What Salary Equals $1/Hour?
Hourly Wage
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per 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 2019 data. Source
| Profession | Wage |
|---|---|
| Doctors (General Practice) | $97.00 |
| Dentists | $74.81 |
| Pharmacists | $61.58 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | $59.13 |
| Lawyers | $59.11 |
| Physician Assistants | $53.97 |
| Actuaries | $52.09 |
| Mathematicians | $50.50 |
| Veterinarians | $45.90 |
| Civil Engineers | $41.86 |
| Computer Programmers | $41.61 |
| Psychologists | $37.59 |
| Registered Nurses | $35.24 |
| Accountants | $34.40 |
| Profession | Wage |
|---|---|
| Police Officers | $30.36 |
| Librarians | $29.58 |
| Electricians | $27.01 |
| Clergy | $26.53 |
| Plumbers | $26.52 |
| Undertakers | $26.04 |
| Head Chefs | $24.78 |
| Mail Carriers | $24.67 |
| Insurance Agents | $24.49 |
| Firefighters | $24.45 |
| Real Estate Agents | $23.53 |
| Carpenters | $23.24 |
| Bus Drivers | $22.03 |
| Prison Guards | $21.72 |
| Profession | Wage |
|---|---|
| Machinists | $21.36 |
| All Occupations | $19.14 |
| Secretaries | $18.12 |
| Construction Laborers | $17.72 |
| Photographers | $17.44 |
| Butchers | $15.62 |
| Bank Tellers | $15.02 |
| Preschool Teachers | $14.67 |
| Barbers | $14.50 |
| Security Guards | $14.27 |
| Models | $13.63 |
| Cooks | $13.36 |
| Nannies | $11.65 |
| Cashiers | $11.37 |
Median Hourly Wage by U.S. State
May 2019 data. Source
| State | Rank | Wage |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 44 | $16.73 |
| Alaska | 2 | $23.34 |
| Arizona | 25 | $18.46 |
| Arkansas | 49 | $15.84 |
| California | 10 | $21.24 |
| Colorado | 9 | $21.28 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $23.33 |
| Delaware | 20 | $19.66 |
| Florida | 39 | $17.23 |
| Georgia | 34 | $17.75 |
| Hawaii | 8 | $21.35 |
| Idaho | 43 | $17.00 |
| Illinois | 18 | $19.74 |
| Indiana | 33 | $17.77 |
| Iowa | 28 | $18.41 |
| Kansas | 32 | $17.79 |
| Kentucky | 41 | $17.09 |
| State | Rank | Wage |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 47 | $16.66 |
| Maine | 27 | $18.45 |
| Maryland | 6 | $22.10 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $24.14 |
| Michigan | 23 | $18.60 |
| Minnesota | 12 | $21.21 |
| Mississippi | 50 | $15.00 |
| Missouri | 31 | $17.88 |
| Montana | 36 | $17.51 |
| Nebraska | 26 | $18.46 |
| Nevada | 37 | $17.51 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | $19.95 |
| New Jersey | 7 | $21.64 |
| New Mexico | 42 | $17.03 |
| New York | 5 | $22.44 |
| North Carolina | 35 | $17.75 |
| North Dakota | 13 | $20.44 |
| State | Rank | Wage |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 24 | $18.54 |
| Oklahoma | 40 | $17.18 |
| Oregon | 17 | $19.83 |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | $18.99 |
| Rhode Island | 11 | $21.24 |
| South Carolina | 46 | $16.68 |
| South Dakota | 45 | $16.71 |
| Tennessee | 38 | $17.26 |
| Texas | 29 | $18.28 |
| Utah | 30 | $18.23 |
| Vermont | 19 | $19.68 |
| Virginia | 14 | $20.30 |
| Washington | 4 | $23.15 |
| West Virginia | 48 | $16.31 |
| Wisconsin | 22 | $18.79 |
| Wyoming | 15 | $20.02 |
$1 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $0.99 |
| 2019 | $0.96 |
| 2018 | $0.95 |
| 2017 | $0.93 |
| 2016 | $0.91 |
| 2015 | $0.90 |
| 2014 | $0.89 |
| 2013 | $0.88 |
| 2012 | $0.87 |
| 2011 | $0.84 |
| 2010 | $0.83 |
| 2009 | $0.81 |
| 2008 | $0.81 |
| 2007 | $0.77 |
| 2006 | $0.76 |
| 2005 | $0.73 |
| 2004 | $0.71 |
| 2003 | $0.69 |
| 2002 | $0.68 |
| 2001 | $0.67 |
| 2000 | $0.65 |
| 1999 | $0.63 |
| 1998 | $0.62 |
| 1997 | $0.61 |
| 1996 | $0.59 |
| 1995 | $0.57 |
| 1994 | $0.56 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $0.54 |
| 1992 | $0.53 |
| 1991 | $0.51 |
| 1990 | $0.48 |
| 1989 | $0.46 |
| 1988 | $0.44 |
| 1987 | $0.42 |
| 1986 | $0.42 |
| 1985 | $0.40 |
| 1984 | $0.39 |
| 1983 | $0.37 |
| 1982 | $0.36 |
| 1981 | $0.33 |
| 1980 | $0.29 |
| 1979 | $0.26 |
| 1978 | $0.24 |
| 1977 | $0.22 |
| 1976 | $0.21 |
| 1975 | $0.20 |
| 1974 | $0.18 |
| 1973 | $0.16 |
| 1972 | $0.16 |
| 1971 | $0.15 |
| 1970 | $0.14 |
| 1969 | $0.14 |
| 1968 | $0.13 |
| 1967 | $0.13 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1966 | $0.12 |
| 1965 | $0.12 |
| 1964 | $0.12 |
| 1963 | $0.12 |
| 1962 | $0.12 |
| 1961 | $0.11 |
| 1960 | $0.11 |
| 1959 | $0.11 |
| 1958 | $0.11 |
| 1957 | $0.11 |
| 1956 | $0.10 |
| 1955 | $0.10 |
| 1954 | $0.10 |
| 1953 | $0.10 |
| 1952 | $0.10 |
| 1951 | $0.10 |
| 1950 | $0.09 |
| 1949 | $0.09 |
| 1948 | $0.09 |
| 1947 | $0.08 |
| 1946 | $0.07 |
| 1945 | $0.07 |
| 1944 | $0.07 |
| 1943 | $0.06 |
| 1942 | $0.06 |
| 1941 | $0.05 |
| 1940 | $0.05 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1939 | $0.05 |
| 1938 | $0.06 |
| 1937 | $0.05 |
| 1936 | $0.05 |
| 1935 | $0.05 |
| 1934 | $0.05 |
| 1933 | $0.05 |
| 1932 | $0.06 |
| 1931 | $0.06 |
| 1930 | $0.07 |
| 1929 | $0.07 |
| 1928 | $0.07 |
| 1927 | $0.07 |
| 1926 | $0.07 |
| 1925 | $0.07 |
| 1924 | $0.07 |
| 1923 | $0.06 |
| 1922 | $0.07 |
| 1921 | $0.07 |
| 1920 | $0.07 |
| 1919 | $0.06 |
| 1918 | $0.05 |
| 1917 | $0.04 |
| 1916 | $0.04 |
| 1915 | $0.04 |
| 1914 | $0.04 |
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 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $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 |
| $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 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $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 |
| $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 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $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 |