit is green.

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