$12 an hour after taxes
How much is $12 an hour a year — and how much of it do you keep? Full time, $12 an hour is $24,960 a year before tax. After federal tax, Social Security and Medicare you take home about $22,165 in a state with no income tax, and $20,456 in Oregon, where the most comes out.
$12 an hour before tax
| Per | Gross pay | Take-home, no state income tax |
|---|---|---|
| Hour | $12.00 | $10.66 |
| Day (8 hours) | $96.00 | $85.25 |
| Week (40 hours) | $480.00 | $426.24 |
| Two weeks | $960.00 | $852.48 |
| Month | $2,080.00 | $1,847.05 |
| Year (2,080 hours) | $24,960 | $22,165 |
Single filer, standard W-4, paid every two weeks, no benefits. Part time in a state with no income tax: 30 hours a week takes home about $17,026 a year, 20 hours about $11,525.
$12 an hour after taxes in every state
| State | Per 2-week paycheck | Per month | Per year | State taxes a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida * | $852.48 | $1,847.05 | $22,165 | $0 |
| Nevada | $852.48 | $1,847.05 | $22,165 | $0 |
| New Hampshire | $852.48 | $1,847.05 | $22,165 | $0 |
| North Dakota | $852.48 | $1,847.05 | $22,165 | $0 |
| South Dakota | $852.48 | $1,847.05 | $22,165 | $0 |
| Tennessee | $852.48 | $1,847.05 | $22,165 | $0 |
| Texas | $852.48 | $1,847.05 | $22,165 | $0 |
| Wyoming | $852.48 | $1,847.05 | $22,165 | $0 |
| Alaska * | $847.68 | $1,836.65 | $22,040 | $125 |
| Missouri * | $843.48 | $1,827.55 | $21,931 | $234 |
| Connecticut * | $842.70 | $1,825.86 | $21,910 | $254 |
| Mississippi | $842.48 | $1,825.38 | $21,905 | $260 |
| Washington * | $839.16 | $1,818.19 | $21,818 | $346 |
| Louisiana | $838.12 | $1,815.93 | $21,791 | $373 |
| Ohio | $837.52 | $1,814.63 | $21,776 | $389 |
| Iowa | $836.54 | $1,812.51 | $21,750 | $414 |
| South Carolina | $836.53 | $1,812.49 | $21,750 | $415 |
| Montana | $836.48 | $1,812.38 | $21,749 | $416 |
| Arkansas | $835.33 | $1,809.89 | $21,719 | $446 |
| California * | $834.85 | $1,808.85 | $21,706 | $458 |
| New Mexico | $834.73 | $1,808.60 | $21,703 | $461 |
| Idaho | $834.48 | $1,808.05 | $21,697 | $468 |
| North Carolina | $833.48 | $1,805.88 | $21,671 | $494 |
| Georgia | $833.36 | $1,805.62 | $21,667 | $497 |
| Arizona * | $833.28 | $1,805.45 | $21,665 | $499 |
| Maine * | $831.68 | $1,801.98 | $21,624 | $541 |
| Vermont * | $831.28 | $1,801.12 | $21,613 | $551 |
| Oklahoma | $830.48 | $1,799.38 | $21,593 | $572 |
| Nebraska * | $829.78 | $1,797.86 | $21,574 | $590 |
| West Virginia | $829.48 | $1,797.21 | $21,567 | $598 |
| New Jersey * | $829.02 | $1,796.21 | $21,555 | $610 |
| Kansas | $828.11 | $1,794.25 | $21,531 | $634 |
| Virginia * | $828.10 | $1,794.22 | $21,531 | $634 |
| Hawaii * | $825.79 | $1,789.22 | $21,471 | $694 |
| Indiana | $825.29 | $1,788.14 | $21,458 | $707 |
| Wisconsin | $824.45 | $1,786.31 | $21,436 | $729 |
| Kentucky | $823.40 | $1,784.04 | $21,408 | $756 |
| Pennsylvania | $822.34 | $1,781.74 | $21,381 | $784 |
| Michigan * | $821.32 | $1,779.53 | $21,354 | $810 |
| Delaware * | $820.95 | $1,778.73 | $21,345 | $820 |
| Utah | $820.48 | $1,777.71 | $21,333 | $832 |
| New York * | $817.01 | $1,770.20 | $21,242 | $922 |
| Alabama | $816.38 | $1,768.83 | $21,226 | $939 |
| Colorado * | $815.33 | $1,766.55 | $21,199 | $966 |
| District of Columbia * | $812.50 | $1,760.42 | $21,125 | $1,039 |
| Massachusetts * | $812.19 | $1,759.76 | $21,117 | $1,047 |
| Illinois * | $810.53 | $1,756.16 | $21,074 | $1,091 |
| Rhode Island * | $807.36 | $1,749.29 | $20,991 | $1,173 |
| Minnesota | $806.57 | $1,747.57 | $20,971 | $1,194 |
| Maryland * | $796.34 | $1,725.41 | $20,705 | $1,460 |
| Oregon * | $786.76 | $1,704.65 | $20,456 | $1,709 |
40 hours a week, each state's default withholding choices; local income taxes you'd enter yourself aren't included (Maryland includes its default county). * $12 is below the state minimum wage (Alaska $14, Arizona $15.15, California $16.90, Colorado $15.16, Connecticut $16.94, Delaware $15, District of Columbia $18.40, Florida $15, Hawaii $16, Illinois $15, Maine $15.10, Maryland $15, Massachusetts $15, Michigan $13.73, Missouri $15, Nebraska $15, New Jersey $15.92, New York $16, Oregon $15.55, Rhode Island $16, Vermont $14.42, Virginia $12.77, Washington $17.13), so most jobs there must pay more.
$12 is the minimum wage in Nevada and New Mexico. See minimum wage after taxes in every state.
Overtime at $12 an hour
Hours over 40 in a week are paid at least time and a half for non-exempt workers: $18.00 an hour at $12. Ten overtime hours add $180.00 to the week before tax. For 2025 through 2028, the extra half — $6.00 of each overtime hour — can be deducted on your federal return, up to $12,500 a year (how it works); your paycheck is still withheld as usual. Work out a week with the overtime calculator.
Your own numbers
Different hours, overtime, tips or a 401(k)? Use your state's hourly paycheck calculator, or the hourly to salary calculator for gross pay with unpaid weeks. Nearby rates: $13 an hour · minimum wage after taxes.
Sources
- IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods — Worksheet 1A and the annual percentage-method tables
- IRS Publication 15 (2026), Employer's Tax Guide — Social Security and Medicare rates
- Social Security Administration — 2026 wage base of $184,500
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime pay — at least 1.5× the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek for non-exempt workers
- U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division — State minimum wage laws — each state's basic minimum rate and tipped cash wage; the federal $7.25 applies where a state has none or a lower one
Questions
$12 an hour is how much a year?
$24,960 before tax, working 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (2,080 hours). That's $2,080.00 a month and $960.00 every two weeks.
How much is $12 an hour after taxes?
About $22,165 a year — $852.48 every two weeks — in a state with no income tax, for a single filer with a standard W-4. In Oregon it's $20,456.
What is $12 an hour a month after taxes?
About $1,847.05 a month in a state with no income tax, full time.