What Salary Equals $15/Hour?
If you make $15 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:
$15 per hour =
$30,000 per year
($600 per week)
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15 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 $15 hourly wage is about $30,000 per year, or $2,500 a month.
Is $15 an hour good pay?
No. We estimate that only 20% of workers in the United States earn less than $15/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 |
$15.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $14.09 |
| 2021 | $13.16 |
| 2020 | $12.99 |
| 2019 | $12.70 |
| 2018 | $12.46 |
| 2017 | $12.20 |
| 2016 | $11.95 |
| 2015 | $11.87 |
| 2014 | $11.78 |
| 2013 | $11.60 |
| 2012 | $11.41 |
| 2011 | $11.08 |
| 2010 | $10.91 |
| 2009 | $10.62 |
| 2008 | $10.62 |
| 2007 | $10.20 |
| 2006 | $9.95 |
| 2005 | $9.62 |
| 2004 | $9.31 |
| 2003 | $9.14 |
| 2002 | $8.93 |
| 2001 | $8.79 |
| 2000 | $8.51 |
| 1999 | $8.28 |
| 1998 | $8.15 |
| 1997 | $8.02 |
| 1996 | $7.76 |
| 1995 | $7.57 |
| 1994 | $7.37 |
| 1993 | $7.17 |
| 1992 | $6.97 |
| 1991 | $6.76 |
| 1990 | $6.37 |
| 1989 | $6.09 |
| 1988 | $5.83 |
| 1987 | $5.58 |
| 1986 | $5.52 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1985 | $5.32 |
| 1984 | $5.12 |
| 1983 | $4.93 |
| 1982 | $4.75 |
| 1981 | $4.36 |
| 1980 | $3.88 |
| 1979 | $3.42 |
| 1978 | $3.14 |
| 1977 | $2.94 |
| 1976 | $2.80 |
| 1975 | $2.62 |
| 1974 | $2.33 |
| 1973 | $2.15 |
| 1972 | $2.08 |
| 1971 | $2.01 |
| 1970 | $1.91 |
| 1969 | $1.79 |
| 1968 | $1.71 |
| 1967 | $1.66 |
| 1966 | $1.61 |
| 1965 | $1.58 |
| 1964 | $1.56 |
| 1963 | $1.54 |
| 1962 | $1.52 |
| 1961 | $1.51 |
| 1960 | $1.49 |
| 1959 | $1.46 |
| 1958 | $1.44 |
| 1957 | $1.39 |
| 1956 | $1.35 |
| 1955 | $1.35 |
| 1954 | $1.36 |
| 1953 | $1.35 |
| 1952 | $1.34 |
| 1951 | $1.26 |
| 1950 | $1.19 |
| 1949 | $1.22 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1948 | $1.18 |
| 1947 | $1.09 |
| 1946 | $0.92 |
| 1945 | $0.90 |
| 1944 | $0.88 |
| 1943 | $0.85 |
| 1942 | $0.78 |
| 1941 | $0.71 |
| 1940 | $0.71 |
| 1939 | $0.71 |
| 1938 | $0.73 |
| 1937 | $0.71 |
| 1936 | $0.70 |
| 1935 | $0.68 |
| 1934 | $0.67 |
| 1933 | $0.66 |
| 1932 | $0.74 |
| 1931 | $0.81 |
| 1930 | $0.87 |
| 1929 | $0.86 |
| 1928 | $0.87 |
| 1927 | $0.89 |
| 1926 | $0.90 |
| 1925 | $0.87 |
| 1924 | $0.87 |
| 1923 | $0.85 |
| 1922 | $0.87 |
| 1921 | $0.98 |
| 1920 | $0.96 |
| 1919 | $0.83 |
| 1918 | $0.69 |
| 1917 | $0.59 |
| 1916 | $0.52 |
| 1915 | $0.51 |
| 1914 | $0.51 |
Nearby Values
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $15.00 | $30,000 |
| $15.01 | $30,020 |
| $15.02 | $30,040 |
| $15.03 | $30,060 |
| $15.04 | $30,080 |
| $15.05 | $30,100 |
| $15.06 | $30,120 |
| $15.07 | $30,140 |
| $15.08 | $30,160 |
| $15.09 | $30,180 |
| $15.10 | $30,200 |
| $15.11 | $30,220 |
| $15.12 | $30,240 |
| $15.13 | $30,260 |
| $15.14 | $30,280 |
| $15.15 | $30,300 |
| $15.16 | $30,320 |
| $15.17 | $30,340 |
| $15.18 | $30,360 |
| $15.19 | $30,380 |
| $15.20 | $30,400 |
| $15.21 | $30,420 |
| $15.22 | $30,440 |
| $15.23 | $30,460 |
| $15.24 | $30,480 |
| $15.25 | $30,500 |
| $15.26 | $30,520 |
| $15.27 | $30,540 |
| $15.28 | $30,560 |
| $15.29 | $30,580 |
| $15.30 | $30,600 |
| $15.31 | $30,620 |
| $15.32 | $30,640 |
| $15.33 | $30,660 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $15.34 | $30,680 |
| $15.35 | $30,700 |
| $15.36 | $30,720 |
| $15.37 | $30,740 |
| $15.38 | $30,760 |
| $15.39 | $30,780 |
| $15.40 | $30,800 |
| $15.41 | $30,820 |
| $15.42 | $30,840 |
| $15.43 | $30,860 |
| $15.44 | $30,880 |
| $15.45 | $30,900 |
| $15.46 | $30,920 |
| $15.47 | $30,940 |
| $15.48 | $30,960 |
| $15.49 | $30,980 |
| $15.50 | $31,000 |
| $15.51 | $31,020 |
| $15.52 | $31,040 |
| $15.53 | $31,060 |
| $15.54 | $31,080 |
| $15.55 | $31,100 |
| $15.56 | $31,120 |
| $15.57 | $31,140 |
| $15.58 | $31,160 |
| $15.59 | $31,180 |
| $15.60 | $31,200 |
| $15.61 | $31,220 |
| $15.62 | $31,240 |
| $15.63 | $31,260 |
| $15.64 | $31,280 |
| $15.65 | $31,300 |
| $15.66 | $31,320 |
| $15.67 | $31,340 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $15.68 | $31,360 |
| $15.69 | $31,380 |
| $15.70 | $31,400 |
| $15.71 | $31,420 |
| $15.72 | $31,440 |
| $15.73 | $31,460 |
| $15.74 | $31,480 |
| $15.75 | $31,500 |
| $15.76 | $31,520 |
| $15.77 | $31,540 |
| $15.78 | $31,560 |
| $15.79 | $31,580 |
| $15.80 | $31,600 |
| $15.81 | $31,620 |
| $15.82 | $31,640 |
| $15.83 | $31,660 |
| $15.84 | $31,680 |
| $15.85 | $31,700 |
| $15.86 | $31,720 |
| $15.87 | $31,740 |
| $15.88 | $31,760 |
| $15.89 | $31,780 |
| $15.90 | $31,800 |
| $15.91 | $31,820 |
| $15.92 | $31,840 |
| $15.93 | $31,860 |
| $15.94 | $31,880 |
| $15.95 | $31,900 |
| $15.96 | $31,920 |
| $15.97 | $31,940 |
| $15.98 | $31,960 |
| $15.99 | $31,980 |