Hourly wage · 2026
$15 an hour is how much a year?
$15 an hour is how much a year?
At 40 hours a week, $15 an hour is $31,200 a year before tax. After federal tax and FICA in a no-income-tax state that's roughly $27,249 take-home — about $2,271 a month or $1,048 per biweekly paycheck.
Verified 12 August 2026
Your exact take-home depends on your state and hours — see the breakdown below.
In California the same wage would leave about $26,619 — $630 less a year in state tax.
Common questions
$15 an hour is how much a year?
Working 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, $15 an hour is $31,200 a year before tax. After federal tax and FICA in a state with no income tax, that's roughly $27,249.
$15 an hour is how much a month?
About $2,600 a month before tax, or roughly $2,271 after federal tax and FICA.
$15 an hour biweekly?
About $1,200 gross per biweekly paycheck, or roughly $1,048 take-home.
Is $15 an hour a good wage?
It works out at $31,200 a year full time. Whether that's comfortable depends enormously on your state — the same wage leaves you $630 more in Texas than in California, before housing costs.