Hourly to salary · 2026

$14 an Hour Is How Much a Year?

$14.00 an hour works out to $29,120 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.

Last reviewed October 9, 2026

$14.00 an hour, every way

Gross pay, full time (40 hours a week, 52 paid weeks)
PerGross pay
Year (2,080 hours)$29,120.00
Month$2,426.67
Two weeks (biweekly)$1,120.00
Semi-monthly$1,213.33
Week (40 hours)$560.00
Day (8 hours)$112.00
Hour$14.00

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After taxes

$2,131 a month after federal tax and FICA (single, no state income tax)

Federal income tax a year
$1,314
Social Security + Medicare a year
$2,228
Take-home a year (no state tax)
$25,578
Share you keep
87.8%
Rent at 30% of gross income
$728 a month

Add your state, 401(k) and health deductions in the paycheck calculator.

Is $14.00 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 43% 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, $14.00 an hour goes furthest in Mississippi ($28,918 in national-average prices) and least far in California ($22,575).

$14.00 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).

Take-home pay on $14.00 an hour by state, 2026
StateTake-home a yearA monthIn national prices
Florida$25,578$2,131$24,734
Nevada$25,578$2,131$25,583
New Hampshire$25,578$2,131$24,555
North Dakota$25,578$2,131$28,752
South Dakota$25,578$2,131$28,874
Tennessee$25,578$2,131$27,841
Texas$25,578$2,131$26,354
Wyoming$25,578$2,131$27,595
Alaska$25,432$2,119$24,846
South Carolina$25,297$2,108$26,984
New Mexico$25,255$2,105$27,388
Arizona$25,244$2,104$25,074
Ohio$25,227$2,102$27,192
Washington$25,174$2,098$23,524
Missouri$25,147$2,096$27,689
Mississippi$25,145$2,095$28,918
Idaho$25,143$2,095$26,329
Iowa$25,123$2,094$28,626
Utah$25,106$2,092$25,395
Louisiana$25,091$2,091$28,445
Nebraska$25,086$2,090$27,841
Connecticut$25,047$2,087$24,174
Vermont$25,036$2,086$25,558
Wisconsin$25,030$2,086$26,601
District of Columbia$24,997$2,083$22,745
California$24,995$2,083$22,575
Arkansas$24,988$2,082$28,743
Montana$24,966$2,080$26,379
Maine$24,961$2,080$25,720
North Carolina$24,925$2,077$26,424
New Jersey$24,910$2,076$22,894
West Virginia$24,878$2,073$27,798
Colorado$24,877$2,073$24,140
Georgia$24,873$2,073$25,831
Hawaii$24,831$2,069$22,583
Oklahoma$24,813$2,068$28,247
Rhode Island$24,782$2,065$24,230
Indiana$24,748$2,062$26,517
Kansas$24,727$2,061$27,454
Virginia$24,718$2,060$24,448
Minnesota$24,710$2,059$25,056
Kentucky$24,676$2,056$27,370
Pennsylvania$24,664$2,055$25,277
Michigan$24,591$2,049$25,558
Maryland$24,561$2,047$23,400
Delaware$24,522$2,044$24,569
New York$24,445$2,037$22,651
Alabama$24,444$2,037$27,520
Illinois$24,281$2,023$24,291
Massachusetts$24,208$2,017$22,890
Oregon$23,807$1,984$23,033

$14.00 an hour with different hours

Gross pay a year and a month
ScheduleA yearA month
Full time, 40 hours × 52 weeks$29,120$2,427
Two unpaid weeks off (50 weeks)$28,000$2,333
37.5-hour week$27,300$2,275
Part time, 30 hours$21,840$1,820
Part time, 20 hours$14,560$1,213
40 hours + 5 overtime hours a week$34,580$2,882
40 hours + 10 overtime hours a week$40,040$3,337
Formula

$14.00 × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $29,120

Change the hours or weeks in the hourly to salary calculator.

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.

  1. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed October 9, 2026.
  2. Regional Price Parities by State — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Accessed October 9, 2026.