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$8 an Hour Is How Much a Year?
$8.00 an hour works out to $16,640 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.
$8.00 an hour, every way
| Per | Gross pay |
|---|---|
| Year (2,080 hours) | $16,640.00 |
| Month | $1,386.67 |
| Two weeks (biweekly) | $640.00 |
| Semi-monthly | $693.33 |
| Week (40 hours) | $320.00 |
| Day (8 hours) | $64.00 |
| Hour | $8.00 |
After taxes
$1,276 a month after federal tax and FICA (single, no state income tax)
- Federal income tax a year
- $54
- Social Security + Medicare a year
- $1,273
- Take-home a year (no state tax)
- $15,313
- Share you keep
- 92%
- Rent at 30% of gross income
- $416 a month
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Is $8.00 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 67% 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, $8.00 an hour goes furthest in Mississippi ($17,611 in national-average prices) and least far in California ($13,635).
$8.00 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 | $15,313 | $1,276 | $14,808 |
| Idaho | $15,313 | $1,276 | $16,036 |
| Iowa | $15,313 | $1,276 | $17,448 |
| Mississippi | $15,313 | $1,276 | $17,611 |
| Missouri | $15,313 | $1,276 | $16,861 |
| Nevada | $15,313 | $1,276 | $15,316 |
| New Hampshire | $15,313 | $1,276 | $14,701 |
| North Dakota | $15,313 | $1,276 | $17,214 |
| Ohio | $15,313 | $1,276 | $16,506 |
| South Dakota | $15,313 | $1,276 | $17,286 |
| Tennessee | $15,313 | $1,276 | $16,668 |
| Texas | $15,313 | $1,276 | $15,777 |
| Utah | $15,313 | $1,276 | $15,489 |
| Wyoming | $15,313 | $1,276 | $16,521 |
| New Mexico | $15,305 | $1,275 | $16,598 |
| District of Columbia | $15,291 | $1,274 | $13,914 |
| Arizona | $15,291 | $1,274 | $15,188 |
| Montana | $15,288 | $1,274 | $16,153 |
| South Carolina | $15,280 | $1,273 | $16,299 |
| Nebraska | $15,259 | $1,272 | $16,935 |
| Wisconsin | $15,244 | $1,270 | $16,200 |
| Georgia | $15,231 | $1,269 | $15,818 |
| Alaska | $15,230 | $1,269 | $14,879 |
| Maine | $15,230 | $1,269 | $15,693 |
| Colorado | $15,216 | $1,268 | $14,765 |
| Louisiana | $15,200 | $1,267 | $17,232 |
| Connecticut | $15,197 | $1,266 | $14,668 |
| Vermont | $15,189 | $1,266 | $15,506 |
| Minnesota | $15,168 | $1,264 | $15,380 |
| North Carolina | $15,158 | $1,263 | $16,070 |
| Arkansas | $15,141 | $1,262 | $17,416 |
| Hawaii | $15,125 | $1,260 | $13,756 |
| Rhode Island | $15,123 | $1,260 | $14,786 |
| Kansas | $15,112 | $1,259 | $16,778 |
| Oklahoma | $15,110 | $1,259 | $17,201 |
| California | $15,097 | $1,258 | $13,635 |
| Virginia | $15,095 | $1,258 | $14,930 |
| Washington | $15,082 | $1,257 | $14,094 |
| West Virginia | $14,972 | $1,248 | $16,729 |
| New Jersey | $14,953 | $1,246 | $13,743 |
| Delaware | $14,933 | $1,244 | $14,961 |
| Maryland | $14,889 | $1,241 | $14,185 |
| New York | $14,872 | $1,239 | $13,781 |
| Michigan | $14,857 | $1,238 | $15,441 |
| Indiana | $14,852 | $1,238 | $15,913 |
| Kentucky | $14,848 | $1,237 | $16,469 |
| Pennsylvania | $14,791 | $1,233 | $15,159 |
| Alabama | $14,749 | $1,229 | $16,605 |
| Illinois | $14,634 | $1,220 | $14,640 |
| Massachusetts | $14,624 | $1,219 | $13,828 |
| Oregon | $14,599 | $1,217 | $14,124 |
$8.00 an hour with different hours
| Schedule | A year | A month |
|---|---|---|
| Full time, 40 hours × 52 weeks | $16,640 | $1,387 |
| Two unpaid weeks off (50 weeks) | $16,000 | $1,333 |
| 37.5-hour week | $15,600 | $1,300 |
| Part time, 30 hours | $12,480 | $1,040 |
| Part time, 20 hours | $8,320 | $693 |
| 40 hours + 5 overtime hours a week | $19,760 | $1,647 |
| 40 hours + 10 overtime hours a week | $22,880 | $1,907 |
$8.00 × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $16,640
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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.