$30 an hour after taxes
How much is $30 an hour a year — and how much of it do you keep? Full time, $30 an hour is $62,400 a year before tax. After federal tax, Social Security and Medicare you take home about $52,318 in a state with no income tax, and $47,722 in Oregon, where the most comes out.
$30 an hour before tax
| Per | Gross pay | Take-home, no state income tax |
|---|---|---|
| Hour | $30.00 | $25.15 |
| Day (8 hours) | $240.00 | $201.22 |
| Week (40 hours) | $1,200.00 | $1,006.12 |
| Two weeks | $2,400.00 | $2,012.25 |
| Month | $5,200.00 | $4,359.87 |
| Year (2,080 hours) | $62,400 | $52,318 |
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 $39,784 a year, 20 hours about $27,249.
$30 an hour after taxes in every state
| State | Per 2-week paycheck | Per month | Per year | State taxes a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | $2,012.25 | $4,359.87 | $52,318 | $0 |
| Nevada | $2,012.25 | $4,359.87 | $52,318 | $0 |
| New Hampshire | $2,012.25 | $4,359.87 | $52,318 | $0 |
| South Dakota | $2,012.25 | $4,359.87 | $52,318 | $0 |
| Tennessee | $2,012.25 | $4,359.87 | $52,318 | $0 |
| Texas | $2,012.25 | $4,359.87 | $52,318 | $0 |
| Wyoming | $2,012.25 | $4,359.87 | $52,318 | $0 |
| North Dakota | $2,008.25 | $4,351.20 | $52,214 | $104 |
| Alaska | $2,000.25 | $4,337.28 | $52,047 | $271 |
| Washington | $1,978.96 | $4,287.73 | $51,453 | $866 |
| Arizona | $1,964.25 | $4,255.87 | $51,070 | $1,248 |
| Ohio | $1,955.16 | $4,236.17 | $50,834 | $1,484 |
| Louisiana | $1,953.39 | $4,232.34 | $50,788 | $1,530 |
| Mississippi | $1,944.25 | $4,212.53 | $50,550 | $1,768 |
| Indiana | $1,942.58 | $4,208.92 | $50,507 | $1,811 |
| Arkansas | $1,942.17 | $4,208.03 | $50,496 | $1,822 |
| Iowa | $1,941.59 | $4,206.77 | $50,481 | $1,837 |
| Vermont | $1,938.33 | $4,199.71 | $50,396 | $1,922 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,936.89 | $4,196.59 | $50,359 | $1,959 |
| Missouri | $1,935.25 | $4,193.03 | $50,316 | $2,002 |
| North Carolina | $1,934.25 | $4,190.87 | $50,290 | $2,028 |
| Kentucky | $1,932.77 | $4,187.66 | $50,252 | $2,066 |
| New Mexico | $1,929.38 | $4,180.32 | $50,164 | $2,155 |
| West Virginia | $1,929.25 | $4,180.03 | $50,160 | $2,158 |
| Montana | $1,928.25 | $4,177.87 | $50,134 | $2,184 |
| Nebraska | $1,926.41 | $4,173.88 | $50,087 | $2,232 |
| Oklahoma | $1,925.25 | $4,171.37 | $50,056 | $2,262 |
| Georgia | $1,921.28 | $4,162.77 | $49,953 | $2,365 |
| Michigan | $1,919.89 | $4,159.75 | $49,917 | $2,401 |
| South Carolina | $1,919.42 | $4,158.74 | $49,905 | $2,414 |
| Idaho | $1,918.25 | $4,156.20 | $49,874 | $2,444 |
| New Jersey | $1,908.84 | $4,142.05 | $49,705 | $2,614 |
| Alabama | $1,911.69 | $4,141.99 | $49,704 | $2,615 |
| Kansas | $1,909.07 | $4,136.31 | $49,636 | $2,683 |
| Virginia | $1,905.56 | $4,128.71 | $49,544 | $2,774 |
| California | $1,905.54 | $4,128.66 | $49,544 | $2,774 |
| Colorado | $1,905.40 | $4,128.36 | $49,540 | $2,778 |
| Utah | $1,905.25 | $4,128.03 | $49,536 | $2,782 |
| Wisconsin | $1,900.44 | $4,117.61 | $49,411 | $2,907 |
| Connecticut | $1,900.43 | $4,117.59 | $49,411 | $2,907 |
| Illinois | $1,899.02 | $4,114.54 | $49,374 | $2,944 |
| Rhode Island | $1,897.29 | $4,110.79 | $49,329 | $2,989 |
| Delaware | $1,895.48 | $4,106.87 | $49,282 | $3,036 |
| Maine | $1,894.25 | $4,104.20 | $49,250 | $3,068 |
| Massachusetts | $1,893.52 | $4,102.62 | $49,231 | $3,087 |
| New York | $1,892.80 | $4,101.06 | $49,213 | $3,106 |
| District of Columbia | $1,882.38 | $4,078.48 | $48,942 | $3,377 |
| Hawaii | $1,876.56 | $4,065.87 | $48,790 | $3,528 |
| Minnesota | $1,869.36 | $4,050.27 | $48,603 | $3,715 |
| Maryland | $1,841.63 | $3,990.19 | $47,882 | $4,436 |
| Oregon | $1,835.45 | $3,976.80 | $47,722 | $4,597 |
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).
Overtime at $30 an hour
Hours over 40 in a week are paid at least time and a half for non-exempt workers: $45.00 an hour at $30. Ten overtime hours add $450.00 to the week before tax. For 2025 through 2028, the extra half — $15.00 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: $29 an hour · $32 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
$30 an hour is how much a year?
$62,400 before tax, working 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (2,080 hours). That's $5,200.00 a month and $2,400.00 every two weeks.
How much is $30 an hour after taxes?
About $52,318 a year — $2,012.25 every two weeks — in a state with no income tax, for a single filer with a standard W-4. In Oregon it's $47,722.
What is $30 an hour a month after taxes?
About $4,359.87 a month in a state with no income tax, full time.