$20 an Hour Is How Much a Year? (2026)
At 40 hours a week for all 52 weeks - the standard 2,080-hour work year - $20 an hour is $41,600 a year before tax, and a single filer takes home roughly $32,539 to $35,606 of it in 2026, depending on the state.
No-income-tax state
$35,606
e.g. Texas, Florida - $2,967/mo
California
$34,806
$800 state tax - $2,900/mo
New York
$33,956
$1,649 state tax - $2,830/mo
Estimate only - not tax advice. Single filer, standard deduction, no 401(k)/HSA, no local city taxes. Use the interactive calculator for your exact numbers.
$20 an hour by day, week, month and year
All figures below are gross pay (pay before any tax or deduction is withheld) on a full-time 40-hour week. Take-home pay by state follows further down.
| Pay period | Gross pay | How it is figured |
|---|---|---|
| Per hour | $20 | your rate |
| Per day (8 hours) | $160 | $20 x 8 hours |
| Per week (40 hours) | $800 | $20 x 40 hours |
| Every 2 weeks (80 hours) | $1,600 | $20 x 80 hours |
| Semi-monthly (24 checks a year) | $1,733.33 | annual / 24 |
| Per month | $3,466.67 | annual / 12 |
| Per year (2,080 hours) | $41,600 | $20 x 2,080 hours |
Want the method itself? Ourhourly to salary guidewalks through the 2,080-hour rule, overtime math and part-time proration.
Part-time hours at $20 an hour
Fewer weekly hours scale the numbers straight down - each row is $20 x hours x 52 weeks, before tax.
| Hours a week | Per week | Per year (gross) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | $400 | $20,800 |
| 25 | $500 | $26,000 |
| 30 | $600 | $31,200 |
| 35 | $700 | $36,400 |
| 40full time | $800 | $41,600 |
If you take unpaid time off: with 2 unpaid weeks (50 paid weeks instead of 52), $20 an hour comes to $40,000 a year instead of $41,600.
Overtime at $20 an hour
For overtime-eligible jobs, hours past 40 in a week pay time and a half - 1.5x your rate, or $30.00 an hour at $20. A worked example: 5 overtime hours every week for a year is 260 OT hours, which pays $7,800 on top of your regular $41,600 - a gross total of $49,400.
Overtime is taxed like the rest of your pay - it can nudge your effective rate up slightly, but extra hours always leave you with more after tax.
$20 an hour after taxes in every state (2026)
Estimated single-filer take-home at $41,600 a year ($20 an hour, full time) for all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., sorted from highest take-home to lowest. The nine no-income-tax states share the top spot ($35,606); Oregon is lowest at $32,539. Tap a state for its full paycheck calculator.
| State | Take-home / yr | Take-home / mo | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaskano state tax | $35,606 | $2,967 | 14.4% |
| Floridano state tax | $35,606 | $2,967 | 14.4% |
| Nevadano state tax | $35,606 | $2,967 | 14.4% |
| New Hampshireno state tax | $35,606 | $2,967 | 14.4% |
| North Dakota | $35,606 | $2,967 | 14.4% |
| South Dakotano state tax | $35,606 | $2,967 | 14.4% |
| Tennesseeno state tax | $35,606 | $2,967 | 14.4% |
| Texasno state tax | $35,606 | $2,967 | 14.4% |
| Washingtonno state tax | $35,606 | $2,967 | 14.4% |
| Wyomingno state tax | $35,606 | $2,967 | 14.4% |
| Ohio | $35,178 | $2,931 | 15.4% |
| South Carolina | $35,076 | $2,923 | 15.7% |
| Arizona | $34,968 | $2,914 | 15.9% |
| New Jersey | $34,855 | $2,905 | 16.2% |
| California | $34,806 | $2,900 | 16.3% |
| New Mexico | $34,784 | $2,899 | 16.4% |
| Louisiana | $34,744 | $2,895 | 16.5% |
| Mississippi | $34,674 | $2,889 | 16.6% |
| Rhode Island | $34,662 | $2,889 | 16.7% |
| Vermont | $34,646 | $2,887 | 16.7% |
| Iowa | $34,637 | $2,886 | 16.7% |
| Missouri | $34,588 | $2,882 | 16.9% |
| West Virginia | $34,512 | $2,876 | 17.0% |
| Idaho | $34,509 | $2,876 | 17.0% |
| Colorado | $34,484 | $2,874 | 17.1% |
| North Carolina | $34,454 | $2,871 | 17.2% |
| Wisconsin | $34,443 | $2,870 | 17.2% |
| Nebraska | $34,416 | $2,868 | 17.3% |
| Indiana | $34,408 | $2,867 | 17.3% |
| Montana | $34,407 | $2,867 | 17.3% |
| Pennsylvania | $34,328 | $2,861 | 17.5% |
| Oklahoma | $34,279 | $2,857 | 17.6% |
| Washington, D.C. | $34,276 | $2,856 | 17.6% |
| Kentucky | $34,267 | $2,856 | 17.6% |
| Arkansas | $34,236 | $2,853 | 17.7% |
| Minnesota | $34,199 | $2,850 | 17.8% |
| Hawaii | $34,171 | $2,848 | 17.9% |
| Georgia | $34,129 | $2,844 | 18.0% |
| Michigan | $34,088 | $2,841 | 18.1% |
| Kansas | $34,084 | $2,840 | 18.1% |
| Virginia | $34,028 | $2,836 | 18.2% |
| Maryland | $33,993 | $2,833 | 18.3% |
| Connecticut | $33,984 | $2,832 | 18.3% |
| Maine | $33,979 | $2,832 | 18.3% |
| New York | $33,956 | $2,830 | 18.4% |
| Delaware | $33,864 | $2,822 | 18.6% |
| Alabama | $33,791 | $2,816 | 18.8% |
| Massachusetts | $33,746 | $2,812 | 18.9% |
| Utah | $33,734 | $2,811 | 18.9% |
| Illinois | $33,691 | $2,808 | 19.0% |
| Oregon | $32,539 | $2,712 | 21.8% |
State figure is state income tax only; some cities and counties add a local income tax. See each state page for the details.
The assumptions behind these numbers
- Full-time hours: 40 a week for all 52 weeks = 2,080 paid hours a year, the standard payroll assumption.
- Taxes: single filer taking the standard deduction, 2026 federal income tax + Social Security + Medicare + state income tax. No 401(k)/HSA, credits, or local city taxes.
- Gross vs take-home: "gross" is pay before anything is withheld; "take-home" (net) is what actually lands in your account after those taxes.
- These are estimates, not tax advice. For your exact situation, use thetake-home pay calculator.
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$20 an hour - FAQ
$20 an hour is how much a year?
At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (2,080 hours), $20 an hour is $41,600 a year before tax. After federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax, a single filer keeps about $32,539 to $35,606 in 2026, depending on the state.
$20 an hour is how much a month?
About $3,466.67 a month before tax ($41,600 a year spread over 12 months). After taxes, that is roughly $2,967 a month in a no-income-tax state like Texas, and about $2,900 in California.
$20 an hour is how much biweekly?
A full-time paycheck covers 80 hours, so $20 an hour is $1,600 every 2 weeks before tax. In a no-income-tax state a single filer takes home about $1,369.45 of it.
How much is $20 an hour after taxes?
Working full time in 2026, a single filer takes home between $32,539 (Oregon) and $35,606 (the no-income-tax states) a year. Per hour, that is roughly $17.12 after tax in a no-income-tax state.
Is $20 an hour good pay?
$20 an hour is about 2.8 times the $7.25 federal minimum wage (unchanged since 2009) and adds up to $41,600 a year full time. How far it goes depends on taxes and local prices: a single filer keeps about $35,606 of it in a no-income-tax state such as Texas, and about $32,539 in Oregon, the lowest take-home in our 2026 table.
What is time and a half for $20 an hour?
Time and a half is $30.00 an hour ($20 x 1.5). Work 5 overtime hours every week for a year (260 hours) and you would earn $7,800 extra, lifting gross pay from $41,600 to $49,400.
Sources & last reviewed
- Federal brackets + standard deduction: IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (tax year 2026).
- FICA: IRS Topic No. 751 & 560 (Social Security 6.2% up to $184,500; Medicare 1.45%; +0.9% over $200k single / $250k joint).
- State rates + brackets: Tax Foundation, "2026 State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets" (Feb 2026), cross-checked per state.
- Mid-2026 law changes verified against primary sources: Arkansas HB 1001 (May 2026), West Virginia Tax Division (June 2026 rate cut), South Carolina DOR H.4216, Georgia HB 463, Hawaii DoTax (Act 46).
- Last full review: 2026-07-02. Rates change - we update when they do.
- Gross conversions are hours math on the 2,080-hour work year; take-home figures computed with GrowMoneyy's 2026 tax engine (federal + FICA + state). Reviewed 2026-07-02. Estimate only - not tax advice.