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$15 an Hour Is How Much a Year?

$15 an hour is $31,200 a year before taxes, for a full-time job of 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year. Change the hours or weeks below to match your job.

$15 an hour breakdown

Pay period$15/hour, 40 h/week
Hourly$15
Daily$120
Weekly$600
Biweekly$1,200
Semimonthly$1,300
Monthly$2,600
Annual$31,200

$15 an hour at different hours per week

HoursWeeklyMonthlyYearly
20 h/week$300$1,300$15,600
25 h/week$375$1,625$19,500
30 h/week$450$1,950$23,400
32 h/week$480$2,080$24,960
35 h/week$525$2,275$27,300
37.5 h/week$562.50$2,437.50$29,250
40 h/week$600$2,600$31,200
45 h/week$675$2,925$35,100
50 h/week$750$3,250$39,000
60 h/week$900$3,900$46,800

With unpaid time off

If your vacation is unpaid, fewer paid weeks lower the annual total:

Paid weeksYearly at 40 h/week
52 weeks (0 unpaid)$31,200
50 weeks (2 unpaid)$30,000
48 weeks (4 unpaid)$28,800
46 weeks (6 unpaid)$27,600

Good to know

Working 30 hours a week instead of 40 brings $15 an hour down from $31,200 to $23,400 a year. Ask whether paid holidays are included, since they change the yearly total.

Before and after tax

These are gross (pre-tax) figures. Take-home pay is lower after federal and state income tax, Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%), plus any health insurance or retirement contributions.

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