$15 an hour after taxes in every state
$15 an hour is $31,200 a year before taxes for someone working 40 hours a week. After taxes, a single worker keeps from $25,294 a year in Maryland (figured for Baltimore City) to $27,249 in Florida, Nevada, and six other states, which tie for the most.
Updated for 2026Checked Oct 29, 2026 against IRS and state revenue office sourcesHow we check
Take-home pay at $15 an hour, state by state
A two-week paycheck at $15 an hour comes to between $972.83 and $1,048.05 after taxes, depending on the state.
| State | Every two weeks | Month | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama* | $1,000.72 | $2,168 | $26,019 |
| Alaska | $1,042.05 | $2,258 | $27,093 |
| Arizona | Below the $15.15 minimum | ||
| Arkansas | $1,022.36 | $2,215 | $26,581 |
| California | Below the $16.90 minimum | ||
| Colorado | Below the $15.16 minimum | ||
| Connecticut | Below the $16.94 minimum | ||
| Delaware* | $1,002.68 | $2,172 | $26,070 |
| District of Columbia | Below the $18.40 minimum | ||
| Florida | $1,048.05 | $2,271 | $27,249 |
| Georgia | $1,016.96 | $2,203 | $26,441 |
| Hawaii | Below the $16.00 minimum | ||
| Idaho | $1,017.05 | $2,204 | $26,443 |
| Illinois | $994.22 | $2,154 | $25,850 |
| Indiana* | $990.32 | $2,146 | $25,748 |
| Iowa | $1,022.99 | $2,216 | $26,598 |
| Kansas | $1,011.20 | $2,191 | $26,291 |
| Kentucky* | $1,010.57 | $2,190 | $26,275 |
| Louisiana | $1,026.27 | $2,224 | $26,683 |
| Maine | Below the $15.10 minimum | ||
| Maryland* | $972.83 | $2,108 | $25,294 |
| Massachusetts | $994.83 | $2,155 | $25,866 |
| Michigan* | $1,006.69 | $2,181 | $26,174 |
| Minnesota | $999.15 | $2,165 | $25,978 |
| Mississippi | $1,028.05 | $2,227 | $26,729 |
| Missouri* | $1,028.05 | $2,227 | $26,729 |
| Montana | $1,021.05 | $2,212 | $26,547 |
| Nebraska | $1,015.24 | $2,200 | $26,396 |
| Nevada | $1,048.05 | $2,271 | $27,249 |
| New Hampshire | $1,048.05 | $2,271 | $27,249 |
| New Jersey | Below the $15.92 minimum | ||
| New Mexico | $1,020.33 | $2,211 | $26,529 |
| New York | Below the $16.00 minimum | ||
| North Carolina | $1,019.05 | $2,208 | $26,495 |
| North Dakota | $1,048.05 | $2,271 | $27,249 |
| Ohio* | $1,026.84 | $2,225 | $26,698 |
| Oklahoma | $1,015.05 | $2,199 | $26,391 |
| Oregon | Below the $15.55 minimum | ||
| Pennsylvania* | $1,010.37 | $2,189 | $26,270 |
| Rhode Island | Below the $16.00 minimum | ||
| South Carolina | $1,031.39 | $2,235 | $26,816 |
| South Dakota | $1,048.05 | $2,271 | $27,249 |
| Tennessee | $1,048.05 | $2,271 | $27,249 |
| Texas | $1,048.05 | $2,271 | $27,249 |
| Utah | $1,003.05 | $2,173 | $26,079 |
| Vermont | $1,019.87 | $2,210 | $26,517 |
| Virginia | $1,010.36 | $2,189 | $26,269 |
| Washington | Below the $17.13 minimum | ||
| West Virginia* | $1,017.05 | $2,204 | $26,443 |
| Wisconsin | $1,007.47 | $2,183 | $26,194 |
| Wyoming | $1,048.05 | $2,271 | $27,249 |
$15 an hour is below the minimum wage in twelve places, so their rows show each minimum wage in place of take-home figures: Arizona ($15.15), California ($16.90), Colorado ($15.16), Connecticut ($16.94), the District of Columbia ($18.40), Hawaii ($16.00), Maine ($15.10), New Jersey ($15.92), New York ($16.00), Oregon ($15.55), Rhode Island ($16.00), and Washington ($17.13).
* Places marked with an asterisk in the table leave out a local tax or assume a county, as each one's own hourly page explains.
Alabama: Alabama's city and county occupational taxes on wages are not in these figures.
Delaware: Wilmington's earned income tax is not in these figures.
Indiana: These figures assume you live in Marion County, which includes Indianapolis, where the county rate is 2.02 percent.
Kentucky: Kentucky's local occupational license taxes are not in these figures.
Maryland: These figures assume you live in Baltimore City, where the local income tax is 3.20 percent, the same rate that 12 of the 24 Maryland places charge.
Michigan: Michigan's city income taxes are not in these figures.
Missouri: Kansas City's and St. Louis's earnings taxes are not in these figures.
Ohio: Ohio's city and school district income taxes are not in these figures.
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania's local earned income tax and Local Services Tax are not in these figures.
West Virginia: West Virginia's city service fees are not in these figures.
Every figure is take-home pay for 40 hours a week all year, one paycheck every two weeks, single, no dependents, and no benefits taken out. The month column is that paycheck times 26, divided by 12, and the year column is the paycheck times 26. Each place's figures come from the same calculator as its own hourly page. Use the paycheck calculator for your own hours and deductions.
Federal tax and FICA at $15 an hour
Federal income tax takes $60.15 from each two-week paycheck at $15 an hour, or $1,564 a year, and the amount is the same in every state. Social Security takes $74.40 and Medicare $17.40, so FICA comes to $91.80 a paycheck and $2,387 a year. Together they leave $27,249 of the $31,200 before any state takes its share.
Where $15 an hour keeps the most
Eight states tie for the most at $15 an hour, $27,249 a year each: Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming. North Dakota has an income tax, but its withholding at $15 an hour comes to $0, which puts it level with the states that have none.
Where $15 an hour keeps the least
At $15 an hour, the smallest take-home is in Maryland ($25,294, figured for Baltimore City), Indiana ($25,748, figured for Marion County), Illinois ($25,850), Massachusetts ($25,866), and Minnesota ($25,978). Maryland income tax, figured for Baltimore City, comes to $1,955.72 a year at $15 an hour, the whole gap between Maryland and the top.
States with no income tax at $15 an hour
Of the nine states that take no income tax from wages, seven leave the full $27,249 a year at $15 an hour: Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming. Alaska still takes $156 a year for Alaska unemployment insurance, which leaves $27,093. Washington has no figures at $15, which is under its $17.13 minimum wage. Among the places that do take income tax at this wage, South Carolina leaves the most, $26,816 a year, which is $433 short of the top.
Sources and checks
Checked on Oct 29, 2026. Source: the IRS for federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare, and each state's revenue office, named on that state's hourly page, for its own taxes and minimum wage.
Federal withholding: IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A and its "2026 Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems and Withholding on Periodic Payments of Pensions and Annuities," pages 10 to 12. Fetched directly from irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf and transcribed Oct 28, 2026.
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