$15.21 an Hour Is How Much a Year?
Based on a full-time schedule of 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.
At $15.21 per hour you would earn about $31,637 a year before deductions at a standard 40-hour week.
Broken down, that is $2,636 a month, $1,217 every two weeks and $608 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 → $15,818 a year
- 25 hours a week → $19,773 a year
- 30 hours a week → $23,728 a year
- 35 hours a week → $27,682 a year
- 40 hours a week → $31,637 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 $22.82 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 | $15.21 |
|---|---|
| Daily (8 hours) | $121.68 |
| Weekly (40 hours) | $608.40 |
| Biweekly | $1,216.80 |
| Monthly | $2,636.40 |
| Yearly | $31,636.80 |
Part-Time Hours
| Hours / Week | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 hours | $304.20 | $1,318.20 | $15,818.40 |
| 25 hours | $380.25 | $1,647.75 | $19,773 |
| 30 hours | $456.30 | $1,977.30 | $23,727.60 |
| 35 hours | $532.35 | $2,306.85 | $27,682.20 |
| 40 hours | $608.40 | $2,636.40 | $31,636.80 |
After Taxes (Estimate)
| Gross Annual | $31,636.80 |
|---|---|
| Federal Income Tax | −$1,757.92 |
| Social Security & Medicare | −$2,420.21 |
| Take-Home (per year) | $27,458.67 |
| Take-Home (per hour) | $13.20 |
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.