What Salary Equals $12.65/Hour?

If you make $12.65 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:
$12.65 per hour =
$25,300 per year
($506 per week)
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12.65 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 $12.65 hourly wage is about $25,300 per year, or $2,108 a month.
Is $12.65 an hour good pay?
No. $12.65/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
$12.65 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $11.88
2021 $11.10
2020 $10.95
2019 $10.71
2018 $10.51
2017 $10.29
2016 $10.08
2015 $10.01
2014 $9.93
2013 $9.79
2012 $9.62
2011 $9.34
2010 $9.20
2009 $8.96
2008 $8.95
2007 $8.60
2006 $8.39
2005 $8.11
2004 $7.86
2003 $7.71
2002 $7.53
2001 $7.42
2000 $7.17
1999 $6.99
1998 $6.87
1997 $6.76
1996 $6.54
1995 $6.38
1994 $6.21
1993 $6.05
1992 $5.88
1991 $5.70
1990 $5.37
1989 $5.14
1988 $4.92
1987 $4.71
1986 $4.66
Year Wage
1985 $4.49
1984 $4.32
1983 $4.16
1982 $4.01
1981 $3.68
1980 $3.27
1979 $2.89
1978 $2.65
1977 $2.48
1976 $2.37
1975 $2.21
1974 $1.97
1973 $1.81
1972 $1.75
1971 $1.70
1970 $1.61
1969 $1.51
1968 $1.44
1967 $1.40
1966 $1.36
1965 $1.33
1964 $1.32
1963 $1.30
1962 $1.28
1961 $1.27
1960 $1.25
1959 $1.23
1958 $1.21
1957 $1.18
1956 $1.14
1955 $1.14
1954 $1.15
1953 $1.14
1952 $1.13
1951 $1.07
1950 $1.01
1949 $1.03
Year Wage
1948 $1.00
1947 $0.92
1946 $0.78
1945 $0.76
1944 $0.74
1943 $0.72
1942 $0.66
1941 $0.60
1940 $0.60
1939 $0.60
1938 $0.61
1937 $0.60
1936 $0.59
1935 $0.57
1934 $0.56
1933 $0.56
1932 $0.62
1931 $0.69
1930 $0.73
1929 $0.73
1928 $0.74
1927 $0.75
1926 $0.76
1925 $0.74
1924 $0.74
1923 $0.72
1922 $0.74
1921 $0.83
1920 $0.81
1919 $0.70
1918 $0.58
1917 $0.49
1916 $0.44
1915 $0.43
1914 $0.43