$15 an Hour Is How Much a Year?

Q: $15 an hour is how much a year?

$15 an hour is $31,200 a year before taxes, based on 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (2,080 hours). Working 50 weeks (two unpaid weeks off) makes it $30,000.

Q: How much is $15 an hour after taxes?

About $27,249 a year, or $2,270.77 a month, for a single full-time worker in a no-income-tax state. In the median state it's about $26,540, and in Oregon $25,267.

$15 an hour is $31,200 a year before taxes (40 hours a week, 52 weeks). After 2026 federal taxes and FICA, a single full-time worker takes home about $27,249 a year, or $2,270.77 a month, in a state with no income tax.

Updated October 28, 2026Checked against IRS Pub 15-T & state tables2026 tax yearAll 50 states

1 · Your pay

SalaryHourly

Hourly rate

Regular hours per week

Overtime hours per week

Overtime ratePay frequency

Tips, bonus or commission

Reported tips per paycheck

Bonus / commission per paycheck

2 · Your W-4

Filing status (W-4 Step 1c)Children under 17Other dependentsStep 2: I have more than one job, or I'm married filing jointly and my spouse works.

Other income, deductions & extra withholding

Other income (yearly)

W-4 Step 4(a)Deductions (yearly)

Step 4(b), beyond standardExtra withholding

Step 4(c), per paycheck

3 · Where you live & work

StateCity / county tax

4 · Benefits & deductions 401(k), health, HSA

Traditional 401(k) / 403(b)

Roth 401(k)

Health, dental & vision premiums

HSA contribution

Other pre-tax (FSA, commuter)

After-tax deductions

5 · New 2026 W-4 deductions New

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act added federal deductions for 2025–2028. Claim them on Step 4(b) of a 2026 W-4 to get the savings in every paycheck instead of waiting for your refund. They don't reduce Social Security, Medicare or (in most states) state tax.

No tax on tips — deduct reported tips (up to $25,000)No tax on overtime — deduct the "half" of time-and-a-half (up to $12,500; $25,000 joint)

Filers age 65 or olderNew-car loan interest (yearly)

Take-home$1,048.05per paycheck · See breakdown ↓

Your take-home pay

$1,048.05

bi-weekly paycheck · from $1,200.00 gross

Take-home87.3%
Federal5%
FICA7.7%

PaycheckMonthYear

Paycheck breakdown per paycheck
Earnings		$1,200.00
Regular pay		$1,200.00
Taxes withheld		−$151.95
Federal income tax	5%	−$60.15
Social Security (6.2%)	6.2%	−$74.40
Medicare (1.45%)	1.45%	−$17.40
Net pay		$1,048.05

Effective tax rate: 12.7%
Federal marginal rate: 12%
State marginal rate: 0%
Gross hourly equivalent: $15.00
Net hourly equivalent: $13.10
You keep: 87.3%

Estimates use 2026 IRS Pub 15-T withholding, SSA and state tables. Your employer's payroll may differ by a few dollars.

$15 an hour: yearly, monthly, weekly and daily

Period	Gross pay	Take-home (no state tax)
Year (2,080 hours)	$31,200	$27,249
Month	$2,600.00	$2,270.77
Two weeks (80 hours)	$1,200.00	$1,048.05
Week (40 hours)	$600.00	$524.02
Day (8 hours)	$120.00	$104.80

$15 an hour at different weekly hours

Hours over 40 are paid at time-and-a-half ($22.50), with the 2026 overtime deduction applied. Single filer, Texas.

Hours / week	Weekly gross	Weekly take-home	Yearly gross	Yearly take-home
20 hours (part-time)	$300.00	$277.05	$15,600	$14,407
30 hours (part-time)	$450.00	$401.54	$23,400	$20,880
35 hours	$525.00	$463.30	$27,300	$24,092
40 hours	$600.00	$524.02	$31,200	$27,249
45 hours (5 OT)	$712.50	$618.92	$37,050	$32,184
50 hours (10 OT)	$825.00	$713.81	$42,900	$37,118

$15 an hour after taxes in every state

Full-time ($31,200/year), single filer, ranked by take-home pay. Effective total tax rate in a no-income-tax state: 12.7%.

#	State	Take-home / yr	Per month	Bi-weekly	State + local tax	Total tax rate
1	Florida	$27,249	$2,270.77	$1,048.05	$0	12.7%
2	Nevada	$27,249	$2,270.77	$1,048.05	$0	12.7%
3	New Hampshire	$27,249	$2,270.77	$1,048.05	$0	12.7%
4	North Dakota	$27,249	$2,270.77	$1,048.05	$0	12.7%
5	South Dakota	$27,249	$2,270.77	$1,048.05	$0	12.7%
6	Tennessee	$27,249	$2,270.77	$1,048.05	$0	12.7%
7	Texas	$27,249	$2,270.77	$1,048.05	$0	12.7%
8	Wyoming	$27,249	$2,270.77	$1,048.05	$0	12.7%
9	Ohio	$27,174	$2,264.47	$1,045.14	$76	12.9%
10	Alaska	$27,093	$2,257.77	$1,042.05	$156	13.2%
11	South Carolina	$26,905	$2,242.12	$1,034.82	$344	13.8%
12	Arizona	$26,872	$2,239.31	$1,033.53	$378	13.9%
13	New Mexico	$26,860	$2,238.29	$1,033.06	$390	13.9%
14	Washington	$26,816	$2,234.71	$1,031.40	$433	14%
15	Mississippi	$26,733	$2,227.77	$1,028.20	$516	14.3%
16	Missouri	$26,720	$2,226.68	$1,027.70	$529	14.4%
17	Iowa	$26,715	$2,226.28	$1,027.52	$534	14.4%
18	Idaho	$26,704	$2,225.32	$1,027.07	$545	14.4%
19	Louisiana	$26,699	$2,224.95	$1,026.90	$550	14.4%
20	Nebraska	$26,684	$2,223.67	$1,026.31	$565	14.5%
21	Utah	$26,648	$2,220.65	$1,024.91	$601	14.6%
22	Vermont	$26,638	$2,219.82	$1,024.53	$611	14.6%
23	California	$26,598	$2,216.46	$1,022.98	$652	14.8%
24	Wisconsin	$26,593	$2,216.12	$1,022.82	$656	14.8%
25	District of Columbia	$26,543	$2,211.93	$1,020.89	$706	14.9%
26	Montana	$26,540	$2,211.63	$1,020.75	$710	14.9%
27	New Jersey	$26,527	$2,210.59	$1,020.27	$722	15%
28	Maine	$26,525	$2,210.40	$1,020.18	$724	15%
29	Connecticut	$26,524	$2,210.35	$1,020.16	$725	15%
30	North Carolina	$26,513	$2,209.42	$1,019.73	$736	15%
31	Colorado	$26,448	$2,203.96	$1,017.21	$802	15.2%
32	West Virginia	$26,443	$2,203.61	$1,017.05	$806	15.2%
33	Oklahoma	$26,391	$2,199.23	$1,015.03	$859	15.4%
34	Rhode Island	$26,353	$2,196.07	$1,013.57	$896	15.5%
35	Georgia	$26,291	$2,190.93	$1,011.20	$958	15.7%
36	Kansas	$26,291	$2,190.88	$1,011.18	$959	15.7%
37	Kentucky	$26,275	$2,189.57	$1,010.57	$974	15.8%
38	Pennsylvania	$26,270	$2,189.13	$1,010.37	$980	15.8%
39	Virginia	$26,269	$2,189.11	$1,010.36	$980	15.8%
40	Minnesota	$26,261	$2,188.44	$1,010.05	$988	15.8%
41	Arkansas	$26,245	$2,187.09	$1,009.43	$1,004	15.9%
42	Michigan	$26,174	$2,181.16	$1,006.69	$1,075	16.1%
43	Hawaii	$26,121	$2,176.78	$1,004.67	$1,128	16.3%
44	Delaware	$26,070	$2,172.47	$1,002.68	$1,180	16.4%
45	Alabama	$26,032	$2,169.37	$1,001.25	$1,217	16.6%
46	New York	$25,995	$2,166.29	$999.82	$1,254	16.7%
47	Indiana	$25,875	$2,156.26	$995.20	$1,374	17.1%
48	Massachusetts	$25,866	$2,155.47	$994.83	$1,384	17.1%
49	Illinois	$25,850	$2,154.13	$994.21	$1,400	17.1%
50	Maryland	$25,391	$2,115.94	$976.59	$1,858	18.6%
51	Oregon	$25,267	$2,105.61	$971.82	$1,982	19%

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