What Salary Equals $16/Hour?

If you make $16 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:
$16 per hour =
$32,000 per year
($640 per week)
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16 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 $16 hourly wage is about $32,000 per year, or $2,667 a month.
Is $16 an hour good pay?
No. We estimate that only 25% of workers in the United States earn less than $16/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
$16.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $15.03
2021 $14.04
2020 $13.85
2019 $13.54
2018 $13.29
2017 $13.02
2016 $12.75
2015 $12.66
2014 $12.56
2013 $12.38
2012 $12.17
2011 $11.82
2010 $11.64
2009 $11.33
2008 $11.32
2007 $10.88
2006 $10.61
2005 $10.26
2004 $9.94
2003 $9.75
2002 $9.53
2001 $9.38
2000 $9.07
1999 $8.84
1998 $8.70
1997 $8.55
1996 $8.28
1995 $8.07
1994 $7.86
1993 $7.65
1992 $7.43
1991 $7.21
1990 $6.80
1989 $6.50
1988 $6.22
1987 $5.96
1986 $5.89
Year Wage
1985 $5.68
1984 $5.46
1983 $5.26
1982 $5.07
1981 $4.65
1980 $4.13
1979 $3.65
1978 $3.35
1977 $3.14
1976 $2.99
1975 $2.80
1974 $2.49
1973 $2.29
1972 $2.22
1971 $2.15
1970 $2.03
1969 $1.91
1968 $1.83
1967 $1.77
1966 $1.71
1965 $1.68
1964 $1.67
1963 $1.64
1962 $1.62
1961 $1.61
1960 $1.58
1959 $1.56
1958 $1.53
1957 $1.49
1956 $1.44
1955 $1.44
1954 $1.45
1953 $1.44
1952 $1.43
1951 $1.35
1950 $1.27
1949 $1.30
Year Wage
1948 $1.26
1947 $1.16
1946 $0.98
1945 $0.96
1944 $0.94
1943 $0.91
1942 $0.84
1941 $0.76
1940 $0.75
1939 $0.75
1938 $0.78
1937 $0.75
1936 $0.74
1935 $0.72
1934 $0.71
1933 $0.71
1932 $0.79
1931 $0.87
1930 $0.93
1929 $0.92
1928 $0.93
1927 $0.95
1926 $0.96
1925 $0.93
1924 $0.93
1923 $0.91
1922 $0.93
1921 $1.05
1920 $1.02
1919 $0.89
1918 $0.74
1917 $0.63
1916 $0.56
1915 $0.54
1914 $0.54
Nearby Values
Per Hour Per Year
$16.00 $32,000
$16.01 $32,020
$16.02 $32,040
$16.03 $32,060
$16.04 $32,080
$16.05 $32,100
$16.06 $32,120
$16.07 $32,140
$16.08 $32,160
$16.09 $32,180
$16.10 $32,200
$16.11 $32,220
$16.12 $32,240
$16.13 $32,260
$16.14 $32,280
$16.15 $32,300
$16.16 $32,320
$16.17 $32,340
$16.18 $32,360
$16.19 $32,380
$16.20 $32,400
$16.21 $32,420
$16.22 $32,440
$16.23 $32,460
$16.24 $32,480
$16.25 $32,500
$16.26 $32,520
$16.27 $32,540
$16.28 $32,560
$16.29 $32,580
$16.30 $32,600
$16.31 $32,620
$16.32 $32,640
$16.33 $32,660
Per Hour Per Year
$16.34 $32,680
$16.35 $32,700
$16.36 $32,720
$16.37 $32,740
$16.38 $32,760
$16.39 $32,780
$16.40 $32,800
$16.41 $32,820
$16.42 $32,840
$16.43 $32,860
$16.44 $32,880
$16.45 $32,900
$16.46 $32,920
$16.47 $32,940
$16.48 $32,960
$16.49 $32,980
$16.50 $33,000
$16.51 $33,020
$16.52 $33,040
$16.53 $33,060
$16.54 $33,080
$16.55 $33,100
$16.56 $33,120
$16.57 $33,140
$16.58 $33,160
$16.59 $33,180
$16.60 $33,200
$16.61 $33,220
$16.62 $33,240
$16.63 $33,260
$16.64 $33,280
$16.65 $33,300
$16.66 $33,320
$16.67 $33,340
Per Hour Per Year
$16.68 $33,360
$16.69 $33,380
$16.70 $33,400
$16.71 $33,420
$16.72 $33,440
$16.73 $33,460
$16.74 $33,480
$16.75 $33,500
$16.76 $33,520
$16.77 $33,540
$16.78 $33,560
$16.79 $33,580
$16.80 $33,600
$16.81 $33,620
$16.82 $33,640
$16.83 $33,660
$16.84 $33,680
$16.85 $33,700
$16.86 $33,720
$16.87 $33,740
$16.88 $33,760
$16.89 $33,780
$16.90 $33,800
$16.91 $33,820
$16.92 $33,840
$16.93 $33,860
$16.94 $33,880
$16.95 $33,900
$16.96 $33,920
$16.97 $33,940
$16.98 $33,960
$16.99 $33,980