What Salary Equals $16.20/Hour?

If you make $16.20 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:
$16.20 per hour =
$32,400 per year
($648 per week)
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16.20 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 $16.20 hourly wage is about $32,400 per year, or $2,700 a month.
Is $16.20 an hour good pay?
It's a little below average. We estimate that only 26% of workers in the United States earn less than $16.20/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
$16.20 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $15.22
2021 $14.22
2020 $14.03
2019 $13.71
2018 $13.46
2017 $13.18
2016 $12.91
2015 $12.82
2014 $12.72
2013 $12.53
2012 $12.32
2011 $11.96
2010 $11.79
2009 $11.47
2008 $11.46
2007 $11.01
2006 $10.74
2005 $10.39
2004 $10.06
2003 $9.87
2002 $9.64
2001 $9.50
2000 $9.19
1999 $8.95
1998 $8.80
1997 $8.66
1996 $8.38
1995 $8.17
1994 $7.96
1993 $7.75
1992 $7.53
1991 $7.30
1990 $6.88
1989 $6.58
1988 $6.30
1987 $6.03
1986 $5.97
Year Wage
1985 $5.75
1984 $5.53
1983 $5.33
1982 $5.13
1981 $4.71
1980 $4.19
1979 $3.70
1978 $3.39
1977 $3.18
1976 $3.03
1975 $2.83
1974 $2.52
1973 $2.32
1972 $2.24
1971 $2.17
1970 $2.06
1969 $1.94
1968 $1.85
1967 $1.80
1966 $1.74
1965 $1.70
1964 $1.69
1963 $1.66
1962 $1.64
1961 $1.63
1960 $1.60
1959 $1.58
1958 $1.55
1957 $1.51
1956 $1.46
1955 $1.46
1954 $1.47
1953 $1.46
1952 $1.45
1951 $1.36
1950 $1.29
1949 $1.32
Year Wage
1948 $1.28
1947 $1.17
1946 $0.99
1945 $0.97
1944 $0.95
1943 $0.92
1942 $0.85
1941 $0.77
1940 $0.76
1939 $0.76
1938 $0.79
1937 $0.76
1936 $0.75
1935 $0.73
1934 $0.72
1933 $0.72
1932 $0.80
1931 $0.88
1930 $0.94
1929 $0.93
1928 $0.94
1927 $0.97
1926 $0.98
1925 $0.94
1924 $0.94
1923 $0.92
1922 $0.94
1921 $1.06
1920 $1.03
1919 $0.90
1918 $0.75
1917 $0.63
1916 $0.56
1915 $0.55
1914 $0.55