$30 an Hour Is How Much a Year?
Multiply $30 by the 2,080 hours in a standard full-time year (40 hours × 52 weeks) and you get $62,400 a year. Split across the calendar that's roughly $5,200 a month or $2,400 in each biweekly paycheck, gross. Hourly schedules vary more than salaried ones — at 25 hours a week you'd earn $39,000, while overtime hours at time-and-a-half ($45.00/hr) push the total the other way. The calculator below takes your actual hours and weeks; the sections after it cover part-time totals, taxes and comparable jobs.
$30 an hour breakdown
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$30 an hour part-time and overtime
Hourly pay scales with your schedule, so the "how much a year" answer depends on the hours you actually work. Here's $30 an hour across common weekly schedules (52 paid weeks), plus the overtime rate — most non-exempt workers earn at least time-and-a-half ($45.00/hr) past 40 hours a week under the FLSA.
| Hours per week | Weekly pay | Annual pay |
|---|---|---|
| 20 hrs | $600 | $31,200 |
| 25 hrs | $750 | $39,000 |
| 30 hrs | $900 | $46,800 |
| 35 hrs | $1,050 | $54,600 |
| 40 hrs (full-time) | $1,200 | $62,400 |
$30 an hour after taxes
Full-time at $30 an hour ($62,400 a year), estimated federal income tax is about $5,308 for a single filer taking the 2026 standard deduction — an effective rate of 8.5%, with the top dollar taxed in the 12% bracket. That leaves roughly $57,092 in federal take-home pay: about $4,758 a month, or an effective $27.45 an hour. Social Security and Medicare (FICA, about 7.65%) come out of every paycheck on top of that, and most states add income tax of their own — while nine (including Texas and Florida) charge none. Try other filing statuses in the Income Tax Calculator.
Federal income tax only (2026 brackets, standard deduction, full-time hours). Excludes FICA and state/local tax.
Jobs that pay around $30 an hour
These occupations have a national median wage closest to $30 an hour (full-time equivalent), per the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2024). Actual pay varies widely by state, metro area and experience.
| Occupation | ≈ Median hourly | Median annual |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance sales agents | $28.40 | $59,080 |
| Paralegals | $29.31 | $60,970 |
| Plumbers | $29.59 | $61,550 |
| Electricians | $29.61 | $61,590 |
| Elementary school teachers | $30.62 | $63,680 |
How $30/hr compares to nearby wages
| Hourly wage | Annual | Monthly | Federal take-home |
|---|---|---|---|
| $26 an hour | $54,080 | $4,507 | $49,770 |
| $28 an hour | $58,240 | $4,853 | $53,431 |
| $32 an hour | $66,560 | $5,547 | $60,747 |
| $35 an hour | $72,800 | $6,067 | $65,614 |
| $30 an hour (this page) | $62,400 | $5,200 | $57,092 |
Take-home is federal income tax only (2026, single filer, standard deduction, full-time hours), before FICA and state tax.
Is $30 an hour good pay?
Measured against the U.S. middle, $30 an hour sits about 4% above the typical full-time worker's rate (roughly $28.85/hr, or $60,000 a year) — and well above the $7.25 federal minimum, though many states and cities set higher floors. For hourly workers the schedule matters as much as the rate: at $30/hr the difference between 30 and 40 scheduled hours is $15,600 a year. Taxes take their cut too — federal tax alone trims the effective rate to about $27.45, before FICA and state tax — so judge offers on net pay and guaranteed hours, not the headline number.