What Salary Equals $1/Hour?

If you make $1 an hour, how much do you make per year?
Hourly Wage
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$1 per hour =
$2,000 per year
($40 per week)
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1 dollars an hour is what per year?
It depends on how many hours you work, but assuming a 40 hour work week, and working 50 weeks a year, then a $1 hourly wage is about $2,000 per year, or $167 a month.
Is $1 an hour good pay?
No. $1/hour is in the bottom 10% of wages in the United States.
Median Hourly Wage by Profession - United States
May 2022 data. Source
Profession Wage
Doctors (General Practice) $103.11
Dentists $76.70
Lawyers $65.26
Pharmacists $63.82
Air Traffic Controllers $63.58
Physician Assistants $60.58
Software Developers $54.90
Actuaries $54.80
Mathematicians $53.90
Veterinarians $49.64
Civil Engineers $43.24
Psychologists $41.02
Registered Nurses $39.05
Accountants $37.50
Police Officers $31.64
Flight Attendants $30.65
High School Teachers $29.98
Electricians $28.96
Plumbers $28.89
Insurance Agents $27.82
Head Chefs $27.17
Clergy $26.71
Mail Carriers $26.08
Profession Wage
Real Estate Agents $25.01
Firefighters $24.85
Undertakers $24.79
Carpenters $24.71
Librarians $24.63
Bus Drivers $24.47
Prison Guards $23.85
Machinists $23.32
All Occupations $22.26
Secretaries $21.19
Models $20.74
Construction Laborers $19.59
Photographers $19.31
Preschool Teachers $17.79
Bank Tellers $17.49
Butchers $17.25
Security Guards $16.71
Barbers and Hairdressers $16.06
Cooks $14.86
Taxi Drivers $14.75
Nannies $13.71
Cashiers $13.58
Fast Food Workers $13.43
Median Hourly Wage by U.S. State
May 2022 data. Source
State Rank Wage
Alabama 47 $18.50
Alaska 4 $25.00
Arizona 25 $21.77
Arkansas 49 $17.92
California 9 $23.91
Colorado 8 $24.16
Connecticut 5 $24.90
Delaware 19 $22.67
Florida 37 $19.62
Georgia 31 $20.62
Hawaii 12 $23.35
Idaho 40 $19.26
Illinois 16 $22.83
Indiana 34 $20.24
Iowa 28 $21.32
Kansas 35 $20.13
Kentucky 39 $19.32
Louisiana 45 $18.74
Maine 24 $21.84
Maryland 6 $24.72
Massachusetts 1 $28.10
Michigan 22 $21.88
Minnesota 11 $23.44
Mississippi 50 $17.36
Missouri 32 $20.34
State Rank Wage
Montana 33 $20.29
Nebraska 29 $21.20
Nevada 38 $19.62
New Hampshire 14 $23.04
New Jersey 7 $24.56
New Mexico 42 $19.19
New York 3 $25.23
North Carolina 36 $20.10
North Dakota 17 $22.79
Ohio 26 $21.52
Oklahoma 44 $18.80
Oregon 15 $22.97
Pennsylvania 20 $22.02
Rhode Island 10 $23.73
South Carolina 46 $18.69
South Dakota 43 $19.17
Tennessee 41 $19.20
Texas 30 $20.90
Utah 27 $21.38
Vermont 18 $22.75
Virginia 13 $23.22
Washington 2 $27.08
West Virginia 48 $18.16
Wisconsin 21 $21.95
Wyoming 23 $21.85
$1.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $0.94
2021 $0.88
2020 $0.87
2019 $0.85
2018 $0.83
2017 $0.81
2016 $0.80
2015 $0.79
2014 $0.79
2013 $0.77
2012 $0.76
2011 $0.74
2010 $0.73
2009 $0.71
2008 $0.71
2007 $0.68
2006 $0.66
2005 $0.64
2004 $0.62
2003 $0.61
2002 $0.60
2001 $0.59
2000 $0.57
1999 $0.55
1998 $0.54
1997 $0.53
1996 $0.52
1995 $0.50
1994 $0.49
1993 $0.48
1992 $0.46
1991 $0.45
1990 $0.42
1989 $0.41
1988 $0.39
1987 $0.37
1986 $0.37
Year Wage
1985 $0.35
1984 $0.34
1983 $0.33
1982 $0.32
1981 $0.29
1980 $0.26
1979 $0.23
1978 $0.21
1977 $0.20
1976 $0.19
1975 $0.17
1974 $0.16
1973 $0.14
1972 $0.14
1971 $0.13
1970 $0.13
1969 $0.12
1968 $0.11
1967 $0.11
1966 $0.11
1965 $0.11
1964 $0.10
1963 $0.10
1962 $0.10
1961 $0.10
1960 $0.10
1959 $0.10
1958 $0.10
1957 $0.09
1956 $0.09
1955 $0.09
1954 $0.09
1953 $0.09
1952 $0.09
1951 $0.08
1950 $0.08
1949 $0.08
Year Wage
1948 $0.08
1947 $0.07
1946 $0.06
1945 $0.06
1944 $0.06
1943 $0.06
1942 $0.05
1941 $0.05
1940 $0.05
1939 $0.05
1938 $0.05
1937 $0.05
1936 $0.05
1935 $0.05
1934 $0.04
1933 $0.04
1932 $0.05
1931 $0.05
1930 $0.06
1929 $0.06
1928 $0.06
1927 $0.06
1926 $0.06
1925 $0.06
1924 $0.06
1923 $0.06
1922 $0.06
1921 $0.07
1920 $0.06
1919 $0.06
1918 $0.05
1917 $0.04
1916 $0.03
1915 $0.03
1914 $0.03
Nearby Values
Per Hour Per Year
$1.00 $2,000
$1.01 $2,020
$1.02 $2,040
$1.03 $2,060
$1.04 $2,080
$1.05 $2,100
$1.06 $2,120
$1.07 $2,140
$1.08 $2,160
$1.09 $2,180
$1.10 $2,200
$1.11 $2,220
$1.12 $2,240
$1.13 $2,260
$1.14 $2,280
$1.15 $2,300
$1.16 $2,320
$1.17 $2,340
$1.18 $2,360
$1.19 $2,380
$1.20 $2,400
$1.21 $2,420
$1.22 $2,440
$1.23 $2,460
$1.24 $2,480
$1.25 $2,500
$1.26 $2,520
$1.27 $2,540
$1.28 $2,560
$1.29 $2,580
$1.30 $2,600
$1.31 $2,620
$1.32 $2,640
$1.33 $2,660
Per Hour Per Year
$1.34 $2,680
$1.35 $2,700
$1.36 $2,720
$1.37 $2,740
$1.38 $2,760
$1.39 $2,780
$1.40 $2,800
$1.41 $2,820
$1.42 $2,840
$1.43 $2,860
$1.44 $2,880
$1.45 $2,900
$1.46 $2,920
$1.47 $2,940
$1.48 $2,960
$1.49 $2,980
$1.50 $3,000
$1.51 $3,020
$1.52 $3,040
$1.53 $3,060
$1.54 $3,080
$1.55 $3,100
$1.56 $3,120
$1.57 $3,140
$1.58 $3,160
$1.59 $3,180
$1.60 $3,200
$1.61 $3,220
$1.62 $3,240
$1.63 $3,260
$1.64 $3,280
$1.65 $3,300
$1.66 $3,320
$1.67 $3,340
Per Hour Per Year
$1.68 $3,360
$1.69 $3,380
$1.70 $3,400
$1.71 $3,420
$1.72 $3,440
$1.73 $3,460
$1.74 $3,480
$1.75 $3,500
$1.76 $3,520
$1.77 $3,540
$1.78 $3,560
$1.79 $3,580
$1.80 $3,600
$1.81 $3,620
$1.82 $3,640
$1.83 $3,660
$1.84 $3,680
$1.85 $3,700
$1.86 $3,720
$1.87 $3,740
$1.88 $3,760
$1.89 $3,780
$1.90 $3,800
$1.91 $3,820
$1.92 $3,840
$1.93 $3,860
$1.94 $3,880
$1.95 $3,900
$1.96 $3,920
$1.97 $3,940
$1.98 $3,960
$1.99 $3,980