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$20 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, $20/hour earns $40,000, and at 48 paid weeks it is $38,400. Salaried jobs with paid vacation keep the full $41,600, which is one hidden difference when comparing an hourly offer against a salary.
Part-time: $20/hour at fewer hours
| Hours / week | Per week | Per month | Per year (52 wks) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $400 | $1,733 | $20,800 |
| 25 | $500 | $2,167 | $26,000 |
| 30 | $600 | $2,600 | $31,200 |
| 35 | $700 | $3,033 | $36,400 |
| 40 | $800 | $3,467 | $41,600 |
After taxes: what $20/hour actually pays
On $41,600 gross, a single filer taking the 2026 standard deduction pays $2,812 federal income tax, $2,579 Social Security, and $603 Medicare. In the nine states with no income tax that leaves $35,606 a year — $2,967 a month, an effective rate of 14.4%, and a real hourly take-home of about $17.12. State income tax lowers that further, down to roughly $32,520 in Oregon. See the full state-by-state table at $40,000 after taxes, or get your exact number — filing status, 401(k), your state — from the US Paycheck Calculator.
Overtime and raises at $20/hour
Non-exempt hourly workers earn time and a half past 40 hours a week: $30.00/hour at this rate. A steady 5 overtime hours a week adds about $7,800 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
$20 an hour is how much a year?
$20 per hour is $41,600 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 $40,000, and at 48 paid weeks it is $38,400.
$20 an hour is how much a month?
About $3,467 per month before taxes ($41,600 ÷ 12) at 40 hours a week. Per paycheck that is $1,600 bi-weekly or $800 weekly, gross.
How much is $20 an hour after taxes?
For a single filer with the standard deduction in 2026, $41,600 gross leaves about $35,606 a year ($2,967/month, effectively $17.12/hour) in the nine no-income-tax states — federal income tax $2,812, Social Security $2,579, Medicare $603. In the highest-tax case in our table (Oregon) take-home is about $32,520.
What is time and a half for $20 an hour?
Time and a half on $20 is $30.00 per overtime hour. A steady 5 hours of overtime a week at that rate adds about $7,800 a year before taxes.
What does a $1/hour raise from $20 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.