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$10 an Hour Is How Much a Year?
$10.00 an hour works out to $20,800 a year for full-time work. Below: what that is per paycheck, what's left after 2026 taxes in every state, what it buys where you live, and which jobs typically pay it.
$10.00 an hour, every way
| Per | Gross pay |
|---|---|
| Year (2,080 hours) | $20,800.00 |
| Month | $1,733.33 |
| Two weeks (biweekly) | $800.00 |
| Semi-monthly | $866.67 |
| Week (40 hours) | $400.00 |
| Day (8 hours) | $80.00 |
| Hour | $10.00 |
After taxes
$1,562 a month after federal tax and FICA (single, no state income tax)
- Federal income tax a year
- $470
- Social Security + Medicare a year
- $1,591
- Take-home a year (no state tax)
- $18,739
- Share you keep
- 90.1%
- Rent at 30% of gross income
- $520 a month
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Is $10.00 an hour good pay?
Below the 10th percentile among all U.S. workers (BLS May 2025) — fewer than about 1 in 10 workers earn less. It's 59% below the median for all occupations ($50,980 a year, or $24.51 an hour).
Whether it's enough depends heavily on where you live. After 2026 taxes and local prices, $10.00 an hour goes furthest in Mississippi ($21,435 in national-average prices) and least far in California ($16,646).
$10.00 an hour after taxes in every state
Estimated 2026 take-home for a single filer paid biweekly, with no pre-tax deductions or local tax. The last column restates take-home in national-average prices using BEA Regional Price Parities (2024).
| State | Take-home a year | A month | In national prices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | $18,739 | $1,562 | $18,120 |
| Idaho | $18,739 | $1,562 | $19,623 |
| Nevada | $18,739 | $1,562 | $18,743 |
| New Hampshire | $18,739 | $1,562 | $17,990 |
| North Dakota | $18,739 | $1,562 | $21,065 |
| Ohio | $18,739 | $1,562 | $20,198 |
| South Dakota | $18,739 | $1,562 | $21,153 |
| Tennessee | $18,739 | $1,562 | $20,397 |
| Texas | $18,739 | $1,562 | $19,307 |
| Utah | $18,739 | $1,562 | $18,954 |
| Wyoming | $18,739 | $1,562 | $20,216 |
| New Mexico | $18,668 | $1,556 | $20,245 |
| Missouri | $18,658 | $1,555 | $20,545 |
| Mississippi | $18,639 | $1,553 | $21,435 |
| Alaska | $18,635 | $1,553 | $18,205 |
| Maine | $18,635 | $1,553 | $19,201 |
| South Carolina | $18,623 | $1,552 | $19,865 |
| Arizona | $18,613 | $1,551 | $18,487 |
| Iowa | $18,600 | $1,550 | $21,194 |
| District of Columbia | $18,551 | $1,546 | $16,880 |
| Nebraska | $18,539 | $1,545 | $20,575 |
| Wisconsin | $18,521 | $1,543 | $19,683 |
| Connecticut | $18,519 | $1,543 | $17,874 |
| Montana | $18,518 | $1,543 | $19,566 |
| Louisiana | $18,501 | $1,542 | $20,975 |
| Vermont | $18,476 | $1,540 | $18,861 |
| Washington | $18,450 | $1,538 | $17,241 |
| Georgia | $18,449 | $1,537 | $19,160 |
| Colorado | $18,440 | $1,537 | $17,894 |
| Hawaii | $18,435 | $1,536 | $16,766 |
| Arkansas | $18,433 | $1,536 | $21,202 |
| California | $18,430 | $1,536 | $16,646 |
| North Carolina | $18,418 | $1,535 | $19,525 |
| Minnesota | $18,353 | $1,529 | $18,610 |
| Oklahoma | $18,348 | $1,529 | $20,888 |
| Rhode Island | $18,347 | $1,529 | $17,938 |
| Kansas | $18,321 | $1,527 | $20,341 |
| Virginia | $18,313 | $1,526 | $18,113 |
| New Jersey | $18,286 | $1,524 | $16,806 |
| West Virginia | $18,281 | $1,523 | $20,426 |
| Indiana | $18,155 | $1,513 | $19,452 |
| Delaware | $18,142 | $1,512 | $18,177 |
| Kentucky | $18,128 | $1,511 | $20,107 |
| Maryland | $18,117 | $1,510 | $17,261 |
| Michigan | $18,106 | $1,509 | $18,817 |
| New York | $18,089 | $1,507 | $16,761 |
| Pennsylvania | $18,086 | $1,507 | $18,536 |
| Alabama | $17,987 | $1,499 | $20,251 |
| Illinois | $17,854 | $1,488 | $17,861 |
| Massachusetts | $17,823 | $1,485 | $16,853 |
| Oregon | $17,672 | $1,473 | $17,097 |
$10.00 an hour with different hours
| Schedule | A year | A month |
|---|---|---|
| Full time, 40 hours × 52 weeks | $20,800 | $1,733 |
| Two unpaid weeks off (50 weeks) | $20,000 | $1,667 |
| 37.5-hour week | $19,500 | $1,625 |
| Part time, 30 hours | $15,600 | $1,300 |
| Part time, 20 hours | $10,400 | $867 |
| 40 hours + 5 overtime hours a week | $24,700 | $2,058 |
| 40 hours + 10 overtime hours a week | $28,600 | $2,383 |
$10.00 × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $20,800
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Sources and method
Conversions assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Taxes use our 2026 federal and state engine (methodology); local income taxes aren't included. Wage rankings and occupations use BLS OEWS May 2025; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed October 9, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities by State — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Accessed October 9, 2026.