What Salary Equals $13.50/Hour?

If you make $13.50 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:
$13.50 per hour =
$27,000 per year
($540 per week)
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13.50 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 $13.50 hourly wage is about $27,000 per year, or $2,250 a month.
Is $13.50 an hour good pay?
No. We estimate that only 13% of workers in the United States earn less than $13.50/hour.
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
$13.50 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $12.68
2021 $11.85
2020 $11.69
2019 $11.43
2018 $11.21
2017 $10.98
2016 $10.76
2015 $10.68
2014 $10.60
2013 $10.44
2012 $10.26
2011 $9.97
2010 $9.82
2009 $9.56
2008 $9.55
2007 $9.18
2006 $8.95
2005 $8.66
2004 $8.38
2003 $8.23
2002 $8.04
2001 $7.91
2000 $7.66
1999 $7.46
1998 $7.34
1997 $7.21
1996 $6.98
1995 $6.81
1994 $6.63
1993 $6.45
1992 $6.27
1991 $6.09
1990 $5.74
1989 $5.48
1988 $5.25
1987 $5.03
1986 $4.97
Year Wage
1985 $4.79
1984 $4.61
1983 $4.44
1982 $4.28
1981 $3.93
1980 $3.49
1979 $3.08
1978 $2.82
1977 $2.65
1976 $2.52
1975 $2.36
1974 $2.10
1973 $1.93
1972 $1.87
1971 $1.81
1970 $1.71
1969 $1.61
1968 $1.54
1967 $1.50
1966 $1.45
1965 $1.42
1964 $1.41
1963 $1.38
1962 $1.36
1961 $1.36
1960 $1.34
1959 $1.31
1958 $1.29
1957 $1.26
1956 $1.22
1955 $1.21
1954 $1.22
1953 $1.21
1952 $1.21
1951 $1.14
1950 $1.07
1949 $1.10
Year Wage
1948 $1.06
1947 $0.98
1946 $0.83
1945 $0.81
1944 $0.79
1943 $0.77
1942 $0.71
1941 $0.64
1940 $0.64
1939 $0.64
1938 $0.65
1937 $0.64
1936 $0.63
1935 $0.61
1934 $0.60
1933 $0.60
1932 $0.66
1931 $0.73
1930 $0.78
1929 $0.78
1928 $0.79
1927 $0.81
1926 $0.81
1925 $0.79
1924 $0.79
1923 $0.77
1922 $0.79
1921 $0.88
1920 $0.86
1919 $0.75
1918 $0.62
1917 $0.53
1916 $0.47
1915 $0.46
1914 $0.45