$58,000 a Year Is How Much an Hour?
Working 40 hours a week across 52 paid weeks — 2,080 hours a year — $58,000 a year comes out to $27.88 an hour before tax. Spread over the calendar that's $4,833.33 a month, $2,230.77 in each biweekly paycheck, or $223.08 for every working day. Taxes change the picture: with the 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction, a single filer keeps about $25.59 per hour after federal income tax, before FICA and any state tax. This page breaks $58,000 down across every pay period, estimates the after-tax figures, and lists occupations whose median pay lands near this amount. Use the calculator to match your real schedule if you don't work a standard week.
$58,000 a year breakdown
How we worked it out
To turn an annual salary into an hourly wage, divide it by the number of paid hours in a year. At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks that's 2,080 hours, so $58,000 ÷ 2,080 = $27.88 per hour. These are gross figures before tax. To estimate take-home pay, see the Income Tax Calculator, or use the full Salary Calculator to change the hours, days and weeks.
$58,000 a year after taxes
On $58,000, estimated federal income tax is about $4,780 for a single filer taking the 2026 standard deduction — an effective rate of 8.2%, with the top dollar taxed in the 12% bracket. That leaves roughly $53,220 in federal take-home pay, about $4,435 a month or $25.59 an hour. Two people earning $58,000 can still take home different amounts: your net drops further after Social Security and Medicare (FICA, about 7.65%), and by another few percent in most states that levy an income tax — while nine states (including Texas and Florida) charge none. Use the Income Tax Calculator to try a different filing status or add pre-tax 401(k) and HSA contributions.
Federal income tax only (2026 brackets, standard deduction). Excludes FICA and state/local tax.
Jobs that pay around $58,000 a year
These occupations have a national median wage closest to $58,000, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2024). Actual pay varies widely by state, metro area and experience.
| Occupation | Median annual pay | ≈ Hourly (40 hrs/wk) |
|---|---|---|
| Real estate agents | $56,620 | $27.22 |
| Firefighters | $57,120 | $27.46 |
| HVAC technicians | $57,300 | $27.55 |
| Graphic designers | $58,910 | $28.32 |
| Insurance sales agents | $59,080 | $28.40 |
How $58,000 compares to nearby salaries
| Salary | Hourly | Monthly | Federal take-home |
|---|---|---|---|
| $52,000 a year | $25.00 | $4,333 | $47,940 |
| $55,000 a year | $26.44 | $4,583 | $50,580 |
| $60,000 a year | $28.85 | $5,000 | $54,980 |
| $62,000 a year | $29.81 | $5,167 | $56,740 |
| $58,000 a year (this page) | $27.88 | $4,833.33 | $53,220 |
Take-home is federal income tax only (2026, single filer, standard deduction), before FICA and state tax.
Is $58,000 a year a good salary?
Context matters more than the headline figure, so start with the benchmarks: the typical U.S. full-time worker earns around $60,000, which puts $58,000 about 3% below that mark, and below the median household income of roughly $80,000. Broken into pay periods it's $1,115.38 a week or $223.08 a working day, gross. How far that stretches depends heavily on local housing costs — comfortable in much of the country, tight in the priciest metros. And since federal, state and FICA taxes all come out first, build your budget on take-home pay, not on $58,000.