$16 an hour after taxes
How much is $16 an hour a year — and how much of it do you keep? Full time, $16 an hour is $33,280 a year before tax. After federal tax, Social Security and Medicare you take home about $28,920 in a state with no income tax, and $26,504 in Oregon, where the most comes out.
$16 an hour before tax
| Per | Gross pay | Take-home, no state income tax |
|---|---|---|
| Hour | $16.00 | $13.90 |
| Day (8 hours) | $128.00 | $111.23 |
| Week (40 hours) | $640.00 | $556.16 |
| Two weeks | $1,280.00 | $1,112.33 |
| Month | $2,773.33 | $2,410.04 |
| Year (2,080 hours) | $33,280 | $28,920 |
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 $22,165 a year, 20 hours about $15,313.
$16 an hour after taxes in every state
| State | Per 2-week paycheck | Per month | Per year | State taxes a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | $1,112.33 | $2,410.04 | $28,920 | $0 |
| Nevada | $1,112.33 | $2,410.04 | $28,920 | $0 |
| New Hampshire | $1,112.33 | $2,410.04 | $28,920 | $0 |
| North Dakota | $1,112.33 | $2,410.04 | $28,920 | $0 |
| South Dakota | $1,112.33 | $2,410.04 | $28,920 | $0 |
| Tennessee | $1,112.33 | $2,410.04 | $28,920 | $0 |
| Texas | $1,112.33 | $2,410.04 | $28,920 | $0 |
| Wyoming | $1,112.33 | $2,410.04 | $28,920 | $0 |
| Alaska | $1,105.93 | $2,396.17 | $28,754 | $166 |
| Washington * | $1,094.58 | $2,371.57 | $28,459 | $462 |
| Mississippi | $1,089.33 | $2,360.21 | $28,322 | $598 |
| Ohio | $1,088.73 | $2,358.91 | $28,307 | $614 |
| Missouri | $1,088.33 | $2,358.04 | $28,296 | $624 |
| Louisiana | $1,088.08 | $2,357.50 | $28,290 | $631 |
| Arizona | $1,086.73 | $2,354.57 | $28,255 | $666 |
| Iowa | $1,084.23 | $2,349.16 | $28,190 | $731 |
| Arkansas | $1,083.68 | $2,347.97 | $28,176 | $745 |
| California * | $1,082.38 | $2,345.15 | $28,142 | $779 |
| Montana | $1,081.33 | $2,342.87 | $28,114 | $806 |
| New Mexico | $1,080.82 | $2,341.78 | $28,101 | $819 |
| North Carolina | $1,080.33 | $2,340.71 | $28,088 | $832 |
| Connecticut * | $1,080.17 | $2,340.36 | $28,084 | $836 |
| Vermont | $1,080.06 | $2,340.13 | $28,082 | $839 |
| South Carolina | $1,079.98 | $2,339.95 | $28,079 | $841 |
| New Jersey | $1,079.77 | $2,339.48 | $28,074 | $847 |
| West Virginia | $1,078.33 | $2,336.37 | $28,036 | $884 |
| Idaho | $1,077.33 | $2,334.21 | $28,010 | $910 |
| Georgia | $1,077.25 | $2,334.03 | $28,008 | $912 |
| Nebraska | $1,076.15 | $2,331.65 | $27,980 | $941 |
| Indiana | $1,075.70 | $2,330.67 | $27,968 | $952 |
| Oklahoma | $1,075.33 | $2,329.87 | $27,958 | $962 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,072.13 | $2,322.95 | $27,875 | $1,045 |
| Kentucky | $1,072.05 | $2,322.77 | $27,873 | $1,047 |
| Kansas | $1,071.32 | $2,321.19 | $27,854 | $1,066 |
| Maine | $1,070.93 | $2,320.34 | $27,844 | $1,076 |
| Virginia | $1,070.02 | $2,318.37 | $27,820 | $1,100 |
| Michigan | $1,067.57 | $2,313.06 | $27,757 | $1,164 |
| Wisconsin | $1,067.00 | $2,311.83 | $27,742 | $1,179 |
| Hawaii | $1,062.99 | $2,303.14 | $27,638 | $1,283 |
| Utah | $1,062.33 | $2,301.71 | $27,620 | $1,300 |
| Delaware | $1,062.20 | $2,301.42 | $27,617 | $1,303 |
| Alabama | $1,061.29 | $2,299.45 | $27,593 | $1,327 |
| Colorado | $1,059.69 | $2,295.98 | $27,552 | $1,369 |
| New York | $1,058.20 | $2,292.76 | $27,513 | $1,407 |
| Massachusetts | $1,054.75 | $2,285.29 | $27,423 | $1,497 |
| Illinois | $1,054.54 | $2,284.83 | $27,418 | $1,503 |
| District of Columbia * | $1,053.15 | $2,281.82 | $27,382 | $1,539 |
| Rhode Island | $1,051.69 | $2,278.65 | $27,344 | $1,577 |
| Minnesota | $1,047.89 | $2,270.42 | $27,245 | $1,675 |
| Maryland | $1,030.75 | $2,233.28 | $26,799 | $2,121 |
| Oregon | $1,019.37 | $2,208.63 | $26,504 | $2,417 |
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). * $16 is below the state minimum wage (California $16.90, Connecticut $16.94, District of Columbia $18.40, Washington $17.13), so most jobs there must pay more.
$16 is the minimum wage in New York and Hawaii and Rhode Island. See minimum wage after taxes in every state.
Overtime at $16 an hour
Hours over 40 in a week are paid at least time and a half for non-exempt workers: $24.00 an hour at $16. Ten overtime hours add $240.00 to the week before tax. For 2025 through 2028, the extra half — $8.00 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: $15 an hour · $17 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
$16 an hour is how much a year?
$33,280 before tax, working 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (2,080 hours). That's $2,773.33 a month and $1,280.00 every two weeks.
How much is $16 an hour after taxes?
About $28,920 a year — $1,112.33 every two weeks — in a state with no income tax, for a single filer with a standard W-4. In Oregon it's $26,504.
What is $16 an hour a month after taxes?
About $2,410.04 a month in a state with no income tax, full time.