Hourly to salary · 2026
$15 an Hour Is How Much a Year?
At $15 an hour, 40 hours a week and 52 weeks a year, you earn $31,200 before taxes — $2,600 a month, $1,200 biweekly, or $600 a week. After federal tax, FICA, and state tax, take-home is about $27,249 in a no-income-tax state.
- Per year
- $31,200
- Per month
- $2,600
- Per two weeks
- $1,200
- Per week
- $600
The calculator below is prefilled with $15 an hour and Texas (no state income tax) as a federal baseline. Choose your state to see your own take-home pay.
Your pay details
Live · no sign-upEstimated annual take-home pay
$27,249
12.7% total tax · gross $31,200 per year
- Take-home
- Federal
- State
- FICA
- Gross pay
- $31,200
- Total tax
- $3,951
- Federal bracket
- 12.0%
- Take-home / mo
- $2,271
Take-home pay by period
| Period | Gross | Taxes & deductions | Take-home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Year | $31,200 | $3,951 | $27,249 |
| Monthly Month | $2,600 | $329 | $2,271 |
| Semi-monthly 2×/month | $1,300 | $165 | $1,135 |
| Bi-weekly Every 2 weeks | $1,200 | $152 | $1,048 |
| Weekly Week | $600 | $76 | $524 |
Estimate for a full year, 2026 federal and state rules. Not a paycheck stub — see the assumptions below.
$15 an hour at different hours per week
Part-time and overtime schedules change the annual figure far more than most people expect. Each row uses the same $15 rate and 52 paid weeks.
| Schedule | Per year | Per month | Biweekly | Per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 hrs | $15,600 | $1,300 | $600 | $300 |
| 25 hrs | $19,500 | $1,625 | $750 | $375 |
| 30 hrs | $23,400 | $1,950 | $900 | $450 |
| 35 hrs | $27,300 | $2,275 | $1,050 | $525 |
| 40 hrs | $31,200 | $2,600 | $1,200 | $600 |
| 45 hrs | $35,100 | $2,925 | $1,350 | $675 |
| 50 hrs | $39,000 | $3,250 | $1,500 | $750 |
| 60 hrs | $46,800 | $3,900 | $1,800 | $900 |
No overtime premium applied. For time-and-a-half on extra hours, use the overtime calculator.
How much is $15 an hour after taxes?
Federal tax is the same everywhere in the US; state tax is not. These four scenarios show the range a single rate can produce at 40 hours a week.
| Scenario | Federal | FICA | State | Take-home / year | / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single, no state income tax (Texas) | $1,564 | $2,387 | $0 | $27,249 | $2,271 |
| Single, California | $1,564 | $2,387 | $402 | $26,847 | $2,237 |
| Married filing jointly, no state tax | $0 | $2,387 | $0 | $28,813 | $2,401 |
| Married filing jointly, California | $0 | $2,387 | $201 | $28,612 | $2,384 |
Standard deduction and 2026 brackets, no 401(k) or health premium withheld. Your state may also have local income tax.
What $15 an hour means in practice
A $15 hourly rate is $600 a week gross, so a biweekly paycheck shows $1,200 before deductions. At 2,080 hours a year the annual figure is $31,200 — the same number you would negotiate as a salary, so use it when comparing an hourly offer to a salaried one.
Two things move take-home pay more than the rate itself: overtime hours, and the state you live in. Ten extra hours a week at time and a half adds $11,700 a year at this rate, while moving from California to Texas recovers $402 of state tax at 40 hours. Working 20 hours a week instead cuts gross pay to $15,600, but the effective tax rate drops to 92.3%.
Nearby hourly rates
- $16 an hour$33,280 a year
- $17 an hour$35,360 a year
- $18 an hour$37,440 a year
- $19 an hour$39,520 a year
- $20 an hour$41,600 a year
- $21 an hour$43,680 a year
- $22 an hour$45,760 a year
- $23 an hour$47,840 a year
- $24 an hour$49,920 a year
- $25 an hour$52,000 a year
- $26 an hour$54,080 a year
- $27 an hour$56,160 a year
$15 an hour FAQ
How much is $15 an hour per year?
At $15 an hour for 40 hours a week and 52 weeks a year, you earn $31,200 before taxes. That is $2,600 a month, $1,200 per biweekly paycheck, and $600 a week.
How much is $15 an hour after taxes?
A single filer working 40 hours a week at $15 an hour takes home about $27,249 a year in a state with no income tax, and about $26,847 in California — roughly $2,271 to $2,237 a month after federal tax, FICA, and state tax.
How much is $15 an hour biweekly?
At 40 hours a week, a biweekly paycheck at $15 an hour is $1,200 gross, or about $1,048 after federal tax and FICA in a no-income-tax state. Two weeks is 80 hours, so biweekly gross is always $15 × 80.
How much is $15 an hour part time?
At 20 hours a week, $15 an hour pays $15,600 a year — $300 a week. Because income is lower, the effective tax rate falls too: a single filer keeps about $14,407, or 92.3% of gross.
What is $15 an hour at 50 hours a week?
Fifty hours a week at $15 an hour is $39,000 a year before taxes if all 50 hours are paid at the same rate. If the extra 10 hours are overtime at 1.5×, gross pay rises to $42,900 a year — $7,800 more than the standard schedule.
Is $15 an hour good pay?
$15 an hour is 2.1× the federal minimum wage of $7.25 and equates to $31,200 a year full time. Whether that is comfortable depends on where you live: the same salary buys far more in a low-cost state than in California or New York, where state tax also takes another $402 a year at this income. Compare your state's page before deciding.