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$15 an Hour Is How Much a Year?
The standard conversion is hourly rate × 2,080 — 40 hours a week for all 52 weeks. Real years are often shorter: with two weeks of unpaid time off, $15/hour earns $30,000, and at 48 paid weeks it is $28,800. Salaried jobs with paid vacation keep the full $31,200, which is one hidden difference when comparing an hourly offer against a salary.
Part-time: $15/hour at fewer hours
| Hours / week | Per week | Per month | Per year (52 wks) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $300 | $1,300 | $15,600 |
| 25 | $375 | $1,625 | $19,500 |
| 30 | $450 | $1,950 | $23,400 |
| 35 | $525 | $2,275 | $27,300 |
| 40 | $600 | $2,600 | $31,200 |
After taxes: what $15/hour actually pays
On $31,200 gross, a single filer taking the 2026 standard deduction pays $1,564 federal income tax, $1,934 Social Security, and $452 Medicare. In the nine states with no income tax that leaves $27,249 a year — $2,271 a month, an effective rate of 12.7%, and a real hourly take-home of about $13.10. State income tax lowers that further, down to roughly $25,036 in Maryland. See the full state-by-state table at $30,000 after taxes, or get your exact number — filing status, 401(k), your state — from the US Paycheck Calculator.
Overtime and raises at $15/hour
Non-exempt hourly workers earn time and a half past 40 hours a week: $22.50/hour at this rate. A steady 5 overtime hours a week adds about $5,850 a year before taxes — often more than a typical annual raise. Speaking of raises: +$1/hour is +$2,080 a year gross, of which a single filer at this level keeps roughly $1,671 after federal tax and FICA. The 12% bracket only applies to the new dollars — a raise never lowers the take-home on pay you already earn.
Frequently asked questions
$15 an hour is how much a year?
$15 per hour is $31,200 per year working full-time: 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (2,080 hours). With two weeks unpaid time off (50 weeks) it is $30,000, and at 48 paid weeks it is $28,800.
$15 an hour is how much a month?
About $2,600 per month before taxes ($31,200 ÷ 12) at 40 hours a week. Per paycheck that is $1,200 bi-weekly or $600 weekly, gross.
How much is $15 an hour after taxes?
For a single filer with the standard deduction in 2026, $31,200 gross leaves about $27,249 a year ($2,271/month, effectively $13.10/hour) in the nine no-income-tax states — federal income tax $1,564, Social Security $1,934, Medicare $452. In the highest-tax case in our table (Maryland) take-home is about $25,036.
What is time and a half for $15 an hour?
Time and a half on $15 is $22.50 per overtime hour. A steady 5 hours of overtime a week at that rate adds about $5,850 a year before taxes.
What does a $1/hour raise from $15 actually add?
One more dollar per hour is $2,080 more per year gross at full-time hours. At this income level a single filer keeps roughly $1,671 of it after federal income tax and FICA (no-state-tax case) — the 12% marginal bracket applies only to the new dollars, never to the pay you already earn.
Gross figures are exact arithmetic; after-tax estimates use 2026 federal rules and the standard deduction for a single filer, exclude local/city taxes, and will differ from your actual withholding. Overtime rules vary for exempt roles. Not tax advice.