$18 an hour is how much a year?

At 40 hours per week for 52 weeks, $18 per hour equals $37,440 per year before taxes. After federal tax and FICA (before state tax) that's about $32,263 take-home for a single filer in 2026.

$18 an hour is how much biweekly?

Working full-time, $18/hour is about $1,440 gross per biweekly paycheck, or roughly $1,241 after federal tax and FICA.

What is time-and-a-half for $18 an hour?

Time-and-a-half (1.5×) for $18/hour is $27.00 per overtime hour. Double time (2×) is $36.00 per hour.

$18 an Hour Paycheck Calculator

$18/hour equals approximately $37,440/year before taxes (40 hrs/week). Enter your state and deductions below to estimate your biweekly take-home pay — roughly $1,241 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

$1,206.28

from $1,440.00 gross

Annual net

$31,363

Monthly net

$2,614

Effective tax rate

16.2%

Effective hourly

$15.08

Where your money goes

Take-home$31,363

Federal tax$2,313

State + local$900

Social Security + Medicare$2,864

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

Gross pay$1,440.00

Federal income tax-$88.95

Social Security (6.2%)-$89.28

Medicare (1.45%)-$20.88

State income tax-$34.61

Net take-home pay$1,206.28

$$18 an hour breakdown (2026)

Hourly wage	$18.00
Annual (40 hrs/week)	$37,440
Monthly gross	$3,120
Biweekly gross	$1,440
Weekly gross	$720
Overtime (time-and-a-half)	$27.00/hr
Double time	$36.00/hr
Est. annual take-home (fed + FICA)	$32,263

Overtime scenarios at $$18/hour

Overtime can meaningfully boost your pay. At $$18/hour, every overtime hour at time-and-a-half pays $27.00 — that's $9.00 more than your regular rate. Ten overtime hours in a week adds $270 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, $$18/hour comes to about $28,080 per year; at 25 hours, about $23,400. Adjust the hours in the calculator above to match your real schedule.