$15 an Hour Is How Much a Year?

At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, $15/hour works out to $31,200 a year gross. Here is the full breakdown, plus what is left after federal tax.

$15/hour · 40 h/week · 52 weeks

Gross per year: $31,200
Gross per month: $2,600
Gross every 2 weeks: $1,200.00
Gross per week: $600.00
Take-home per year (fed + FICA): $27,249
Take-home every 2 weeks: $1,048.05

$15 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	$15,600	$1,300
30	$23,400	$1,950
35	$27,300	$2,275
40 (full time)	$31,200	$2,600
45	$35,100	$2,925

What you actually take home

On $31,200 gross, a single filer pays roughly $1,564 in federal income tax and $2,387 in Social Security and Medicare, leaving about $27,249 — an effective rate of 12.7%. 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 $31,200 figure assumes you are paid for all 52 weeks. Take two weeks unpaid and it drops to $30,000; the hourly rate is unchanged, there are just fewer paid hours in the year.

Other rates

Looking for a different wage? Try $14 an hour or $16 an hour, or the hourly to salary calculator for any rate.

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Frequently asked questions

$15 an hour is how much a year?

$31,200 a year, working 40 hours a week for all 52 weeks. If you take two weeks of unpaid leave it is $30,000 (50 paid weeks). The quick shortcut — hourly rate × 2,000 — gives $30,000.

$15 an hour is how much a year after taxes?

About $27,249 for a single filer after federal income tax ($1,564) and Social Security + Medicare ($2,387) — an effective rate of 12.7%. State income tax, if your state has one, comes off on top; use a state page for that.

$15 an hour is how much a month?

$2,600 a month gross ($31,200 ÷ 12), or about $2,271 after federal tax and FICA. Biweekly it is $1,200.00 gross; weekly, $600.00.

$15 an hour is how much a year part-time?

At 20 hours a week for 52 weeks, $15,600 a year. At 30 hours, $23,400. Part-time hours rarely include paid leave, so unpaid weeks off lower it further.

Is $15 an hour good?

It depends on where you live and your household size. $31,200 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.