$20,000 a year is how much an hour?
Short answer
$9.62 an hour
Based on a full-time schedule of 40 hours a week for 52 paid weeks (2,080 hours), before tax.
Pay breakdown for $20,000 a year
| Yearly | $20,000 |
|---|---|
| Monthly | $1,666.67 |
| Semi-monthly (24 paychecks) | $833.33 |
| Biweekly (26 paychecks) | $769.23 |
| Weekly | $384.62 |
| Daily (8 hours) | $76.92 |
| Hourly | $9.62 |
Hourly rate on other schedules
The same $20,000 salary is worth more per hour if you work fewer hours.
| Hours per week | Hourly rate | With 2 unpaid weeks |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | $12.82 | $13.33 |
| 35 | $10.99 | $11.43 |
| 37.5 | $10.26 | $10.67 |
| 40 | $9.62 | $10.00 |
| 45 | $8.55 | $8.89 |
| 50 | $7.69 | $8.00 |
At $9.62 an hour, this is 1.3× the US federal minimum wage of $7.25. Many states and cities set higher minimums.
Adjust for your schedule
Change the hours or weeks to match your job.
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Hourly rate
$9.62
- Daily pay
- $76.92
- Weekly pay
- $384.62
- Biweekly pay
- $769.23
- Semi-monthly pay
- $833.33
- Monthly pay
- $1,666.67
About these numbers
All figures are gross pay before income tax, Social Security, Medicare and benefit deductions, so take-home pay will be lower. Biweekly pay assumes 26 paychecks a year. The calculation is the same one used by our salary to hourly calculator, which explains the formula in detail.