$12 an Hour Is How Much a Year?
Based on a 40-hour week — with your take-home pay after tax (2025)
$12/hour equals
$24,960/year
before tax · $2,080/month · $480/week
Gross annual salary$24,960
Federal income tax−$996
FICA (SS + Medicare)−$1,909
Take-home pay$22,055/year
After tax that's about $11/hour effective. Federal + FICA only (single filer); state tax not included. You keep 88% of your gross.
$12 an hour at a glance
| Period | Before tax | After tax |
|---|---|---|
| Yearly | $24,960 | $22,055 |
| Monthly | $2,080 | $1,838 |
| Weekly | $480 | $424 |
| Daily (5-day week) | $96 | $85 |
| Hourly | $12 | $11 |
$12 an hour is how much a year?
$12 an hour is $24,960 a year before tax, assuming you work 40 hours a week across all 52 weeks of the year ($12 × 40 × 52). That's $2,080 a month or $480 a week before any deductions.
After federal income tax and FICA (Social Security and Medicare), your take-home pay is about $22,055 a year — roughly $1,838 a month, or an effective $11 an hour. This assumes a single filer with the standard deduction and does not include state income tax, which varies by state.
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Frequently asked questions
$12 an hour is $24,960 a year (40h/week × 52 weeks). After federal tax and FICA you take home about $22,055 a year.
$2,080 a month before tax, or about $1,838 a month after federal tax and FICA.