$12 an hour is how much a year?

At 40 hours per week for 52 weeks, $12 per hour equals $24,960 per year before taxes. After federal tax and FICA (before state tax) that's about $22,165 take-home for a single filer in 2026.

$12 an hour is how much biweekly?

Working full-time, $12/hour is about $960 gross per biweekly paycheck, or roughly $852 after federal tax and FICA.

What is time-and-a-half for $12 an hour?

Time-and-a-half (1.5×) for $12/hour is $18.00 per overtime hour. Double time (2×) is $24.00 per hour.

$12 an Hour Paycheck Calculator

$12/hour equals approximately $24,960/year before taxes (40 hrs/week). Enter your state and deductions below to estimate your biweekly take-home pay — roughly $852 after federal tax and FICA.

Paycheck Details

Tax Year 2026

Hourly wage

Hours per week

Overtime hours / week

Overtime multiplier

Pay frequency

Filing status

State

Your biweekly take-home pay

$837.08

from $960.00 gross

Annual net

$21,764

Monthly net

$1,814

Effective tax rate

12.8%

Effective hourly

$10.46

Where your money goes

Take-home$21,764

Federal tax$886

State + local$401

Social Security + Medicare$1,909

Per-paycheck breakdown (Biweekly (every 2 weeks))

Gross pay$960.00

Federal income tax-$34.08

Social Security (6.2%)-$59.52

Medicare (1.45%)-$13.92

State income tax-$15.41

Net take-home pay$837.08

$$12 an hour breakdown (2026)

Hourly wage	$12.00
Annual (40 hrs/week)	$24,960
Monthly gross	$2,080
Biweekly gross	$960
Weekly gross	$480
Overtime (time-and-a-half)	$18.00/hr
Double time	$24.00/hr
Est. annual take-home (fed + FICA)	$22,165

Overtime scenarios at $$12/hour

Overtime can meaningfully boost your pay. At $$12/hour, every overtime hour at time-and-a-half pays $18.00 — that's $6.00 more than your regular rate. Ten overtime hours in a week adds $180 to your gross pay. Use our overtime calculator to model your exact schedule.

Part-time and different schedules

Not everyone works 40 hours. At 30 hours per week, $$12/hour comes to about $18,720 per year; at 25 hours, about $15,600. Adjust the hours in the calculator above to match your real schedule.