Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Median $50,670 · 1,373,680 jobs
Hourly to salary · 2026
$25 an Hour Is How Much a Year?
$25.00 an hour works out to $52,000 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.
$25.00 an hour, every way
| Per | Gross pay |
|---|---|
| Year (2,080 hours) | $52,000.00 |
| Month | $4,333.33 |
| Two weeks (biweekly) | $2,000.00 |
| Semi-monthly | $2,166.67 |
| Week (40 hours) | $1,000.00 |
| Day (8 hours) | $200.00 |
| Hour | $25.00 |
After taxes
$3,664 a month after federal tax and FICA (single, no state income tax)
- Federal income tax a year
- $4,060
- Social Security + Medicare a year
- $3,978
- Take-home a year (no state tax)
- $43,962
- Share you keep
- 84.5%
- Rent at 30% of gross income
- $1,300 a month
Add your state, 401(k) and health deductions in the paycheck calculator.
Is $25.00 an hour good pay?
About the 51st percentile among all U.S. workers (BLS May 2025) — roughly 51 in 100 workers earn less. It's 2% above 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, $25.00 an hour goes furthest in South Dakota ($49,626 in national-average prices) and least far in Hawaii ($37,774).
$25.00 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 | $43,962 | $3,664 | $42,511 |
| Nevada | $43,962 | $3,664 | $43,971 |
| New Hampshire | $43,962 | $3,664 | $42,204 |
| North Dakota | $43,962 | $3,664 | $49,418 |
| South Dakota | $43,962 | $3,664 | $49,626 |
| Tennessee | $43,962 | $3,664 | $47,852 |
| Texas | $43,962 | $3,664 | $45,295 |
| Wyoming | $43,962 | $3,664 | $47,429 |
| Alaska | $43,702 | $3,642 | $42,695 |
| Washington | $43,241 | $3,603 | $40,407 |
| Arizona | $43,056 | $3,588 | $42,766 |
| Ohio | $42,976 | $3,581 | $46,323 |
| South Carolina | $42,830 | $3,569 | $45,686 |
| Louisiana | $42,788 | $3,566 | $48,509 |
| New Mexico | $42,684 | $3,557 | $46,289 |
| Vermont | $42,654 | $3,554 | $43,543 |
| Iowa | $42,638 | $3,553 | $48,583 |
| Mississippi | $42,614 | $3,551 | $49,008 |
| Arkansas | $42,526 | $3,544 | $48,915 |
| Nebraska | $42,476 | $3,540 | $47,141 |
| Indiana | $42,458 | $3,538 | $45,492 |
| Missouri | $42,455 | $3,538 | $46,748 |
| West Virginia | $42,434 | $3,536 | $47,413 |
| North Carolina | $42,396 | $3,533 | $44,946 |
| Pennsylvania | $42,329 | $3,527 | $43,383 |
| Idaho | $42,314 | $3,526 | $44,311 |
| Wisconsin | $42,287 | $3,524 | $44,940 |
| Montana | $42,275 | $3,523 | $44,667 |
| Kentucky | $42,260 | $3,522 | $46,872 |
| New Jersey | $42,228 | $3,519 | $38,811 |
| Utah | $42,175 | $3,515 | $42,659 |
| Oklahoma | $42,168 | $3,514 | $48,003 |
| Colorado | $42,154 | $3,513 | $40,905 |
| California | $42,126 | $3,511 | $38,048 |
| Georgia | $42,116 | $3,510 | $43,737 |
| Rhode Island | $42,057 | $3,505 | $41,119 |
| District of Columbia | $42,008 | $3,501 | $38,223 |
| Michigan | $42,003 | $3,500 | $43,654 |
| Maine | $41,870 | $3,489 | $43,143 |
| Kansas | $41,860 | $3,488 | $46,476 |
| Maryland | $41,858 | $3,488 | $39,880 |
| Alabama | $41,805 | $3,484 | $47,066 |
| Virginia | $41,786 | $3,482 | $41,330 |
| Minnesota | $41,721 | $3,477 | $42,304 |
| Connecticut | $41,592 | $3,466 | $40,143 |
| Delaware | $41,545 | $3,462 | $41,625 |
| Hawaii | $41,533 | $3,461 | $37,774 |
| Illinois | $41,533 | $3,461 | $41,550 |
| New York | $41,495 | $3,458 | $38,450 |
| Massachusetts | $41,343 | $3,445 | $39,092 |
| Oregon | $40,292 | $3,358 | $38,982 |
Jobs that pay about $25.00 an hour
Occupations whose national median is within 4% of $52,000 a year, most common first. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Median $50,620 · 704,640 jobs
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Median $53,750 · 416,210 jobs
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Median $50,340 · 202,810 jobs
Medical Records Specialists
Median $51,140 · 194,720 jobs
Real Estate Sales Agents
Median $52,830 · 193,370 jobs
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Median $50,290 · 182,610 jobs
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Median $50,690 · 169,450 jobs
Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Median $50,020 · 164,790 jobs
Highway Maintenance Workers
Median $50,260 · 154,960 jobs
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
Median $50,890 · 118,590 jobs
Public Safety Telecommunicators
Median $53,040 · 102,500 jobs
$25.00 an hour with different hours
| Schedule | A year | A month |
|---|---|---|
| Full time, 40 hours × 52 weeks | $52,000 | $4,333 |
| Two unpaid weeks off (50 weeks) | $50,000 | $4,167 |
| 37.5-hour week | $48,750 | $4,063 |
| Part time, 30 hours | $39,000 | $3,250 |
| Part time, 20 hours | $26,000 | $2,167 |
| 40 hours + 5 overtime hours a week | $61,750 | $5,146 |
| 40 hours + 10 overtime hours a week | $71,500 | $5,958 |
$25.00 × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $52,000
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.
- 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.