$29 an Hour Is How Much a Year?
At 40 hours a week, $29 an hour is $60,320 a year before taxes — $5,027 a month, $2,320 every two weeks, $1,160 a week. After federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, a single filer keeps about $50,647 in a state with no income tax and $48,783 in California. That is an after-tax rate of $24.35 per hour.
$29 an hour by hours worked
The $$60,320 figure assumes 2,080 paid hours — 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, the convention payroll systems and the Bureau of Labor Statistics use. Unpaid time off reduces it; paid holidays and vacation do not. Part-time schedules scale in a straight line:
| Hours / week | Weekly | Biweekly | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $580 | $1,160 | $2,513 | $30,160 |
| 25 | $725 | $1,450 | $3,142 | $37,700 |
| 30 | $870 | $1,740 | $3,770 | $45,240 |
| 35 | $1,015 | $2,030 | $4,398 | $52,780 |
| 40 (full-time) | $1,160 | $2,320 | $5,027 | $60,320 |
Federal taxes on $60,320
For 2026 the standard deduction is $16,100 for a single filer, so $60,320 of wages becomes $44,220 of taxable income, which reaches the 12% federal bracket. Federal income tax comes to $5,058. Social Security takes 6.2% ($3,740) and Medicare 1.45% ($875). Total federal withholding: $9,673, leaving $50,647 — or $4,221 a month — before any state tax.
A married couple filing jointly on the same $60,320 keeps $52,827, $2,180 more, because the joint standard deduction is $32,200 and the brackets are twice as wide.
$29 an hour after taxes in every state (2026)
State income tax is where $60,320 starts to diverge. Nine states take nothing; Oregon takes the most at this income. Every row applies that state's real 2026 brackets and standard deduction for a single filer.
| # | State | State + local tax | Take-home | Monthly | Effective rate | After-tax / hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $0 | $50,647 | $4,221 | 16.0% | $24.35 |
| 2 | Florida | $0 | $50,647 | $4,221 | 16.0% | $24.35 |
| 3 | Nevada | $0 | $50,647 | $4,221 | 16.0% | $24.35 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $0 | $50,647 | $4,221 | 16.0% | $24.35 |
| 5 | North Dakota | $0 | $50,647 | $4,221 | 16.0% | $24.35 |
| 6 | South Dakota | $0 | $50,647 | $4,221 | 16.0% | $24.35 |
| 7 | Tennessee | $0 | $50,647 | $4,221 | 16.0% | $24.35 |
| 8 | Texas | $0 | $50,647 | $4,221 | 16.0% | $24.35 |
| 9 | Washington | $0 | $50,647 | $4,221 | 16.0% | $24.35 |
| 10 | Wyoming | $0 | $50,647 | $4,221 | 16.0% | $24.35 |
| 11 | Ohio | $942 | $49,705 | $4,142 | 17.6% | $23.90 |
| 12 | Arizona | $1,106 | $49,542 | $4,128 | 17.9% | $23.82 |
| 13 | Louisiana | $1,435 | $49,213 | $4,101 | 18.4% | $23.66 |
| 14 | Vermont | $1,602 | $49,045 | $4,087 | 18.7% | $23.58 |
| 15 | New Mexico | $1,669 | $48,978 | $4,081 | 18.8% | $23.55 |
| 16 | Iowa | $1,680 | $48,967 | $4,081 | 18.8% | $23.54 |
| 17 | Mississippi | $1,681 | $48,966 | $4,081 | 18.8% | $23.54 |
| 18 | New Jersey | $1,785 | $48,862 | $4,072 | 19.0% | $23.49 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $1,852 | $48,795 | $4,066 | 19.1% | $23.46 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | $1,853 | $48,794 | $4,066 | 19.1% | $23.46 |
| 21 | California | $1,864 | $48,783 | $4,065 | 19.1% | $23.45 |
| 22 | Missouri | $1,867 | $48,780 | $4,065 | 19.1% | $23.45 |
| 23 | North Carolina | $1,898 | $48,749 | $4,062 | 19.2% | $23.44 |
| 24 | Colorado | $1,946 | $48,701 | $4,058 | 19.3% | $23.41 |
| 25 | West Virginia | $1,979 | $48,668 | $4,056 | 19.3% | $23.40 |
| 26 | Kentucky | $1,994 | $48,654 | $4,054 | 19.3% | $23.39 |
| 27 | South Carolina | $2,011 | $48,636 | $4,053 | 19.4% | $23.38 |
| 28 | Montana | $2,078 | $48,569 | $4,047 | 19.5% | $23.35 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $2,083 | $48,564 | $4,047 | 19.5% | $23.35 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $2,129 | $48,518 | $4,043 | 19.6% | $23.33 |
| 31 | Arkansas | $2,178 | $48,470 | $4,039 | 19.6% | $23.30 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | $2,258 | $48,389 | $4,032 | 19.8% | $23.26 |
| 33 | Michigan | $2,317 | $48,330 | $4,028 | 19.9% | $23.24 |
| 34 | Idaho | $2,344 | $48,303 | $4,025 | 19.9% | $23.22 |
| 35 | Georgia | $2,508 | $48,139 | $4,012 | 20.2% | $23.14 |
| 36 | Alabama | $2,523 | $48,124 | $4,010 | 20.2% | $23.14 |
| 37 | Kansas | $2,566 | $48,081 | $4,007 | 20.3% | $23.12 |
| 38 | Connecticut | $2,568 | $48,080 | $4,007 | 20.3% | $23.12 |
| 39 | Minnesota | $2,613 | $48,034 | $4,003 | 20.4% | $23.09 |
| 40 | Delaware | $2,645 | $48,002 | $4,000 | 20.4% | $23.08 |
| 41 | New York | $2,660 | $47,987 | $3,999 | 20.4% | $23.07 |
| 42 | Utah | $2,684 | $47,963 | $3,997 | 20.5% | $23.06 |
| 43 | Virginia | $2,722 | $47,925 | $3,994 | 20.5% | $23.04 |
| 44 | Maine | $2,730 | $47,917 | $3,993 | 20.6% | $23.04 |
| 45 | Indiana | $2,788 | $47,859 | $3,988 | 20.7% | $23.01 |
| 46 | Massachusetts | $2,796 | $47,851 | $3,988 | 20.7% | $23.01 |
| 47 | Illinois | $2,845 | $47,802 | $3,984 | 20.8% | $22.98 |
| 48 | Hawaii | $2,868 | $47,780 | $3,982 | 20.8% | $22.97 |
| 49 | Maryland | $4,363 | $46,284 | $3,857 | 23.3% | $22.25 |
| 50 | Oregon | $4,721 | $45,926 | $3,827 | 23.9% | $22.08 |
The gap between Alaska ($50,647) and Oregon ($45,926) is $4,721 a year at $29 an hour — $393 a month. Use the state comparison tool to put two specific states side by side.
Overtime at $29 an hour
Time-and-a-half on $29 is $43.50 an hour. Overtime is taxed as ordinary income — the 22% figure people quote is a withholding rate on supplemental pay, not a separate tax — so what you keep depends on your bracket. For tax years 2025 through 2028 the One Big Beautiful Bill Act also allows a federal deduction for the premium portion of qualified overtime pay (up to $12,500 for a single filer), which this table does not include; see the overtime tax calculator for the deduction-aware figure.
| Overtime / week | Extra gross / year | New annual gross | Extra take-home (fed + FICA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 hours | $11,310 | $71,630 | +$8,520 |
| 10 hours | $22,620 | $82,940 | +$16,476 |
Is $29 an hour a good wage?
$29 an hour is a solidly middle-income wage. The $60,320 annual figure is close to the roughly $62,000 a median full-time worker earns, and a single earner at this rate lands at about 72% of the $83,700 median household income. The 30%-of-gross guideline supports rent of about $1,508 a month. Federally, taxable income after the $16,100 standard deduction stays inside the 12% bracket — and state tax starts to matter: the spread between the best and worst state at this income is several thousand dollars a year.
Every $1-an-hour raise adds $2,080 a year before tax — about $1,671 after federal tax and FICA at this income. Negotiating from $29 to $31 is therefore worth roughly $3,343 a year in your pocket, before state tax.