$10 an hour is how much a year?
$10 an hour is $20,800 a year before taxes, if you work 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (2,080 hours). That works out to $1,733.33 a month or $800.00 every two weeks.
Time cardBefore tax
- Rate
- $10.00
- Hours a week
- 40
- Weeks a year
- 52
- Daily 8 hours a day
- $80.00
- Weekly 40 hours
- $400.00
- Biweekly 26 paychecks
- $800.00
- Semi-monthly 24 paychecks
- $866.67
- Monthly 12 paychecks
- $1,733.33
$10.00 × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $20,800.00
How the math works
$10.00 × 40 hours = $400.00 a week, and $400.00 × 52 weeks = $20,800.00 a year. Monthly pay is the yearly total ÷ 12, so $1,733.33; a month averages 4.33 weeks, not 4. Biweekly pay is the yearly total ÷ 26 = $800.00. Amounts are rounded to the nearest cent.
$10 an hour at different weekly hours
| Hours a week | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $200.00 | $866.67 | $10,400.00 |
| 30 | $300.00 | $1,300.00 | $15,600.00 |
| 35 | $350.00 | $1,516.67 | $18,200.00 |
| 40 | $400.00 | $1,733.33 | $20,800.00 |
| 45 (5 at 1.5×) | $475.00 | $2,058.33 | $24,700.00 |
The 45-hour row pays the 5 hours over 40 at time and a half ($15.00 an hour), the federal overtime rule for non-exempt employees. All rows assume 52 paid weeks. With two unpaid weeks off (50 weeks at 40 hours), $10 an hour comes to $20,000 a year.
Compared with the federal minimum wage
$10 an hour is $2.75 more than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, or 1.38 times as much. Full time, the federal minimum comes to $15,080 a year, so $10 an hour earns $5,720 more per year. Many states have their own minimum wage laws, and some require more than the federal rate, so check your state.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Minimum Wage.
Nearby hourly rates
- $7.25 an hour$15,080 a year
- $8 an hour$16,640 a year
- $9 an hour$18,720 a year
- $11 an hour$22,880 a year
- $12 an hour$24,960 a year
- $13 an hour$27,040 a year
Use your own hours
Work a different schedule? Put $10 into the hourly to salary calculator with your hours and weeks. Working past 40 hours? The overtime calculator shows a week at $15.00 an hour for the extra time.