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$42 an hour is how much a year?

$42 an hour is $87,360 a year before taxes, if you work 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (2,080 hours). That works out to $7,280.00 a month or $3,360.00 every two weeks.

How the math works

$42.00 × 40 hours = $1,680.00 a week, and $1,680.00 × 52 weeks = $87,360.00 a year. Monthly pay is the yearly total ÷ 12, so $7,280.00; a month averages 4.33 weeks, not 4. Biweekly pay is the yearly total ÷ 26 = $3,360.00. Amounts are rounded to the nearest cent.

$42 an hour at different weekly hours

The 45-hour row pays the 5 hours over 40 at time and a half ($63.00 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), $42 an hour comes to $84,000 a year.

Compared with the federal minimum wage

$42 an hour is $34.75 more than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, or 5.79 times as much. Full time, the federal minimum comes to $15,080 a year, so $42 an hour earns $72,280 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

• $39 an hour$81,120 a year
• $40 an hour$83,200 a year
• $41 an hour$85,280 a year
• $43 an hour$89,440 a year
• $44 an hour$91,520 a year
• $45 an hour$93,600 a year

Use your own hours

Work a different schedule? Put $42 into the hourly to salary calculator with your hours and weeks. Working past 40 hours? The overtime calculator shows a week at $63.00 an hour for the extra time.

Going the other way? See $85,000 a year as an hourly rate.