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$7.25 an hour is how much a year?

$7.25 an hour is $15,080 a year before taxes, if you work 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (2,080 hours). That works out to $1,256.67 a month or $580.00 every two weeks.

How the math works

$7.25 × 40 hours = $290.00 a week, and $290.00 × 52 weeks = $15,080.00 a year. Monthly pay is the yearly total ÷ 12, so $1,256.67; a month averages 4.33 weeks, not 4. Biweekly pay is the yearly total ÷ 26 = $580.00. Amounts are rounded to the nearest cent.

$7.25 an hour at different weekly hours

The 45-hour row pays the 5 hours over 40 at time and a half ($10.88 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), $7.25 an hour comes to $14,500 a year.

Compared with the federal minimum wage

$7.25 is the federal minimum wage. The U.S. Department of Labor lists it as $7.25 per hour, effective July 24, 2009. Full time, that is $15,080 a year before taxes. Many states have their own minimum wage laws; where a state law gives employees more protection, employers must comply with both, so check your state's rate.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Minimum Wage.

Nearby hourly rates

• $8 an hour$16,640 a year
• $9 an hour$18,720 a year
• $10 an hour$20,800 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 $7.25 into the hourly to salary calculator with your hours and weeks. Working past 40 hours? The overtime calculator shows a week at $10.88 an hour for the extra time.