$13 an hour after taxes
How much is $13 an hour a year — and how much of it do you keep? Full time, $13 an hour is $27,040 a year before tax. After federal tax, Social Security and Medicare you take home about $23,877 in a state with no income tax, and $21,998 in Oregon, where the most comes out.
$13 an hour before tax
| Per | Gross pay | Take-home, no state income tax |
|---|---|---|
| Hour | $13.00 | $11.48 |
| Day (8 hours) | $104.00 | $91.84 |
| Week (40 hours) | $520.00 | $459.18 |
| Two weeks | $1,040.00 | $918.36 |
| Month | $2,253.33 | $1,989.79 |
| Year (2,080 hours) | $27,040 | $23,877 |
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 $18,311 a year, 20 hours about $12,486.
$13 an hour after taxes in every state
| State | Per 2-week paycheck | Per month | Per year | State taxes a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida * | $918.36 | $1,989.79 | $23,877 | $0 |
| Nevada | $918.36 | $1,989.79 | $23,877 | $0 |
| New Hampshire | $918.36 | $1,989.79 | $23,877 | $0 |
| North Dakota | $918.36 | $1,989.79 | $23,877 | $0 |
| South Dakota | $918.36 | $1,989.79 | $23,877 | $0 |
| Tennessee | $918.36 | $1,989.79 | $23,877 | $0 |
| Texas | $918.36 | $1,989.79 | $23,877 | $0 |
| Wyoming | $918.36 | $1,989.79 | $23,877 | $0 |
| Alaska * | $913.16 | $1,978.52 | $23,742 | $135 |
| Mississippi | $905.36 | $1,961.62 | $23,539 | $338 |
| Missouri * | $905.36 | $1,961.62 | $23,539 | $338 |
| Washington * | $903.94 | $1,958.53 | $23,502 | $375 |
| Connecticut * | $903.62 | $1,957.85 | $23,494 | $383 |
| Ohio | $901.94 | $1,954.21 | $23,451 | $427 |
| Louisiana | $901.53 | $1,953.32 | $23,440 | $438 |
| Iowa | $899.38 | $1,948.66 | $23,384 | $493 |
| South Carolina | $898.97 | $1,947.77 | $23,373 | $504 |
| Arkansas | $898.44 | $1,946.63 | $23,360 | $518 |
| Montana | $898.36 | $1,946.45 | $23,357 | $520 |
| California * | $897.93 | $1,945.52 | $23,346 | $531 |
| Arizona * | $897.56 | $1,944.72 | $23,337 | $541 |
| New Mexico | $897.17 | $1,943.88 | $23,327 | $551 |
| Idaho | $896.36 | $1,942.12 | $23,305 | $572 |
| North Carolina | $896.36 | $1,942.12 | $23,305 | $572 |
| Georgia | $895.25 | $1,939.72 | $23,277 | $601 |
| Vermont * | $894.40 | $1,937.87 | $23,254 | $623 |
| New Jersey * | $892.62 | $1,934.02 | $23,208 | $669 |
| Oklahoma | $892.36 | $1,933.45 | $23,201 | $676 |
| West Virginia | $892.36 | $1,933.45 | $23,201 | $676 |
| Nebraska * | $892.29 | $1,933.30 | $23,200 | $678 |
| Maine * | $892.16 | $1,933.02 | $23,196 | $681 |
| Virginia | $889.86 | $1,928.04 | $23,136 | $741 |
| Kansas | $889.83 | $1,927.97 | $23,136 | $742 |
| Indiana | $888.81 | $1,925.76 | $23,109 | $768 |
| Kentucky | $886.48 | $1,920.71 | $23,049 | $829 |
| Wisconsin | $886.16 | $1,920.02 | $23,040 | $837 |
| Hawaii * | $886.15 | $1,920.00 | $23,040 | $837 |
| Pennsylvania | $885.70 | $1,919.03 | $23,028 | $849 |
| Michigan * | $883.80 | $1,914.91 | $22,979 | $899 |
| Utah | $882.36 | $1,911.79 | $22,941 | $936 |
| Delaware * | $882.35 | $1,911.77 | $22,941 | $936 |
| Alabama | $878.51 | $1,903.45 | $22,841 | $1,036 |
| New York * | $878.23 | $1,902.83 | $22,834 | $1,043 |
| Colorado * | $877.33 | $1,900.90 | $22,811 | $1,067 |
| Massachusetts * | $873.89 | $1,893.43 | $22,721 | $1,156 |
| District of Columbia * | $873.58 | $1,892.76 | $22,713 | $1,164 |
| Illinois * | $872.45 | $1,890.31 | $22,684 | $1,194 |
| Rhode Island * | $869.36 | $1,883.62 | $22,603 | $1,274 |
| Minnesota | $867.81 | $1,880.27 | $22,563 | $1,314 |
| Maryland * | $855.86 | $1,854.37 | $22,252 | $1,625 |
| Oregon * | $846.08 | $1,833.18 | $21,998 | $1,879 |
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). * $13 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, Washington $17.13), so most jobs there must pay more.
Overtime at $13 an hour
Hours over 40 in a week are paid at least time and a half for non-exempt workers: $19.50 an hour at $13. Ten overtime hours add $195.00 to the week before tax. For 2025 through 2028, the extra half — $6.50 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: $12 an hour · $14 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
$13 an hour is how much a year?
$27,040 before tax, working 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (2,080 hours). That's $2,253.33 a month and $1,040.00 every two weeks.
How much is $13 an hour after taxes?
About $23,877 a year — $918.36 every two weeks — in a state with no income tax, for a single filer with a standard W-4. In Oregon it's $21,998.
What is $13 an hour a month after taxes?
About $1,989.79 a month in a state with no income tax, full time.