Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Median $83,050 · 1,087,090 jobs
Salary to hourly · 2026
$80,000 a Year Is How Much an Hour?
$80,000 a year works out to $38.46 an hour 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.
$80,000 a year, every way
| Per | Gross pay |
|---|---|
| Year (2,080 hours) | $80,000.00 |
| Month | $6,666.67 |
| Two weeks (biweekly) | $3,076.92 |
| Semi-monthly | $3,333.33 |
| Week (40 hours) | $1,538.46 |
| Day (8 hours) | $307.69 |
| Hour | $38.46 |
After taxes
$5,426 a month after federal tax and FICA (single, no state income tax)
- Federal income tax a year
- $8,770
- Social Security + Medicare a year
- $6,120
- Take-home a year (no state tax)
- $65,110
- Share you keep
- 81.4%
- Rent at 30% of gross income
- $2,000 a month
Add your state, 401(k) and health deductions in the paycheck calculator.
Is $80,000 a year good pay?
About the 75th percentile among all U.S. workers (BLS May 2025) — roughly 75 in 100 workers earn less. It's 57% 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, $80,000 a year goes furthest in South Dakota ($73,499 in national-average prices) and least far in Hawaii ($54,973).
$80,000 a year 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 | $65,110 | $5,426 | $62,961 |
| Nevada | $65,110 | $5,426 | $65,124 |
| New Hampshire | $65,110 | $5,426 | $62,507 |
| South Dakota | $65,110 | $5,426 | $73,499 |
| Tennessee | $65,110 | $5,426 | $70,872 |
| Texas | $65,110 | $5,426 | $67,084 |
| Wyoming | $65,110 | $5,426 | $70,244 |
| Alaska | $64,839 | $5,403 | $63,345 |
| North Dakota | $64,809 | $5,401 | $72,853 |
| Washington | $64,000 | $5,333 | $59,806 |
| Arizona | $63,504 | $5,292 | $63,077 |
| Ohio | $63,354 | $5,279 | $68,288 |
| Louisiana | $63,096 | $5,258 | $71,532 |
| Indiana | $62,780 | $5,232 | $67,267 |
| Iowa | $62,722 | $5,227 | $71,468 |
| Mississippi | $62,642 | $5,220 | $72,041 |
| Arkansas | $62,638 | $5,220 | $72,049 |
| Pennsylvania | $62,598 | $5,217 | $64,156 |
| New Mexico | $62,516 | $5,210 | $67,796 |
| Kentucky | $62,428 | $5,202 | $69,242 |
| North Carolina | $62,427 | $5,202 | $66,182 |
| Nebraska | $62,350 | $5,196 | $69,198 |
| West Virginia | $62,335 | $5,195 | $69,650 |
| Vermont | $62,334 | $5,195 | $63,633 |
| Missouri | $62,287 | $5,191 | $68,586 |
| South Carolina | $62,121 | $5,177 | $66,263 |
| Oklahoma | $62,056 | $5,171 | $70,644 |
| Idaho | $61,978 | $5,165 | $64,903 |
| Michigan | $61,961 | $5,163 | $64,397 |
| Montana | $61,951 | $5,163 | $65,456 |
| Colorado | $61,946 | $5,162 | $60,112 |
| Wisconsin | $61,870 | $5,156 | $65,752 |
| Georgia | $61,867 | $5,156 | $64,248 |
| Rhode Island | $61,847 | $5,154 | $60,468 |
| Alabama | $61,789 | $5,149 | $69,564 |
| Utah | $61,713 | $5,143 | $62,422 |
| New Jersey | $61,678 | $5,140 | $56,686 |
| Maryland | $61,676 | $5,140 | $58,762 |
| Kansas | $61,446 | $5,120 | $68,221 |
| Virginia | $61,324 | $5,110 | $60,654 |
| Illinois | $61,295 | $5,108 | $61,321 |
| District of Columbia | $61,279 | $5,107 | $55,758 |
| Connecticut | $61,060 | $5,088 | $58,933 |
| New York | $61,010 | $5,084 | $56,532 |
| Maine | $60,988 | $5,082 | $62,842 |
| Massachusetts | $60,962 | $5,080 | $57,643 |
| California | $60,875 | $5,073 | $54,981 |
| Delaware | $60,851 | $5,071 | $60,968 |
| Minnesota | $60,841 | $5,070 | $61,692 |
| Hawaii | $60,444 | $5,037 | $54,973 |
| Oregon | $59,232 | $4,936 | $57,306 |
Jobs that pay about $80,000 a year
Occupations whose national median is within 4% of $80,000 a year, most common first. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Median $78,760 · 899,580 jobs
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Median $79,920 · 812,210 jobs
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Median $79,860 · 617,500 jobs
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
Median $77,710 · 491,430 jobs
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Median $78,660 · 489,570 jobs
Compliance Officers
Median $80,730 · 417,070 jobs
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
Median $78,000 · 324,230 jobs
Logisticians
Median $82,320 · 251,040 jobs
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Median $80,110 · 230,490 jobs
Instructional Coordinators
Median $77,440 · 227,760 jobs
Cost Estimators
Median $78,740 · 224,220 jobs
$80,000 a year as an hourly rate
| Hours a year | Hourly rate |
|---|---|
| 2,080 (40 h × 52 weeks) | $38.46 |
| 2,000 (40 h × 50 weeks) | $40.00 |
| 1,950 (37.5 h × 52 weeks) | $41.03 |
| 2,340 (45 h × 52 weeks) | $34.19 |
| 2,600 (50 h × 52 weeks) | $30.77 |
$80,000 ÷ 2,080 hours = $38.46
Salaried workers who put in longer weeks earn less per hour than this.
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.