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$9 an Hour Is How Much a Year?
$9.00 an hour works out to $18,720 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.
$9.00 an hour, every way
| Per | Gross pay |
|---|---|
| Year (2,080 hours) | $18,720.00 |
| Month | $1,560.00 |
| Two weeks (biweekly) | $720.00 |
| Semi-monthly | $780.00 |
| Week (40 hours) | $360.00 |
| Day (8 hours) | $72.00 |
| Hour | $9.00 |
After taxes
$1,419 a month after federal tax and FICA (single, no state income tax)
- Federal income tax a year
- $262
- Social Security + Medicare a year
- $1,432
- Take-home a year (no state tax)
- $17,026
- Share you keep
- 91%
- Rent at 30% of gross income
- $468 a month
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Is $9.00 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 63% 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, $9.00 an hour goes furthest in Mississippi ($19,561 in national-average prices) and least far in California ($15,158).
$9.00 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 | $17,026 | $1,419 | $16,464 |
| Idaho | $17,026 | $1,419 | $17,829 |
| Nevada | $17,026 | $1,419 | $17,029 |
| New Hampshire | $17,026 | $1,419 | $16,345 |
| North Dakota | $17,026 | $1,419 | $19,139 |
| Ohio | $17,026 | $1,419 | $18,352 |
| South Dakota | $17,026 | $1,419 | $19,220 |
| Tennessee | $17,026 | $1,419 | $18,533 |
| Texas | $17,026 | $1,419 | $17,542 |
| Utah | $17,026 | $1,419 | $17,222 |
| Wyoming | $17,026 | $1,419 | $18,368 |
| Mississippi | $17,009 | $1,417 | $19,561 |
| Missouri | $17,000 | $1,417 | $18,719 |
| New Mexico | $16,987 | $1,416 | $18,421 |
| Iowa | $16,966 | $1,414 | $19,332 |
| South Carolina | $16,952 | $1,413 | $18,082 |
| Arizona | $16,952 | $1,413 | $16,838 |
| Alaska | $16,932 | $1,411 | $16,542 |
| Maine | $16,932 | $1,411 | $17,447 |
| District of Columbia | $16,921 | $1,410 | $15,397 |
| Montana | $16,903 | $1,409 | $17,859 |
| Nebraska | $16,899 | $1,408 | $18,755 |
| Wisconsin | $16,884 | $1,407 | $17,943 |
| Connecticut | $16,858 | $1,405 | $16,271 |
| Louisiana | $16,851 | $1,404 | $19,103 |
| Georgia | $16,840 | $1,403 | $17,489 |
| Vermont | $16,833 | $1,403 | $17,184 |
| Colorado | $16,828 | $1,402 | $16,330 |
| Hawaii | $16,798 | $1,400 | $15,278 |
| Arkansas | $16,790 | $1,399 | $19,313 |
| North Carolina | $16,788 | $1,399 | $17,798 |
| California | $16,783 | $1,399 | $15,158 |
| Washington | $16,766 | $1,397 | $15,667 |
| Minnesota | $16,761 | $1,397 | $16,995 |
| Rhode Island | $16,735 | $1,395 | $16,362 |
| Oklahoma | $16,729 | $1,394 | $19,044 |
| Kansas | $16,716 | $1,393 | $18,560 |
| Virginia | $16,704 | $1,392 | $16,522 |
| West Virginia | $16,626 | $1,386 | $18,577 |
| New Jersey | $16,620 | $1,385 | $15,275 |
| Delaware | $16,537 | $1,378 | $16,569 |
| Indiana | $16,503 | $1,375 | $17,683 |
| Maryland | $16,503 | $1,375 | $15,723 |
| Kentucky | $16,488 | $1,374 | $18,288 |
| New York | $16,485 | $1,374 | $15,275 |
| Michigan | $16,481 | $1,373 | $17,129 |
| Pennsylvania | $16,438 | $1,370 | $16,847 |
| Alabama | $16,368 | $1,364 | $18,428 |
| Illinois | $16,244 | $1,354 | $16,251 |
| Massachusetts | $16,224 | $1,352 | $15,341 |
| Oregon | $16,135 | $1,345 | $15,610 |
$9.00 an hour with different hours
| Schedule | A year | A month |
|---|---|---|
| Full time, 40 hours × 52 weeks | $18,720 | $1,560 |
| Two unpaid weeks off (50 weeks) | $18,000 | $1,500 |
| 37.5-hour week | $17,550 | $1,463 |
| Part time, 30 hours | $14,040 | $1,170 |
| Part time, 20 hours | $9,360 | $780 |
| 40 hours + 5 overtime hours a week | $22,230 | $1,853 |
| 40 hours + 10 overtime hours a week | $25,740 | $2,145 |
$9.00 × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $18,720
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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.