$30 an hour is how much a year?

At 40 hours per week for 52 weeks, $30 per hour equals $62,400 per year before taxes. After federal tax and FICA (before state tax) that's about $52,318 take-home for a single filer in 2026.

$30 an hour is how much biweekly?

Working full-time, $30/hour is about $2,400 gross per biweekly paycheck, or roughly $2,012 after federal tax and FICA.

What is time-and-a-half for $30 an hour?

Time-and-a-half (1.5×) for $30/hour is $45.00 per overtime hour. Double time (2×) is $60.00 per hour.

$30 an Hour Paycheck Calculator

$30/hour equals approximately $62,400/year before taxes (40 hrs/week). Enter your state and deductions below to estimate your biweekly take-home pay — roughly $2,012 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

$1,914.81

from $2,400.00 gross

Annual net

$49,785

Monthly net

$4,149

Effective tax rate

20.2%

Effective hourly

$23.94

Where your money goes

Take-home$49,785

Federal tax$5,308

State + local$2,533

Social Security + Medicare$4,774

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

Gross pay$2,400.00

Federal income tax-$204.15

Social Security (6.2%)-$148.80

Medicare (1.45%)-$34.80

State income tax-$97.44

Net take-home pay$1,914.81

$$30 an hour breakdown (2026)

Hourly wage	$30.00
Annual (40 hrs/week)	$62,400
Monthly gross	$5,200
Biweekly gross	$2,400
Weekly gross	$1,200
Overtime (time-and-a-half)	$45.00/hr
Double time	$60.00/hr
Est. annual take-home (fed + FICA)	$52,318

Overtime scenarios at $$30/hour

Overtime can meaningfully boost your pay. At $$30/hour, every overtime hour at time-and-a-half pays $45.00 — that's $15.00 more than your regular rate. Ten overtime hours in a week adds $450 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, $$30/hour comes to about $46,800 per year; at 25 hours, about $39,000. Adjust the hours in the calculator above to match your real schedule.