$15 an hour after taxes
How much is $15 an hour a year — and how much of it do you keep? Full time, $15 an hour is $31,200 a year before tax. After federal tax, Social Security and Medicare you take home about $27,249 in a state with no income tax, and $25,003 in Oregon, where the most comes out.
$15 an hour before tax
| Per | Gross pay | Take-home, no state income tax |
|---|---|---|
| Hour | $15.00 | $13.10 |
| Day (8 hours) | $120.00 | $104.80 |
| Week (40 hours) | $600.00 | $524.02 |
| Two weeks | $1,200.00 | $1,048.05 |
| Month | $2,600.00 | $2,270.77 |
| Year (2,080 hours) | $31,200 | $27,249 |
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 $20,880 a year, 20 hours about $14,407.
$15 an hour after taxes in every state
| State | Per 2-week paycheck | Per month | Per year | State taxes a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | $1,048.05 | $2,270.77 | $27,249 | $0 |
| Nevada | $1,048.05 | $2,270.77 | $27,249 | $0 |
| New Hampshire | $1,048.05 | $2,270.77 | $27,249 | $0 |
| North Dakota | $1,048.05 | $2,270.77 | $27,249 | $0 |
| South Dakota | $1,048.05 | $2,270.77 | $27,249 | $0 |
| Tennessee | $1,048.05 | $2,270.77 | $27,249 | $0 |
| Texas | $1,048.05 | $2,270.77 | $27,249 | $0 |
| Wyoming | $1,048.05 | $2,270.77 | $27,249 | $0 |
| Alaska | $1,042.05 | $2,257.77 | $27,093 | $156 |
| Washington * | $1,031.40 | $2,234.70 | $26,816 | $433 |
| Mississippi | $1,028.05 | $2,227.43 | $26,729 | $520 |
| Missouri | $1,028.05 | $2,227.43 | $26,729 | $520 |
| Ohio | $1,026.84 | $2,224.81 | $26,698 | $551 |
| Louisiana | $1,026.27 | $2,223.58 | $26,683 | $566 |
| Arizona * | $1,024.05 | $2,218.77 | $26,625 | $624 |
| Connecticut * | $1,023.45 | $2,217.47 | $26,610 | $640 |
| Iowa | $1,022.99 | $2,216.47 | $26,598 | $652 |
| Arkansas | $1,022.36 | $2,215.11 | $26,581 | $668 |
| California * | $1,022.02 | $2,214.37 | $26,572 | $677 |
| Montana | $1,021.05 | $2,212.27 | $26,547 | $702 |
| South Carolina | $1,020.02 | $2,210.04 | $26,520 | $729 |
| New Mexico | $1,019.98 | $2,209.96 | $26,519 | $730 |
| North Carolina | $1,019.05 | $2,207.93 | $26,495 | $754 |
| Vermont | $1,018.55 | $2,206.85 | $26,482 | $767 |
| New Jersey * | $1,017.76 | $2,205.14 | $26,462 | $788 |
| Idaho | $1,017.05 | $2,203.60 | $26,443 | $806 |
| West Virginia | $1,017.05 | $2,203.60 | $26,443 | $806 |
| Georgia | $1,016.96 | $2,203.41 | $26,441 | $808 |
| Nebraska | $1,015.24 | $2,199.68 | $26,396 | $853 |
| Oklahoma | $1,015.05 | $2,199.27 | $26,391 | $858 |
| Indiana | $1,013.78 | $2,196.52 | $26,358 | $891 |
| Maine * | $1,012.05 | $2,192.77 | $26,313 | $936 |
| Kansas | $1,011.20 | $2,190.92 | $26,291 | $958 |
| Kentucky | $1,010.57 | $2,189.56 | $26,275 | $974 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,010.37 | $2,189.13 | $26,270 | $980 |
| Virginia | $1,010.36 | $2,189.11 | $26,269 | $980 |
| Wisconsin | $1,007.47 | $2,182.84 | $26,194 | $1,055 |
| Michigan | $1,006.69 | $2,181.15 | $26,174 | $1,075 |
| Hawaii * | $1,004.55 | $2,176.52 | $26,118 | $1,131 |
| Utah | $1,003.05 | $2,173.27 | $26,079 | $1,170 |
| Delaware | $1,002.68 | $2,172.47 | $26,070 | $1,180 |
| Alabama | $1,000.72 | $2,168.22 | $26,019 | $1,231 |
| Colorado * | $999.28 | $2,165.10 | $25,981 | $1,268 |
| New York * | $998.59 | $2,163.60 | $25,963 | $1,286 |
| Massachusetts | $994.84 | $2,155.48 | $25,866 | $1,383 |
| Illinois | $994.22 | $2,154.13 | $25,850 | $1,400 |
| District of Columbia * | $993.67 | $2,152.94 | $25,835 | $1,414 |
| Rhode Island * | $991.29 | $2,147.79 | $25,773 | $1,476 |
| Minnesota | $988.24 | $2,141.18 | $25,694 | $1,555 |
| Maryland | $972.83 | $2,107.79 | $25,293 | $1,956 |
| Oregon * | $961.65 | $2,083.57 | $25,003 | $2,246 |
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). * $15 is below the state minimum wage (Arizona $15.15, California $16.90, Colorado $15.16, Connecticut $16.94, District of Columbia $18.40, Hawaii $16, Maine $15.10, New Jersey $15.92, New York $16, Oregon $15.55, Rhode Island $16, Washington $17.13), so most jobs there must pay more.
$15 is the minimum wage in Florida and Illinois and Massachusetts and Maryland and Missouri and Nebraska and Delaware. See minimum wage after taxes in every state.
Overtime at $15 an hour
Hours over 40 in a week are paid at least time and a half for non-exempt workers: $22.50 an hour at $15. Ten overtime hours add $225.00 to the week before tax. For 2025 through 2028, the extra half — $7.50 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: $14 an hour · $16 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
$15 an hour is how much a year?
$31,200 before tax, working 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (2,080 hours). That's $2,600.00 a month and $1,200.00 every two weeks.
How much is $15 an hour after taxes?
About $27,249 a year — $1,048.05 every two weeks — in a state with no income tax, for a single filer with a standard W-4. In Oregon it's $25,003.
What is $15 an hour a month after taxes?
About $2,270.77 a month in a state with no income tax, full time.