$8 an Hour Is How Much a Year?

Q: $8 an hour is how much a year?

$8 an hour is $16,640 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 $16,000.

Q: How much is $8 an hour after taxes?

About $15,313 a year, or $1,276.09 a month, for a single full-time worker in a no-income-tax state. In the median state it's about $15,197, and in Oregon $14,575.

$8 an hour is $16,640 a year before taxes (40 hours a week, 52 weeks). After 2026 federal taxes and FICA, a single full-time worker takes home about $15,313 a year, or $1,276.09 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$588.96per paycheck · See breakdown ↓

Your take-home pay

$588.96

bi-weekly paycheck · from $640.00 gross

Take-home92%
Federal0.3%
FICA7.6%

PaycheckMonthYear

Paycheck breakdown per paycheck
Earnings		$640.00
Regular pay		$640.00
Taxes withheld		−$51.04
Federal income tax	0.32%	−$2.08
Social Security (6.2%)	6.2%	−$39.68
Medicare (1.45%)	1.45%	−$9.28
Net pay		$588.96

Effective tax rate: 8%
Federal marginal rate: 10%
State marginal rate: 0%
Gross hourly equivalent: $8.00
Net hourly equivalent: $7.36
You keep: 92%

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

$8 an hour: yearly, monthly, weekly and daily

Period	Gross pay	Take-home (no state tax)
Year (2,080 hours)	$16,640	$15,313
Month	$1,386.67	$1,276.09
Two weeks (80 hours)	$640.00	$588.96
Week (40 hours)	$320.00	$294.48
Day (8 hours)	$64.00	$58.90

$8 an hour at different weekly hours

Hours over 40 are paid at time-and-a-half ($12.00), 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)	$160.00	$147.76	$8,320	$7,684
30 hours (part-time)	$240.00	$221.64	$12,480	$11,525
35 hours	$280.00	$258.58	$14,560	$13,446
40 hours	$320.00	$294.48	$16,640	$15,313
45 hours (5 OT)	$380.00	$345.89	$19,760	$17,986
50 hours (10 OT)	$440.00	$397.30	$22,880	$20,660

$8 an hour after taxes in every state

Full-time ($16,640/year), single filer, ranked by take-home pay. Effective total tax rate in a no-income-tax state: 8%.

#	State	Take-home / yr	Per month	Bi-weekly	State + local tax	Total tax rate
1	Florida	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
2	Idaho	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
3	Iowa	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
4	Mississippi	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
5	Missouri	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
6	Nevada	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
7	New Hampshire	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
8	North Dakota	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
9	Ohio	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
10	South Carolina	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
11	South Dakota	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
12	Tennessee	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
13	Texas	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
14	Utah	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
15	Wyoming	$15,313	$1,276.09	$588.96	$0	8%
16	New Mexico	$15,305	$1,275.41	$588.65	$8	8%
17	Arizona	$15,300	$1,274.96	$588.44	$14	8.1%
18	District of Columbia	$15,291	$1,274.29	$588.13	$22	8.1%
19	Montana	$15,288	$1,273.97	$587.99	$25	8.1%
20	Nebraska	$15,259	$1,271.58	$586.88	$54	8.3%
21	Wisconsin	$15,244	$1,270.31	$586.30	$69	8.4%
22	Alaska	$15,230	$1,269.15	$585.76	$83	8.5%
23	Maine	$15,230	$1,269.15	$585.76	$83	8.5%
24	Colorado	$15,216	$1,268.00	$585.23	$97	8.6%
25	Louisiana	$15,200	$1,266.67	$584.62	$113	8.7%
26	Connecticut	$15,197	$1,266.42	$584.50	$116	8.7%
27	Vermont	$15,189	$1,265.79	$584.21	$124	8.7%
28	Minnesota	$15,168	$1,264.01	$583.39	$145	8.8%
29	North Carolina	$15,158	$1,263.15	$582.99	$155	8.9%
30	Rhode Island	$15,123	$1,260.24	$581.65	$190	9.1%
31	Kansas	$15,112	$1,259.30	$581.21	$202	9.2%
32	Oklahoma	$15,110	$1,259.15	$581.14	$203	9.2%
33	California	$15,097	$1,258.06	$580.64	$216	9.3%
34	Virginia	$15,095	$1,257.92	$580.58	$218	9.3%
35	Washington	$15,082	$1,256.85	$580.09	$231	9.4%
36	Georgia	$15,082	$1,256.79	$580.06	$232	9.4%
37	Hawaii	$15,048	$1,253.96	$578.75	$265	9.6%
38	West Virginia	$14,954	$1,246.14	$575.14	$359	10.1%
39	New Jersey	$14,953	$1,246.12	$575.13	$360	10.1%
40	Delaware	$14,933	$1,244.40	$574.34	$380	10.3%
41	Arkansas	$14,877	$1,239.73	$572.18	$436	10.6%
42	New York	$14,872	$1,239.36	$572.01	$441	10.6%
43	Michigan	$14,857	$1,238.05	$571.41	$456	10.7%
44	Kentucky	$14,848	$1,237.35	$571.09	$465	10.8%
45	Pennsylvania	$14,791	$1,232.55	$568.87	$523	11.1%
46	Alabama	$14,749	$1,229.06	$567.26	$564	11.4%
47	Massachusetts	$14,688	$1,224.01	$564.93	$625	11.7%
48	Illinois	$14,634	$1,219.51	$562.85	$679	12.1%
49	Indiana	$14,601	$1,216.79	$561.59	$712	12.3%
50	Maryland	$14,584	$1,215.30	$560.91	$729	12.4%
51	Oregon	$14,575	$1,214.58	$560.57	$738	12.4%

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