$18 an Hour Is How Much a Year?

At 40 hours a week and 52 paid weeks a year, $18 an hour is $37,440 a year before tax — $3,120 a month, $1,440 every two weeks and $720 a week.

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$18 an hour at different schedules

Schedule	Yearly	Monthly
20 hours/week	$18,720	$1,560
30 hours/week	$28,080	$2,340
37.5 hours/week	$35,100	$2,925
40 hours/week	$37,440	$3,120
50 hours/week	$46,800	$3,900

After tax ( rough federal estimate )

Using the 2025 federal brackets, standard deduction and FICA for a single filer, $37,440 gross leaves about $32,121.54 take-home ($2,676.79 a month), before any state tax. Try the paycheck calculator for your own situation.

How the math works

Annual pay = hourly rate × hours per week × weeks per year. For $18 an hour full time: 18 × 40 × 52 = $37,440. Two unpaid weeks off would cut that to $36,000.