$31 an Hour After Taxes in Georgia (2026)
Tax year 2026 · Figures checked September 25, 2026 against IRS Publication 15-T and the Georgia DOR June 2026 withholding guide
At $31 an hour and 40 hours a week, you earn $64,480 a year before tax. A single filer in Georgia keeps about $24.77 of each hour's pay, which is $51,521 a year, $4,293 a month or $1,981.57 per biweekly paycheck.
| Period | Single | Married filing jointly |
|---|---|---|
| Per year | $51,520.82 | $54,449.20 |
| Per month | $4,293.40 | $4,537.43 |
| Per biweekly paycheck | $1,981.57 | $2,094.20 |
| Per week | $990.79 | $1,047.10 |
| Per hour (2,080 hours) | $24.77 | $26.18 |
Taxes on $31 an hour
Out of $64,480 a year, a single filer has $5,557.50 withheld for federal income tax, $4,932.72 for Social Security and Medicare, and $2,468.96 for Georgia. That is $6.23 of every hour worked, or 20.1% of pay.
| Item | Single | Married filing jointly |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $64,480.00 | $64,480.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$5,557.50 | −$3,377.66 |
| Social Security | −$3,997.76 | −$3,997.76 |
| Medicare | −$934.96 | −$934.96 |
| Georgia income tax | −$2,468.96 | −$1,720.42 |
| Total taxes | $12,959.18 | $10,030.80 |
| Effective tax rate | 20.1% | 15.6% |
| Marginal tax rate | 25.1% | 24.8% |
| Take-home pay | $51,520.82 | $54,449.20 |
What drives the tax at $31 an hour
For a single filer, the first $16,100 or so of wages is withheld at 0%, and the top rate reached at this pay is 12%, which starts at about $28,500 of annual pay. Only the last $35,980 is withheld at 12%, which is why federal withholding is 8.6% of gross pay rather than 12%. The next federal rate, 22%, begins at about $66,500, just $2,020 above this salary.
Georgia taxes pay above the standard deduction at a flat 4.99%. For a single filer that is ($64,480 − $15,000) × 4.99% ≈ $2,469, an effective Georgia rate of 3.83% on your full pay. With one earner filing jointly, the $30,000 deduction cuts that to about $1,720. At the old 5.19% rate, which applied to 2025 and which employers kept using for withholding until they switched on or after May 11, 2026, the single filer's full-year Georgia tax would have been about $2,568, or $99 more.
Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%) take a flat 7.65% of every dollar, $4,932.72 a year here, whatever your filing status. They are the same for single and married workers.
Overtime and part-time at $31 an hour
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, hours over 40 in a workweek are paid at 1.5 times your regular rate, which is $46.50 an hour here; Georgia has no separate state overtime rule (see overtime pay in Georgia). Working 5 overtime hours every week would add $12,090 of gross pay a year and about $8,104 after tax, so each overtime hour nets roughly $31.17 for a single filer.
Overtime is withheld like any other wages. For 2026 through 2028, the overtime premium may qualify for the new federal deduction (up to $12,500, or $25,000 married filing jointly), and HB 463 lets full-time hourly workers exclude up to $1,750 of qualified overtime from Georgia income. Both are claimed on your tax return; your paycheck withholding only reflects the federal deduction if you enter it in Step 4(b) of your W-4.
At 30 hours a week instead of 40 ($48,360 a year), a single filer would take home $39,373 a year, or $25.24 per hour worked.
Compared with nearby hourly rates
| Hourly rate | Single | Single, monthly | Married jointly |
|---|---|---|---|
| $29/hr | $48,386 | $4,032 | $51,314 |
| $30/hr | $49,953 | $4,163 | $52,882 |
| $31/hr | $51,521 | $4,293 | $54,449 |
| $32/hr | $53,082 | $4,424 | $56,016 |
| $33/hr | $54,442 | $4,537 | $57,584 |
Moving from $31 an hour to $32 an hour adds $2,080 of gross pay but $1,561 of take-home for a single filer, so you keep about 75 cents of each extra dollar. Part of that raise crosses from the 12% into the 22% federal withholding rate, which is why less of it survives.
On an annual basis, $31 an hour is close to a $65,000 salary; see $65,000 after taxes.
- $31 an hour for 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year (2,080 paid hours, $64,480 a year), no overtime.
- Paid biweekly (26 paychecks); weekly, monthly and hourly figures are the annual amount divided evenly.
- Single: 2026 Form W-4 filing status single, nothing in Steps 2–4; Georgia Form G-4 status A with 0 allowances.
- Married filing jointly: one earner. W-4 status married filing jointly, nothing in Steps 2–4; G-4 status C (married filing jointly, one spouse working) with 0 allowances.
- No 401(k), health insurance or other deductions unless a scenario says so. Tax is the amount withheld under IRS Publication 15-T and the Georgia DOR percentage method at the 4.99% rate in effect since May 11, 2026; your final tax return can differ.
Calculate your own paycheck at $31 an hour
Results
- Take-home
- Federal
- Social Security + Medicare
- Georgia
- Deductions
| Item | Biweekly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $2,480.00 | $64,480.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$213.75 | −$5,557.50 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$153.76 | −$3,997.76 |
| Medicare (1.45%+) | −$35.96 | −$934.96 |
| Georgia income tax | −$94.96 | −$2,468.96 |
| Pre-tax deductions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| After-tax deductions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Take-home pay | $1,981.57 | $51,520.82 |
Effective rate: all taxes above divided by gross pay. Marginal rate: share of your next $100 of gross pay that would go to federal, FICA and Georgia taxes combined.
Other hourly rates in Georgia
See every rate from $8 to $75 an hour · Salary to hourly conversion · FICA explained
Sources
- IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods
- IRS Publication 15 (2026), Employer’s Tax Guide (Circular E)
- Georgia Department of Revenue, Employer’s Withholding Tax Guide 2026 (revised June 2026)
- Georgia Form G-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate (Rev. 06/03/26)
- Georgia HB 463 (2026), Georgia Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2026, as passed
- Georgia Department of Labor, Individuals FAQs: Fair Labor Standards Act