$15 an hour is $31,200 a year working full time, 40 hours a week for 52 weeks. That is $2,600.00 a month or $1,200.00 every two weeks before taxes. After federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, a single filer keeps about $27,249 a year ($2,271 a month) in a state with no income tax.
| Per | Before tax | After federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|
| Year | $31,200.00 | $27,249.20 |
| Month | $2,600.00 | $2,270.77 |
| Two weeks | $1,200.00 | $1,048.05 |
| Week | $600.00 | $524.02 |
| Day (8 hours) | $120.00 | $104.80 |
Single filer, 2026 Form W-4 with no adjustments, paid every two weeks, no pre-tax deductions, no state income tax. Federal income tax $1,564, Social Security $1,934, Medicare $452 a year; effective rate 12.7%.
| Hours per week | Per year | Per month | After tax per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $15,600 | $1,300 | $14,407 |
| 25 | $19,500 | $1,625 | $17,668 |
| 30 | $23,400 | $1,950 | $20,880 |
| 35 | $27,300 | $2,275 | $24,092 |
| 40 | $31,200 | $2,600 | $27,249 |
| 45 (without overtime pay) | $35,100 | $2,925 | $30,383 |
| 50 (without overtime pay) | $39,000 | $3,250 | $33,517 |
Hourly employees covered by federal law earn time and a half after 40 hours a week. At $15 an hour, each overtime hour pays $22.50; see the overtime calculator.
On $31,200 a year, take-home pay ranges from $27,249 in states without income tax on wages to $25,349 in Oregon.
| State | State tax | Take-home per year | Per month | Per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | None | $27,249 | $2,271 | $13.10 |
| Florida | None | $27,249 | $2,271 | $13.10 |
| Washington | None | $27,249 | $2,271 | $13.10 |
| Tennessee | None | $27,249 | $2,271 | $13.10 |
| Nevada | None | $27,249 | $2,271 | $13.10 |
| North Dakota | $0 | $27,249 | $2,271 | $13.10 |
| Alaska | None | $27,249 | $2,271 | $13.10 |
| New Hampshire | None | $27,249 | $2,271 | $13.10 |
| South Dakota | None | $27,249 | $2,271 | $13.10 |
| Wyoming | None | $27,249 | $2,271 | $13.10 |
| Ohio | $76 | $27,174 | $2,264 | $13.06 |
| California | $249 | $27,000 | $2,250 | $12.98 |
| New Mexico | $390 | $26,860 | $2,238 | $12.91 |
| Utah | $438 | $26,811 | $2,234 | $12.89 |
| New Jersey | $459 | $26,791 | $2,233 | $12.88 |
| Connecticut | $479 | $26,770 | $2,231 | $12.87 |
| Mississippi | $516 | $26,733 | $2,228 | $12.85 |
| Missouri | $529 | $26,720 | $2,227 | $12.85 |
| Iowa | $534 | $26,715 | $2,226 | $12.84 |
| Idaho | $545 | $26,704 | $2,225 | $12.84 |
| Louisiana | $550 | $26,699 | $2,225 | $12.84 |
| Rhode Island | $553 | $26,696 | $2,225 | $12.83 |
| Nebraska | $565 | $26,684 | $2,224 | $12.83 |
| Arizona | $571 | $26,678 | $2,223 | $12.83 |
| Wisconsin | $592 | $26,657 | $2,221 | $12.82 |
| Vermont | $611 | $26,638 | $2,220 | $12.81 |
| Colorado | $664 | $26,585 | $2,215 | $12.78 |
| District of Columbia | $706 | $26,543 | $2,212 | $12.76 |
| Montana | $710 | $26,540 | $2,212 | $12.76 |
| South Carolina | $715 | $26,534 | $2,211 | $12.76 |
| North Carolina | $736 | $26,513 | $2,209 | $12.75 |
| West Virginia | $806 | $26,443 | $2,204 | $12.71 |
| Minnesota | $851 | $26,399 | $2,200 | $12.69 |
| Oklahoma | $859 | $26,391 | $2,199 | $12.69 |
| Indiana | $891 | $26,358 | $2,197 | $12.67 |
| Pennsylvania | $958 | $26,291 | $2,191 | $12.64 |
| Kansas | $959 | $26,291 | $2,191 | $12.64 |
| Hawaii | $972 | $26,277 | $2,190 | $12.63 |
| Kentucky | $974 | $26,275 | $2,190 | $12.63 |
| Virginia | $980 | $26,269 | $2,189 | $12.63 |
| Georgia | $996 | $26,253 | $2,188 | $12.62 |
| Arkansas | $1,004 | $26,245 | $2,187 | $12.62 |
| Maine | $1,018 | $26,231 | $2,186 | $12.61 |
| Delaware | $1,055 | $26,194 | $2,183 | $12.59 |
| Michigan | $1,075 | $26,174 | $2,181 | $12.58 |
| New York | $1,088 | $26,161 | $2,180 | $12.58 |
| Maryland | $1,118 | $26,131 | $2,178 | $12.56 |
| Alabama | $1,295 | $25,954 | $2,163 | $12.48 |
| Massachusetts | $1,340 | $25,909 | $2,159 | $12.46 |
| Illinois | $1,400 | $25,850 | $2,154 | $12.43 |
| Oregon | $1,900 | $25,349 | $2,112 | $12.19 |
Full time, single filer, same assumptions as above. Local income taxes are not included.
$2,600.00 before taxes for a full-time worker: $15 × 2,080 hours ÷ 12 months. Months with more workdays pay slightly more if you are paid weekly or every two weeks.
About $13.10 an hour, or $27,249 a year, for a single filer in a state without income tax. In Oregon it is about $12.19 an hour.
Only if you work exactly 40 hours every week of the year with paid holidays and vacation. Unpaid time off lowers the annual total, and overtime raises it. See $30,000 a year is how much an hour for the reverse calculation.
Updated November 2026 for the 2026 tax year. Methodology.
© 2026 PaycheckGauge. Estimates only, not tax advice.