$12 an Hour Is How Much a Year?

At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, $12/hour works out to $24,960 a year gross. Here is the full breakdown, plus what is left after federal tax.

$12/hour · 40 h/week · 52 weeks

Gross per year: $24,960
Gross per month: $2,080
Gross every 2 weeks: $960.00
Gross per week: $480.00
Take-home per year (fed + FICA): $22,165
Take-home every 2 weeks: $852.48

$12 an hour at different weekly hours

The annual figure scales straight with hours worked. At 52 paid weeks:

Hours / week	Per year	Per month
20	$12,480	$1,040
30	$18,720	$1,560
35	$21,840	$1,820
40 (full time)	$24,960	$2,080
45	$28,080	$2,340

What you actually take home

On $24,960 gross, a single filer pays roughly $886 in federal income tax and $1,909 in Social Security and Medicare, leaving about $22,165 — an effective rate of 11.2%. That is before any state income tax: in a no-income-tax state it is the whole story, but elsewhere expect another 2–6% off. The paycheck calculator by state shows the figure for where you live, and the main calculator lets you add a 401(k) and other pre-tax deductions.

Unpaid time off

The $24,960 figure assumes you are paid for all 52 weeks. Take two weeks unpaid and it drops to $24,000; the hourly rate is unchanged, there are just fewer paid hours in the year.

Other rates

Looking for a different wage? Try $13 an hour, or the hourly to salary calculator for any rate.

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Frequently asked questions

$12 an hour is how much a year?

$24,960 a year, working 40 hours a week for all 52 weeks. If you take two weeks of unpaid leave it is $24,000 (50 paid weeks). The quick shortcut — hourly rate × 2,000 — gives $24,000.

$12 an hour is how much a year after taxes?

About $22,165 for a single filer after federal income tax ($886) and Social Security + Medicare ($1,909) — an effective rate of 11.2%. State income tax, if your state has one, comes off on top; use a state page for that.

$12 an hour is how much a month?

$2,080 a month gross ($24,960 ÷ 12), or about $1,847 after federal tax and FICA. Biweekly it is $960.00 gross; weekly, $480.00.

$12 an hour is how much a year part-time?

At 20 hours a week for 52 weeks, $12,480 a year. At 30 hours, $18,720. Part-time hours rarely include paid leave, so unpaid weeks off lower it further.

Is $12 an hour good?

It depends on where you live and your household size. $24,960 a year is below the US median for a single full-time worker. Cost of living varies enough between states that the same wage can be comfortable in one place and tight in another — check the take-home figure against your rent and essentials.

Does this include overtime?

No. It assumes every hour is paid at the flat rate. Hours over 40 in a week are usually paid at 1.5×; calculate those separately and add them. Salaried-exempt roles generally are not paid overtime at all.

Last reviewed: September 2026. Figures and formulas are checked against their published sources; see the site's data notes.