$24 an Hour Is How Much a Year?

Q: $24 an hour is how much a year?

$24 an hour is $49,920 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 $48,000.

Q: How much is $24 an hour after taxes?

About $42,291 a year, or $3,524.23 a month, for a single full-time worker in a no-income-tax state. In the median state it's about $40,701, and in Oregon $38,736.

$24 an hour is $49,920 a year before taxes (40 hours a week, 52 weeks). After 2026 federal taxes and FICA, a single full-time worker takes home about $42,291 a year, or $3,524.23 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$1,626.57per paycheck · See breakdown ↓

Your take-home pay

$1,626.57

bi-weekly paycheck · from $1,920.00 gross

Take-home84.7%
Federal7.6%
FICA7.6%

PaycheckMonthYear

Paycheck breakdown per paycheck
Earnings		$1,920.00
Regular pay		$1,920.00
Taxes withheld		−$293.43
Federal income tax	7.6%	−$146.55
Social Security (6.2%)	6.2%	−$119.04
Medicare (1.45%)	1.45%	−$27.84
Net pay		$1,626.57

Effective tax rate: 15.3%
Federal marginal rate: 12%
State marginal rate: 0%
Gross hourly equivalent: $24.00
Net hourly equivalent: $20.33
You keep: 84.7%

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

$24 an hour: yearly, monthly, weekly and daily

Period	Gross pay	Take-home (no state tax)
Year (2,080 hours)	$49,920	$42,291
Month	$4,160.00	$3,524.23
Two weeks (80 hours)	$1,920.00	$1,626.57
Week (40 hours)	$960.00	$813.28
Day (8 hours)	$192.00	$162.66

$24 an hour at different weekly hours

Hours over 40 are paid at time-and-a-half ($36.00), 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)	$480.00	$426.24	$24,960	$22,165
30 hours (part-time)	$720.00	$620.44	$37,440	$32,263
35 hours	$840.00	$716.86	$43,680	$37,277
40 hours	$960.00	$813.28	$49,920	$42,291
45 hours (5 OT)	$1,140.00	$965.11	$59,280	$50,186
50 hours (10 OT)	$1,320.00	$1,116.94	$68,640	$58,081

$24 an hour after taxes in every state

Full-time ($49,920/year), single filer, ranked by take-home pay. Effective total tax rate in a no-income-tax state: 15.3%.

#	State	Take-home / yr	Per month	Bi-weekly	State + local tax	Total tax rate
1	Florida	$42,291	$3,524.23	$1,626.57	$0	15.3%
2	Nevada	$42,291	$3,524.23	$1,626.57	$0	15.3%
3	New Hampshire	$42,291	$3,524.23	$1,626.57	$0	15.3%
4	North Dakota	$42,291	$3,524.23	$1,626.57	$0	15.3%
5	South Dakota	$42,291	$3,524.23	$1,626.57	$0	15.3%
6	Tennessee	$42,291	$3,524.23	$1,626.57	$0	15.3%
7	Texas	$42,291	$3,524.23	$1,626.57	$0	15.3%
8	Wyoming	$42,291	$3,524.23	$1,626.57	$0	15.3%
9	Alaska	$42,041	$3,503.43	$1,616.97	$250	15.8%
10	Ohio	$41,693	$3,474.45	$1,603.59	$597	16.5%
11	Washington	$41,598	$3,466.53	$1,599.94	$692	16.7%
12	Arizona	$41,445	$3,453.77	$1,594.05	$846	17%
13	Louisiana	$41,179	$3,431.61	$1,583.82	$1,111	17.5%
14	New Mexico	$41,110	$3,425.85	$1,581.16	$1,181	17.6%
15	Vermont	$41,052	$3,421.02	$1,578.93	$1,239	17.8%
16	Iowa	$41,046	$3,420.46	$1,578.68	$1,245	17.8%
17	Mississippi	$41,026	$3,418.83	$1,577.92	$1,265	17.8%
18	South Carolina	$40,918	$3,409.80	$1,573.75	$1,373	18%
19	Nebraska	$40,899	$3,408.24	$1,573.03	$1,392	18.1%
20	Missouri	$40,882	$3,406.82	$1,572.38	$1,409	18.1%
21	North Carolina	$40,808	$3,400.64	$1,569.52	$1,483	18.3%
22	West Virginia	$40,774	$3,397.80	$1,568.21	$1,517	18.3%
23	Idaho	$40,753	$3,396.10	$1,567.43	$1,537	18.4%
24	Pennsylvania	$40,723	$3,393.60	$1,566.28	$1,567	18.4%
25	Wisconsin	$40,712	$3,392.70	$1,565.86	$1,578	18.4%
26	Montana	$40,701	$3,391.77	$1,565.43	$1,590	18.5%
27	New Jersey	$40,680	$3,389.99	$1,564.61	$1,611	18.5%
28	Kentucky	$40,661	$3,388.43	$1,563.89	$1,630	18.5%
29	California	$40,607	$3,383.92	$1,561.81	$1,684	18.7%
30	Utah	$40,604	$3,383.63	$1,561.67	$1,687	18.7%
31	Oklahoma	$40,590	$3,382.49	$1,561.15	$1,701	18.7%
32	Colorado	$40,583	$3,381.92	$1,560.88	$1,708	18.7%
33	Arkansas	$40,557	$3,379.71	$1,559.87	$1,734	18.8%
34	Rhode Island	$40,486	$3,373.87	$1,557.17	$1,804	18.9%
35	District of Columbia	$40,462	$3,371.79	$1,556.21	$1,829	18.9%
36	Michigan	$40,420	$3,368.32	$1,554.61	$1,871	19%
37	Georgia	$40,399	$3,366.54	$1,553.79	$1,892	19.1%
38	Maine	$40,376	$3,364.69	$1,552.94	$1,914	19.1%
39	Kansas	$40,305	$3,358.74	$1,550.19	$1,986	19.3%
40	Alabama	$40,250	$3,354.19	$1,548.09	$2,040	19.4%
41	Virginia	$40,234	$3,352.87	$1,547.48	$2,056	19.4%
42	Minnesota	$40,200	$3,349.99	$1,546.15	$2,091	19.5%
43	Indiana	$40,065	$3,338.74	$1,540.96	$2,226	19.7%
44	Connecticut	$40,045	$3,337.06	$1,540.18	$2,246	19.8%
45	Delaware	$39,997	$3,333.11	$1,538.36	$2,293	19.9%
46	Illinois	$39,964	$3,330.37	$1,537.09	$2,326	19.9%
47	New York	$39,945	$3,328.77	$1,536.35	$2,346	20%
48	Massachusetts	$39,885	$3,323.76	$1,534.04	$2,406	20.1%
49	Hawaii	$39,763	$3,313.57	$1,529.34	$2,528	20.3%
50	Maryland	$38,982	$3,248.50	$1,499.31	$3,309	21.9%
51	Oregon	$38,736	$3,228.03	$1,489.86	$3,554	22.4%

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