$15 an Hour Is How Much a Year?
$15 an hour is $31,200 a year before tax, if you work 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (a 2,080-hour year). That is $2,600.00 a month, $1,200.00 every two weeks and $600.00 a week.
- Yearly
- $31,200.00
- Monthly
- $2,600.00
- Bi-weekly
- $1,200.00
- Weekly
- $600.00
- Daily (8 hours)
- $120.00
$15 an hour part-time
At 35 hours a week, $15 an hour comes to $27,300 a year; at 30 hours, $23,400; at 20 hours, $15,600.
| Hours a week | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 hours | $300.00 | $1,300.00 | $15,600 |
| 30 hours | $450.00 | $1,950.00 | $23,400 |
| 35 hours | $525.00 | $2,275.00 | $27,300 |
$15 an hour after taxes by state
Federal taxes alone leave $27,249 of $31,200 (87.3%) for a single filer before any state tax. Among the states below, take-home pay is highest in Florida ($27,249) and lowest in Oregon ($24,743).
- Florida
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Wyoming
- Alaska
- Washington
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Louisiana
- Arizona
- Connecticut
- Iowa
- Arkansas
- California
- Montana
- New Mexico
- South Carolina
- North Carolina
- Vermont
- District of Columbia
- New Jersey
- West Virginia
- Idaho
- Georgia
- Nebraska
- Oklahoma
- Indiana
- Maine
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Michigan
- Hawaii
- Maryland
- Utah
- Delaware
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Minnesota
- New York
- Massachusetts
- Illinois
- Rhode Island
- Oregon
| Per paycheck | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | $0 | $27,249 | $1,048.05 |
| Nevada | $0 | $27,249 | $1,048.05 |
| New Hampshire | $0 | $27,249 | $1,048.05 |
| North Dakota | $0 | $27,249 | $1,048.05 |
| South Dakota | $0 | $27,249 | $1,048.05 |
| Tennessee | $0 | $27,249 | $1,048.05 |
| Texas | $0 | $27,249 | $1,048.05 |
| Wyoming | $0 | $27,249 | $1,048.05 |
| Alaska | $156 | $27,093 | $1,042.05 |
| Washington | $433 | $26,816 | $1,031.40 |
| Mississippi | $520 | $26,729 | $1,028.05 |
| Missouri | $520 | $26,729 | $1,028.05 |
| Ohio | $551 | $26,698 | $1,026.84 |
| Louisiana | $566 | $26,683 | $1,026.27 |
| Arizona | $624 | $26,625 | $1,024.05 |
| Connecticut | $640 | $26,610 | $1,023.45 |
| Iowa | $652 | $26,598 | $1,022.99 |
| Arkansas | $668 | $26,581 | $1,022.36 |
| California | $676 | $26,573 | $1,022.04 |
| Montana | $702 | $26,547 | $1,021.05 |
| New Mexico | $721 | $26,529 | $1,020.33 |
| South Carolina | $729 | $26,521 | $1,020.02 |
| North Carolina | $754 | $26,495 | $1,019.05 |
| Vermont | $767 | $26,482 | $1,018.55 |
| District of Columbia | $772 | $26,477 | $1,018.36 |
| New Jersey | $800 | $26,450 | $1,017.29 |
| West Virginia | $804 | $26,445 | $1,017.13 |
| Idaho | $806 | $26,443 | $1,017.05 |
| Georgia | $808 | $26,441 | $1,016.96 |
| Nebraska | $853 | $26,396 | $1,015.24 |
| Oklahoma | $858 | $26,391 | $1,015.05 |
| Indiana | $891 | $26,358 | $1,013.78 |
| Maine | $910 | $26,339 | $1,013.05 |
| Kansas | $958 | $26,291 | $1,011.20 |
| Kentucky | $974 | $26,275 | $1,010.57 |
| Pennsylvania | $980 | $26,270 | $1,010.37 |
| Virginia | $980 | $26,269 | $1,010.36 |
| Wisconsin | $1,055 | $26,194 | $1,007.47 |
| Michigan | $1,075 | $26,174 | $1,006.69 |
| Hawaii | $1,131 | $26,118 | $1,004.55 |
| Maryland | $1,168 | $26,081 | $1,003.11 |
| Utah | $1,170 | $26,079 | $1,003.05 |
| Delaware | $1,180 | $26,070 | $1,002.68 |
| Alabama | $1,231 | $26,019 | $1,000.72 |
| Colorado | $1,268 | $25,981 | $999.28 |
| Minnesota | $1,271 | $25,978 | $999.15 |
| New York | $1,286 | $25,963 | $998.59 |
| Massachusetts | $1,384 | $25,866 | $994.83 |
| Illinois | $1,400 | $25,850 | $994.22 |
| Rhode Island | $1,476 | $25,774 | $991.29 |
| Oregon | $2,506 | $24,743 | $951.65 |
Take-home pay per paycheck at $15 an hour
Figures include federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer, before any state tax. At $31,200 a year, your last dollars fall in the 12% row of the IRS withholding table.
| Item | Per paycheck | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $1,200.00 | $31,200.00 |
| Federal income tax | $60.15 | $1,563.90 |
| Social Security | $74.40 | $1,934.40 |
| Medicare | $17.40 | $452.40 |
| Take-home pay | $1,048.05 | $27,249.30 |
| Paid | Gross | Federal tax | Take-home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly | $600.00 | $30.08 | $524.02 |
| Bi-weekly | $1,200.00 | $60.15 | $1,048.05 |
| Semi-monthly | $1,300.00 | $65.17 | $1,135.38 |
| Monthly | $2,600.00 | $130.33 | $2,270.77 |
Paid bi-weekly at $15 an hour, take-home pay is $1,048.05 for single, $1,108.20 for married filing jointly and $1,081.08 for head of household, with no dependents claimed.
A raise to $16 an hour adds $2,080 a year before tax and $1,671 after federal taxes.
With overtime
Overtime under federal law is paid at one and a half times your regular rate for hours over 40 in a week, which is $22.50 an hour at $15.
- 5 overtime hours a week: $712.50 weekly, $37,050 yearly.
- 10 overtime hours a week: $825.00 weekly, $42,900 yearly.
Use the overtime calculator for daily overtime rules and double time.
How $15 an hour compares
$15 an hour is 39% below the median hourly wage for all US workers, $24.51 in May 2025, and 2.1 times the federal minimum wage of $7.25.
Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2025 (Table 1); US Department of Labor, State Minimum Wage Laws (updated July 1, 2026).