Hourly to salary · 2026
$24 an Hour Is How Much a Year?
At $24 an hour, 40 hours a week and 52 weeks a year, you earn $49,920 before taxes — $4,160 a month, $1,920 biweekly, or $960 a week. After federal tax, FICA, and state tax, take-home is about $42,291 in a no-income-tax state.
- Per year
- $49,920
- Per month
- $4,160
- Per two weeks
- $1,920
- Per week
- $960
The calculator below is prefilled with $24 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
$42,291
15.3% total tax · gross $49,920 per year
- Take-home
- Federal
- State
- FICA
- Gross pay
- $49,920
- Total tax
- $7,629
- Federal bracket
- 12.0%
- Take-home / mo
- $3,524
Take-home pay by period
| Period | Gross | Taxes & deductions | Take-home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Year | $49,920 | $7,629 | $42,291 |
| Monthly Month | $4,160 | $636 | $3,524 |
| Semi-monthly 2×/month | $2,080 | $318 | $1,762 |
| Bi-weekly Every 2 weeks | $1,920 | $293 | $1,627 |
| Weekly Week | $960 | $147 | $813 |
Estimate for a full year, 2026 federal and state rules. Not a paycheck stub — see the assumptions below.
$24 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 $24 rate and 52 paid weeks.
| Schedule | Per year | Per month | Biweekly | Per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 hrs | $24,960 | $2,080 | $960 | $480 |
| 25 hrs | $31,200 | $2,600 | $1,200 | $600 |
| 30 hrs | $37,440 | $3,120 | $1,440 | $720 |
| 35 hrs | $43,680 | $3,640 | $1,680 | $840 |
| 40 hrs | $49,920 | $4,160 | $1,920 | $960 |
| 45 hrs | $56,160 | $4,680 | $2,160 | $1,080 |
| 50 hrs | $62,400 | $5,200 | $2,400 | $1,200 |
| 60 hrs | $74,880 | $6,240 | $2,880 | $1,440 |
No overtime premium applied. For time-and-a-half on extra hours, use the overtime calculator.
How much is $24 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) | $3,810 | $3,819 | $0 | $42,291 | $3,524 |
| Single, California | $3,810 | $3,819 | $1,198 | $41,093 | $3,424 |
| Married filing jointly, no state tax | $1,772 | $3,819 | $0 | $44,329 | $3,694 |
| Married filing jointly, California | $1,772 | $3,819 | $555 | $43,774 | $3,648 |
Standard deduction and 2026 brackets, no 401(k) or health premium withheld. Your state may also have local income tax.
What $24 an hour means in practice
A $24 hourly rate is $960 a week gross, so a biweekly paycheck shows $1,920 before deductions. At 2,080 hours a year the annual figure is $49,920 — 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 $18,720 a year at this rate, while moving from California to Texas recovers $1,198 of state tax at 40 hours. Working 20 hours a week instead cuts gross pay to $24,960, but the effective tax rate drops to 88.8%.
Nearby hourly rates
- $25 an hour$52,000 a year
- $23 an hour$47,840 a year
- $26 an hour$54,080 a year
- $22 an hour$45,760 a year
- $27 an hour$56,160 a year
- $21 an hour$43,680 a year
- $28 an hour$58,240 a year
- $20 an hour$41,600 a year
- $29 an hour$60,320 a year
- $19 an hour$39,520 a year
- $30 an hour$62,400 a year
- $18 an hour$37,440 a year
$24 an hour FAQ
How much is $24 an hour per year?
At $24 an hour for 40 hours a week and 52 weeks a year, you earn $49,920 before taxes. That is $4,160 a month, $1,920 per biweekly paycheck, and $960 a week.
How much is $24 an hour after taxes?
A single filer working 40 hours a week at $24 an hour takes home about $42,291 a year in a state with no income tax, and about $41,093 in California — roughly $3,524 to $3,424 a month after federal tax, FICA, and state tax.
How much is $24 an hour biweekly?
At 40 hours a week, a biweekly paycheck at $24 an hour is $1,920 gross, or about $1,627 after federal tax and FICA in a no-income-tax state. Two weeks is 80 hours, so biweekly gross is always $24 × 80.
How much is $24 an hour part time?
At 20 hours a week, $24 an hour pays $24,960 a year — $480 a week. Because income is lower, the effective tax rate falls too: a single filer keeps about $22,165, or 88.8% of gross.
What is $24 an hour at 50 hours a week?
Fifty hours a week at $24 an hour is $62,400 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 $68,640 a year — $12,480 more than the standard schedule.
Is $24 an hour good pay?
$24 an hour is 3.3× the federal minimum wage of $7.25 and equates to $49,920 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 $1,198 a year at this income. Compare your state's page before deciding.