What Salary Equals $13/Hour?

If you make $13 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:
$13 per hour =
$26,000 per year
($520 per week)
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13 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 $13 hourly wage is about $26,000 per year, or $2,167 a month.
Is $13 an hour good pay?
No. $13/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
$13.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $12.21
2021 $11.41
2020 $11.26
2019 $11.00
2018 $10.80
2017 $10.57
2016 $10.36
2015 $10.28
2014 $10.21
2013 $10.06
2012 $9.88
2011 $9.60
2010 $9.46
2009 $9.21
2008 $9.20
2007 $8.84
2006 $8.62
2005 $8.34
2004 $8.07
2003 $7.92
2002 $7.74
2001 $7.62
2000 $7.37
1999 $7.18
1998 $7.07
1997 $6.95
1996 $6.72
1995 $6.56
1994 $6.39
1993 $6.22
1992 $6.04
1991 $5.86
1990 $5.52
1989 $5.28
1988 $5.05
1987 $4.84
1986 $4.79
Year Wage
1985 $4.61
1984 $4.44
1983 $4.27
1982 $4.12
1981 $3.78
1980 $3.36
1979 $2.97
1978 $2.72
1977 $2.55
1976 $2.43
1975 $2.27
1974 $2.02
1973 $1.86
1972 $1.80
1971 $1.74
1970 $1.65
1969 $1.55
1968 $1.48
1967 $1.44
1966 $1.39
1965 $1.37
1964 $1.35
1963 $1.33
1962 $1.31
1961 $1.31
1960 $1.29
1959 $1.27
1958 $1.24
1957 $1.21
1956 $1.17
1955 $1.17
1954 $1.18
1953 $1.17
1952 $1.16
1951 $1.10
1950 $1.03
1949 $1.06
Year Wage
1948 $1.02
1947 $0.94
1946 $0.80
1945 $0.78
1944 $0.76
1943 $0.74
1942 $0.68
1941 $0.62
1940 $0.61
1939 $0.61
1938 $0.63
1937 $0.61
1936 $0.60
1935 $0.59
1934 $0.58
1933 $0.57
1932 $0.64
1931 $0.71
1930 $0.75
1929 $0.75
1928 $0.76
1927 $0.78
1926 $0.78
1925 $0.76
1924 $0.76
1923 $0.74
1922 $0.76
1921 $0.85
1920 $0.83
1919 $0.72
1918 $0.60
1917 $0.51
1916 $0.45
1915 $0.44
1914 $0.44
Nearby Values
Per Hour Per Year
$13.00 $26,000
$13.01 $26,020
$13.02 $26,040
$13.03 $26,060
$13.04 $26,080
$13.05 $26,100
$13.06 $26,120
$13.07 $26,140
$13.08 $26,160
$13.09 $26,180
$13.10 $26,200
$13.11 $26,220
$13.12 $26,240
$13.13 $26,260
$13.14 $26,280
$13.15 $26,300
$13.16 $26,320
$13.17 $26,340
$13.18 $26,360
$13.19 $26,380
$13.20 $26,400
$13.21 $26,420
$13.22 $26,440
$13.23 $26,460
$13.24 $26,480
$13.25 $26,500
$13.26 $26,520
$13.27 $26,540
$13.28 $26,560
$13.29 $26,580
$13.30 $26,600
$13.31 $26,620
$13.32 $26,640
$13.33 $26,660
Per Hour Per Year
$13.34 $26,680
$13.35 $26,700
$13.36 $26,720
$13.37 $26,740
$13.38 $26,760
$13.39 $26,780
$13.40 $26,800
$13.41 $26,820
$13.42 $26,840
$13.43 $26,860
$13.44 $26,880
$13.45 $26,900
$13.46 $26,920
$13.47 $26,940
$13.48 $26,960
$13.49 $26,980
$13.50 $27,000
$13.51 $27,020
$13.52 $27,040
$13.53 $27,060
$13.54 $27,080
$13.55 $27,100
$13.56 $27,120
$13.57 $27,140
$13.58 $27,160
$13.59 $27,180
$13.60 $27,200
$13.61 $27,220
$13.62 $27,240
$13.63 $27,260
$13.64 $27,280
$13.65 $27,300
$13.66 $27,320
$13.67 $27,340
Per Hour Per Year
$13.68 $27,360
$13.69 $27,380
$13.70 $27,400
$13.71 $27,420
$13.72 $27,440
$13.73 $27,460
$13.74 $27,480
$13.75 $27,500
$13.76 $27,520
$13.77 $27,540
$13.78 $27,560
$13.79 $27,580
$13.80 $27,600
$13.81 $27,620
$13.82 $27,640
$13.83 $27,660
$13.84 $27,680
$13.85 $27,700
$13.86 $27,720
$13.87 $27,740
$13.88 $27,760
$13.89 $27,780
$13.90 $27,800
$13.91 $27,820
$13.92 $27,840
$13.93 $27,860
$13.94 $27,880
$13.95 $27,900
$13.96 $27,920
$13.97 $27,940
$13.98 $27,960
$13.99 $27,980