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Project weekly and annual earnings from Maryland's minimum wage rate ($15.00/hr) and hours worked.
Maryland's general state minimum wage is pre-filled at $15.00/hr (as of September 17, 2026, per the Tax Foundation and U.S. Department of Labor). Some cities/counties, and some job categories (tipped workers, minors), have different rates -- edit the rate below if a different one applies to you, and always verify current figures at your state labor department or dol.gov.
Maryland's general state minimum wage is $15.00/hr (as of September 17, 2026, per the Tax Foundation and U.S. Department of Labor). This tool projects weekly and annual earnings from an hourly rate and hours worked, pre-filled with Maryland's current minimum wage -- editable for your own actual rate.
Enter an hourly rate (pre-filled with Maryland's minimum wage), hours worked per week, and weeks worked per year. Your projected weekly and annual pay appear instantly.
Maryland's headline rate of $15.00 is $7.75 above the $7.25 federal minimum, or about 107% higher. Where a state rate is higher than the federal one, covered employers generally have to pay the higher figure.
Ranked against all 51 jurisdictions in this data set, Maryland comes in at number 13 from the top, tied with Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska. The jurisdictions with headline rates closest to Maryland's are Delaware ($15.00), Illinois ($15.00), Massachusetts ($15.00).
For context, Maryland also charges a 6% state sales tax -- see the Maryland sales tax calculator for how that adds up at the register.
These figures multiply Maryland's $15.00 rate across common schedules, over 52 weeks, before any taxes or deductions:
Every extra dollar per hour is worth $40.00 a week and $2,080.00 over a full-time year at 40 hours. Put differently, a full-time worker paid exactly $15.00 earns about $31,200.00 a year before tax, which is roughly 78% of a $40,000 salary.
Under the federal rule for covered, non-exempt employees, hours beyond 40 in a week are generally paid at one and a half times the regular rate. At Maryland's headline minimum, ten overtime hours would be worth $225.00 for those hours alone ($22.50 per hour). This calculator multiplies rate by hours and weeks as entered and does not apply overtime automatically, so add overtime pay separately. Some states add their own daily-overtime or premium-pay rules, so check Maryland's labor department for the rules that apply to your job.
Working backwards is often more useful than forwards. To earn $2,000.00 a month before tax at Maryland's $15.00 rate you would need about 30.8 hours a week, and to reach $3,000.00 a month about 46.2 hours a week. A $30,000.00 annual target works out to about 2000 paid hours in the year at that rate (roughly 38.5 hours per week), and $50,000.00 to about 3333 paid hours. Numbers like these show how sharply the hourly figure limits earning power, which is why people often compare the local minimum wage against a rough local cost of living before deciding whether a job's pay is workable. They also show why many workers seek hours above the minimum or a raise once they have some experience.
$15.00 is Maryland's general, most-cited rate, but several real exceptions sit underneath it: tipped employees, minors, students, and seasonal or agricultural workers can be paid differently, and a larger employer or a local city/county ordinance can push the floor higher still. Whatever hourly rate you type in, the result is only a projection from that number -- for a rate you can rely on, check the Maryland labor department or the U.S. Department of Labor directly.
Not necessarily -- tipped workers, minors, and some other job categories can have different minimum wage rules in many states, and some cities/counties set their own local minimum wage above the state figure. Edit the rate field if a different one applies to your specific situation.
Your state's Department of Labor (or equivalent) and the U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov) publish current official minimum wage rates -- always verify there, since rates change over time, often annually.
At $15.00 an hour for 40 hours a week over 52 weeks, gross pay is about $31,200 a year, or roughly $2,600 a month before taxes and deductions.
Yes. The rate used here, $15.00, is $7.75 above the $7.25 federal minimum wage, and covered employers generally have to pay the higher of the two.
Maryland's general minimum wage is $15.00 per hour, $7.75 an hour (106.9%) above the $7.25 federal minimum. That places it tied for 13th highest of 51 jurisdictions (with 5 others), with 12 jurisdictions paying more and 20 following the federal rate. District of Columbia tops this dataset at $18.40/hour -- Maryland would need a $3.40 raise to match it.
For context, Maryland also charges a 6% state sales tax -- see the Maryland sales tax calculator for how that adds up at the register.
| Hours worked in a week | Gross pay for the week |
|---|---|
| 10 | $150.00 |
| 20 | $300.00 |
| 25 | $375.00 |
| 30 | $450.00 |
| 35 | $525.00 |
| 40 | $600.00 |
At a full 40-hour week that's $600.00, or $2,600.00 a month and $31,200.00 a year (2,080 hours). Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, hours worked past 40 in a week are paid at 1.5×, so overtime for a Maryland minimum-wage worker runs $22.50 an hour.
These are gross figures. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare (7.65% for the employee) and any state or local taxes come out of them, so take-home pay is lower; the paycheck calculator shows the difference.
Of Maryland's 5 bordering states, 1 sets a higher minimum wage and 3 set a lower one.
| Neighbouring state | General minimum wage |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $18.40 per hour |
| Delaware | $15.00 per hour |
| Virginia | $12.77 per hour |
| West Virginia | $8.75 per hour |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 per hour |
How many hours do you need to work in Maryland to earn $1000 at minimum wage?
At $15.00/hour, earning $1,000 before taxes takes 66.7 hours. For $100 it's 6.7 hours, and for $2,000 it's 133.3 hours.
Is Maryland's minimum wage above or below $15 an hour?
Maryland's $15.00/hour rate is $0.00 above the $15.00/hour figure often cited in minimum-wage debates.
What is the difference between Maryland's minimum wage and the federal minimum wage?
Maryland sets its own floor $7.75/hour above the federal $7.25 rate, so the state figure is the one that applies to most workers there.
What does overtime pay look like at Maryland's minimum wage?
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, non-exempt employees earn 1.5× their regular rate for hours worked beyond 40 in a week. At Maryland's $15.00/hour floor, that's $22.50/hour for overtime hours.
Figures are as of September 17, 2026, per the Tax Foundation and U.S. Department of Labor. Cities, counties, tipped and youth wages and employer size can change the rate that applies to you; check the U.S. Department of Labor state minimum wage page or your state labor department.
Reference: Internal Revenue Service