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$17 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, $17/hour earns $34,000, and at 48 paid weeks it is $32,640. Salaried jobs with paid vacation keep the full $35,360, which is one hidden difference when comparing an hourly offer against a salary.
Part-time: $17/hour at fewer hours
| Hours / week | Per week | Per month | Per year (52 wks) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $340 | $1,473 | $17,680 |
| 25 | $425 | $1,842 | $22,100 |
| 30 | $510 | $2,210 | $26,520 |
| 35 | $595 | $2,578 | $30,940 |
| 40 | $680 | $2,947 | $35,360 |
After taxes: what $17/hour actually pays
On $35,360 gross, a single filer taking the 2026 standard deduction pays $2,063 federal income tax, $2,192 Social Security, and $513 Medicare. In the nine states with no income tax that leaves $30,592 a year — $2,549 a month, an effective rate of 13.5%, and a real hourly take-home of about $14.71. State income tax lowers that further, down to roughly $28,048 in Maryland. See the full state-by-state table at $35,000 after taxes, or get your exact number — filing status, 401(k), your state — from the US Paycheck Calculator.
Overtime and raises at $17/hour
Non-exempt hourly workers earn time and a half past 40 hours a week: $25.50/hour at this rate. A steady 5 overtime hours a week adds about $6,630 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
$17 an hour is how much a year?
$17 per hour is $35,360 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 $34,000, and at 48 paid weeks it is $32,640.
$17 an hour is how much a month?
About $2,947 per month before taxes ($35,360 ÷ 12) at 40 hours a week. Per paycheck that is $1,360 bi-weekly or $680 weekly, gross.
How much is $17 an hour after taxes?
For a single filer with the standard deduction in 2026, $35,360 gross leaves about $30,592 a year ($2,549/month, effectively $14.71/hour) in the nine no-income-tax states — federal income tax $2,063, Social Security $2,192, Medicare $513. In the highest-tax case in our table (Maryland) take-home is about $28,048.
What is time and a half for $17 an hour?
Time and a half on $17 is $25.50 per overtime hour. A steady 5 hours of overtime a week at that rate adds about $6,630 a year before taxes.
What does a $1/hour raise from $17 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.