$15 an Hour Is How Much a Year?

At 40 hours a week and 52 paid weeks a year, $15 an hour is $31,200 a year before tax — $2,600 a month, $1,200 every two weeks and $600 a week.

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$15 an hour at different schedules

Schedule	Yearly	Monthly
20 hours/week	$15,600	$1,300
30 hours/week	$23,400	$1,950
37.5 hours/week	$29,250	$2,437.50
40 hours/week	$31,200	$2,600
50 hours/week	$39,000	$3,250

After tax ( rough federal estimate )

Using the 2025 federal brackets, standard deduction and FICA for a single filer, $31,200 gross leaves about $27,107.70 take-home ($2,258.97 a month), before any state tax. Try the paycheck calculator for your own situation.

How the math works

Annual pay = hourly rate × hours per week × weeks per year. For $15 an hour full time: 15 × 40 × 52 = $31,200. Two unpaid weeks off would cut that to $30,000.