Hourly to salary · 2026
$18 an Hour Is How Much a Year?
At $18 an hour, 40 hours a week and 52 weeks a year, you earn $37,440 before taxes — $3,120 a month, $1,440 biweekly, or $720 a week. After federal tax, FICA, and state tax, take-home is about $32,263 in a no-income-tax state.
- Per year
- $37,440
- Per month
- $3,120
- Per two weeks
- $1,440
- Per week
- $720
The calculator below is prefilled with $18 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
$32,263
13.8% total tax · gross $37,440 per year
- Take-home
- Federal
- State
- FICA
- Gross pay
- $37,440
- Total tax
- $5,177
- Federal bracket
- 12.0%
- Take-home / mo
- $2,689
Take-home pay by period
| Period | Gross | Taxes & deductions | Take-home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Year | $37,440 | $5,177 | $32,263 |
| Monthly Month | $3,120 | $431 | $2,689 |
| Semi-monthly 2×/month | $1,560 | $216 | $1,344 |
| Bi-weekly Every 2 weeks | $1,440 | $199 | $1,241 |
| Weekly Week | $720 | $100 | $620 |
Estimate for a full year, 2026 federal and state rules. Not a paycheck stub — see the assumptions below.
$18 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 $18 rate and 52 paid weeks.
| Schedule | Per year | Per month | Biweekly | Per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 hrs | $18,720 | $1,560 | $720 | $360 |
| 25 hrs | $23,400 | $1,950 | $900 | $450 |
| 30 hrs | $28,080 | $2,340 | $1,080 | $540 |
| 35 hrs | $32,760 | $2,730 | $1,260 | $630 |
| 40 hrs | $37,440 | $3,120 | $1,440 | $720 |
| 45 hrs | $42,120 | $3,510 | $1,620 | $810 |
| 50 hrs | $46,800 | $3,900 | $1,800 | $900 |
| 60 hrs | $56,160 | $4,680 | $2,160 | $1,080 |
No overtime premium applied. For time-and-a-half on extra hours, use the overtime calculator.
How much is $18 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) | $2,313 | $2,864 | $0 | $32,263 | $2,689 |
| Single, California | $2,313 | $2,864 | $640 | $31,623 | $2,635 |
| Married filing jointly, no state tax | $524 | $2,864 | $0 | $34,052 | $2,838 |
| Married filing jointly, California | $524 | $2,864 | $306 | $33,746 | $2,812 |
Standard deduction and 2026 brackets, no 401(k) or health premium withheld. Your state may also have local income tax.
What $18 an hour means in practice
A $18 hourly rate is $720 a week gross, so a biweekly paycheck shows $1,440 before deductions. At 2,080 hours a year the annual figure is $37,440 — 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 $14,040 a year at this rate, while moving from California to Texas recovers $640 of state tax at 40 hours. Working 20 hours a week instead cuts gross pay to $18,720, but the effective tax rate drops to 91.0%.
Nearby hourly rates
- $19 an hour$39,520 a year
- $17 an hour$35,360 a year
- $20 an hour$41,600 a year
- $16 an hour$33,280 a year
- $21 an hour$43,680 a year
- $15 an hour$31,200 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
$18 an hour FAQ
How much is $18 an hour per year?
At $18 an hour for 40 hours a week and 52 weeks a year, you earn $37,440 before taxes. That is $3,120 a month, $1,440 per biweekly paycheck, and $720 a week.
How much is $18 an hour after taxes?
A single filer working 40 hours a week at $18 an hour takes home about $32,263 a year in a state with no income tax, and about $31,623 in California — roughly $2,689 to $2,635 a month after federal tax, FICA, and state tax.
How much is $18 an hour biweekly?
At 40 hours a week, a biweekly paycheck at $18 an hour is $1,440 gross, or about $1,241 after federal tax and FICA in a no-income-tax state. Two weeks is 80 hours, so biweekly gross is always $18 × 80.
How much is $18 an hour part time?
At 20 hours a week, $18 an hour pays $18,720 a year — $360 a week. Because income is lower, the effective tax rate falls too: a single filer keeps about $17,026, or 91.0% of gross.
What is $18 an hour at 50 hours a week?
Fifty hours a week at $18 an hour is $46,800 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 $51,480 a year — $9,360 more than the standard schedule.
Is $18 an hour good pay?
$18 an hour is 2.5× the federal minimum wage of $7.25 and equates to $37,440 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 $640 a year at this income. Compare your state's page before deciding.