$16 an hour is $33,280 a year.
Full time at 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year (2,080 hours). Below: every pay-period equivalent, overtime tables at time-and-a-half, and a 2026 federal-only take-home estimate.
How much is $16 an hour per year?
$16 an hour is $33,280 a year at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (2,080 hours). That's $640.00 a week, $1,280.00 biweekly, and $2,773.33 a month gross. After estimated federal income tax and FICA, a single filer keeps about $28,920 — and steady overtime at $24.00/hour raises the total fast.
What $16/hour adds up to per period.
| Pay period | Gross pay | How it is figured |
|---|---|---|
| Daily (8 hours) | $128.00 | $16 × 8 |
| Weekly (40 hours) | $640.00 | $16 × 40 |
| Biweekly (80 hours) | $1,280.00 | $16 × 80 |
| Monthly | $2,773.33 | $33,280 ÷ 12 |
| Annual (2,080 hours) | $33,280 | $16 × 2,080 |
| Part-time (30 hrs/week) | $24,960 | $16 × 30 × 52 |
Gross (pre-tax) figures assuming paid hours every week of the year. Unpaid time off reduces them proportionally.
$16 an hour in 2026, in plain numbers.
Multiply $16 by the 2,080 hours in a standard working year and you get $33,280 of gross annual pay. Per pay period that reads as $128.00 a day, $640.00 a week, or $1,280.00 every two weeks.
For context, the median full-time U.S. worker earns about $31.28/hour ($1,251/week per BLS, Q2 2026), putting $16/hour about 49% below the U.S. median full-time wage. And because hourly roles are typically non-exempt, each overtime hour adds $24.00 — 50% more than the base rate.
Overtime at $24.00/hour changes the math quickly.
| Weekly hours | Weekly pay | Annual pay | vs. 40-hour year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 (no overtime) | $640.00 | $33,280 | — |
| 45 (5 OT hours) | $760.00 | $39,520 | +$6,240 |
| 50 (10 OT hours) | $880.00 | $45,760 | +$12,480 |
| 55 (15 OT hours) | $1,000.00 | $52,000 | +$18,720 |
Overtime rows assume time-and-a-half (1.5 × $16 = $24.00) on hours past 40, every week of the year — the FLSA baseline for non-exempt workers.
From $33,280 gross to take-home.
| Line item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Gross annual pay (2,080 hours) | $33,280.00 |
| Standard deduction (single, 2026) | −$16,100.00 |
| Federally taxable income | $17,180.00 |
| Federal income tax (effective 5.4%) | −$1,813.60 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$2,063.36 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$482.56 |
| Estimated annual take-home | $28,920.48 |
| ≈ Monthly take-home | $2,410.04 |
| ≈ Per hour after federal tax | $13.90 |
Single filer, standard deduction, no state/local income tax, credits, or pre-tax benefits. Actual checks vary.
What a single filer actually keeps.
On the tax side, $33,280 of wages minus the $16,100 standard deduction leaves $17,180 taxable, landing in the 12% bracket for a single filer in 2026. Actual federal income tax is $1,814 — an effective 5.4% — plus $2,546 of FICA, for an estimated take-home of $28,920 a year ($2,410.04/month).
How nearby wages stack up.
| Hourly wage | Annual (2,080 hrs) | Monthly | Est. monthly take-home |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15/hour | $31,200 | $2,600.00 | $2,270.77 |
| $16/hour (this page) | $33,280 | $2,773.33 | $2,410.04 |
| $17/hour | $35,360 | $2,946.67 | $2,549.31 |
| $18/hour | $37,440 | $3,120.00 | $2,688.59 |
| $19/hour | $39,520 | $3,293.33 | $2,827.86 |
Take-home column uses the same federal-only, single-filer estimate as the table above.
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How these numbers are calculated.
Annualization is straight arithmetic: $16 × 2,080 hours (40 hours × 52 weeks) = $33,280, with daily/weekly/biweekly/monthly rows derived the same way. No unpaid leave is assumed.
Overtime rows use the FLSA non-exempt baseline of 1.5× base pay ($24.00/hour) on hours over 40 per week, sustained all 52 weeks.
The take-home estimate uses 2026 federal brackets for a single filer with the $16,100 standard deduction plus employee FICA (7.65%). It excludes state/local tax, credits, and pre-tax benefits.
Median-wage comparison: BLS median usual weekly earnings, full-time workers, $1,251/week (BLS, Q2 2026).
Educational estimates only — not tax, legal, or financial advice.