$42,000 a Year Is How Much an Hour?

$42,000 a year is $20.19 an hour, assuming a standard 40-hour work week and 52 paid weeks per year. That works out to $3,500 per month and $808 per week before taxes.

These figures are gross pay — before federal, state, Social Security, and Medicare taxes. Your take-home (net) pay will be lower and depends on your filing status, state, and deductions.

Use the calculator above to change hours per week and weeks per year. The full breakdown recalculates instantly for any schedule.

Divide the annual salary by the number of hours worked in a year. At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, that is 2,080 hours: annual ÷ 2,080 = hourly rate.