$15.02 an Hour Is How Much a Year?

Based on a full-time schedule of 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

$15.02 per hour = $31,241.60 per year

A $15.02 hourly wage works out to roughly $31,242 a year, based on 2,080 paid hours.

Broken down, that is $2,603 a month, $1,202 every two weeks and $601 a week. The monthly figure is the one to use for rent or budgeting, because it already spreads the year evenly instead of counting paydays.

What this rate pays at other hours

  • 20 hours a week → $15,621 a year
  • 25 hours a week → $19,526 a year
  • 30 hours a week → $23,431 a year
  • 35 hours a week → $27,336 a year
  • 40 hours a week → $31,242 a year

Before you accept the number

  • Overtime is normally paid at 1.5× the base rate, so the same job at 45 hours a week is worth $22.53 for those extra hours.
  • Unpaid lunch breaks are not part of a 40-hour week: a 30-minute break every day brings the paid year down by roughly 4%.
  • The annual figure above is gross pay. Federal income tax, FICA and any state tax come out of it before the money reaches your account.

Full Pay Breakdown

Hourly$15.02
Daily (8 hours)$120.16
Weekly (40 hours)$600.80
Biweekly$1,201.60
Monthly$2,603.47
Yearly$31,241.60

Part-Time Hours

Hours / WeekWeeklyMonthlyYearly
20 hours $300.40 $1,301.73 $15,620.80
25 hours $375.50 $1,627.17 $19,526
30 hours $450.60 $1,952.60 $23,431.20
35 hours $525.70 $2,278.03 $27,336.40
40 hours $600.80 $2,603.47 $31,241.60

After Taxes (Estimate)

Gross Annual$31,241.60
Federal Income Tax−$1,710.49
Social Security & Medicare−$2,389.98
Take-Home (per year)$27,141.13
Take-Home (per hour)$13.05

Single filer, standard deduction, 2025 federal rates, no state tax. Use the Take-Home Pay Calculator to add your state.

Last reviewed: October 2026

Data sources: US federal income tax brackets (2025); Social Security Administration wage base; Standard 2,080 work-hour year.

Disclaimer: Pay conversions assume 40 hours/week for 52 weeks. Take-home is a federal-only estimate for a single filer and is not tax or financial advice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Working full time (40 hours/week, 52 weeks/year), $15.02 per hour is $31,241.60 per year before taxes.

$15.02 per hour works out to about $2,603.47 per month before taxes at full-time hours.

After federal income tax and FICA (single filer, standard deduction), take-home is roughly $27,141.13 per year — about $13.05 per hour.