What Salary Equals $17/Hour?
Hourly Wage
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
$17 per hour =
$34,000 per year
($680 per week)
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17 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 $17 hourly wage is about $34,000 per year, or $2,833 a month.
Is $17 an hour good pay?
It's about average. We estimate a person earning $17/hour makes more than 43% of workers in the United States.
Median Hourly Wage by Profession - United States
May 2019 data. Source
| Profession | Wage |
|---|---|
| Doctors (General Practice) | $97.00 |
| Dentists | $74.81 |
| Pharmacists | $61.58 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | $59.13 |
| Lawyers | $59.11 |
| Physician Assistants | $53.97 |
| Actuaries | $52.09 |
| Mathematicians | $50.50 |
| Veterinarians | $45.90 |
| Civil Engineers | $41.86 |
| Computer Programmers | $41.61 |
| Psychologists | $37.59 |
| Registered Nurses | $35.24 |
| Accountants | $34.40 |
| Profession | Wage |
|---|---|
| Police Officers | $30.36 |
| Librarians | $29.58 |
| Electricians | $27.01 |
| Clergy | $26.53 |
| Plumbers | $26.52 |
| Undertakers | $26.04 |
| Head Chefs | $24.78 |
| Mail Carriers | $24.67 |
| Insurance Agents | $24.49 |
| Firefighters | $24.45 |
| Real Estate Agents | $23.53 |
| Carpenters | $23.24 |
| Bus Drivers | $22.03 |
| Prison Guards | $21.72 |
| Profession | Wage |
|---|---|
| Machinists | $21.36 |
| All Occupations | $19.14 |
| Secretaries | $18.12 |
| Construction Laborers | $17.72 |
| Photographers | $17.44 |
| Butchers | $15.62 |
| Bank Tellers | $15.02 |
| Preschool Teachers | $14.67 |
| Barbers | $14.50 |
| Security Guards | $14.27 |
| Models | $13.63 |
| Cooks | $13.36 |
| Nannies | $11.65 |
| Cashiers | $11.37 |
Median Hourly Wage by U.S. State
May 2019 data. Source
| State | Rank | Wage |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 44 | $16.73 |
| Alaska | 2 | $23.34 |
| Arizona | 25 | $18.46 |
| Arkansas | 49 | $15.84 |
| California | 10 | $21.24 |
| Colorado | 9 | $21.28 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $23.33 |
| Delaware | 20 | $19.66 |
| Florida | 39 | $17.23 |
| Georgia | 34 | $17.75 |
| Hawaii | 8 | $21.35 |
| Idaho | 43 | $17.00 |
| Illinois | 18 | $19.74 |
| Indiana | 33 | $17.77 |
| Iowa | 28 | $18.41 |
| Kansas | 32 | $17.79 |
| Kentucky | 41 | $17.09 |
| State | Rank | Wage |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 47 | $16.66 |
| Maine | 27 | $18.45 |
| Maryland | 6 | $22.10 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $24.14 |
| Michigan | 23 | $18.60 |
| Minnesota | 12 | $21.21 |
| Mississippi | 50 | $15.00 |
| Missouri | 31 | $17.88 |
| Montana | 36 | $17.51 |
| Nebraska | 26 | $18.46 |
| Nevada | 37 | $17.51 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | $19.95 |
| New Jersey | 7 | $21.64 |
| New Mexico | 42 | $17.03 |
| New York | 5 | $22.44 |
| North Carolina | 35 | $17.75 |
| North Dakota | 13 | $20.44 |
| State | Rank | Wage |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 24 | $18.54 |
| Oklahoma | 40 | $17.18 |
| Oregon | 17 | $19.83 |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | $18.99 |
| Rhode Island | 11 | $21.24 |
| South Carolina | 46 | $16.68 |
| South Dakota | 45 | $16.71 |
| Tennessee | 38 | $17.26 |
| Texas | 29 | $18.28 |
| Utah | 30 | $18.23 |
| Vermont | 19 | $19.68 |
| Virginia | 14 | $20.30 |
| Washington | 4 | $23.15 |
| West Virginia | 48 | $16.31 |
| Wisconsin | 22 | $18.79 |
| Wyoming | 15 | $20.02 |
$17 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.77 |
| 2019 | $16.40 |
| 2018 | $16.09 |
| 2017 | $15.76 |
| 2016 | $15.44 |
| 2015 | $15.33 |
| 2014 | $15.21 |
| 2013 | $14.99 |
| 2012 | $14.73 |
| 2011 | $14.30 |
| 2010 | $14.09 |
| 2009 | $13.72 |
| 2008 | $13.71 |
| 2007 | $13.17 |
| 2006 | $12.84 |
| 2005 | $12.42 |
| 2004 | $12.03 |
| 2003 | $11.81 |
| 2002 | $11.53 |
| 2001 | $11.36 |
| 2000 | $10.98 |
| 1999 | $10.70 |
| 1998 | $10.53 |
| 1997 | $10.35 |
| 1996 | $10.02 |
| 1995 | $9.77 |
| 1994 | $9.52 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $9.26 |
| 1992 | $9.00 |
| 1991 | $8.73 |
| 1990 | $8.23 |
| 1989 | $7.86 |
| 1988 | $7.53 |
| 1987 | $7.21 |
| 1986 | $7.13 |
| 1985 | $6.87 |
| 1984 | $6.61 |
| 1983 | $6.37 |
| 1982 | $6.13 |
| 1981 | $5.63 |
| 1980 | $5.01 |
| 1979 | $4.42 |
| 1978 | $4.05 |
| 1977 | $3.80 |
| 1976 | $3.62 |
| 1975 | $3.39 |
| 1974 | $3.02 |
| 1973 | $2.77 |
| 1972 | $2.68 |
| 1971 | $2.60 |
| 1970 | $2.46 |
| 1969 | $2.32 |
| 1968 | $2.21 |
| 1967 | $2.15 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1966 | $2.08 |
| 1965 | $2.04 |
| 1964 | $2.02 |
| 1963 | $1.98 |
| 1962 | $1.96 |
| 1961 | $1.94 |
| 1960 | $1.92 |
| 1959 | $1.89 |
| 1958 | $1.85 |
| 1957 | $1.80 |
| 1956 | $1.75 |
| 1955 | $1.74 |
| 1954 | $1.76 |
| 1953 | $1.74 |
| 1952 | $1.73 |
| 1951 | $1.63 |
| 1950 | $1.54 |
| 1949 | $1.57 |
| 1948 | $1.53 |
| 1947 | $1.40 |
| 1946 | $1.19 |
| 1945 | $1.16 |
| 1944 | $1.14 |
| 1943 | $1.10 |
| 1942 | $1.01 |
| 1941 | $0.92 |
| 1940 | $0.91 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1939 | $0.91 |
| 1938 | $0.94 |
| 1937 | $0.91 |
| 1936 | $0.90 |
| 1935 | $0.87 |
| 1934 | $0.86 |
| 1933 | $0.85 |
| 1932 | $0.95 |
| 1931 | $1.05 |
| 1930 | $1.12 |
| 1929 | $1.12 |
| 1928 | $1.13 |
| 1927 | $1.16 |
| 1926 | $1.17 |
| 1925 | $1.13 |
| 1924 | $1.13 |
| 1923 | $1.10 |
| 1922 | $1.13 |
| 1921 | $1.27 |
| 1920 | $1.23 |
| 1919 | $1.08 |
| 1918 | $0.89 |
| 1917 | $0.76 |
| 1916 | $0.67 |
| 1915 | $0.66 |
| 1914 | $0.65 |
Nearby Values
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $17.00 | $34,000 |
| $17.01 | $34,020 |
| $17.02 | $34,040 |
| $17.03 | $34,060 |
| $17.04 | $34,080 |
| $17.05 | $34,100 |
| $17.06 | $34,120 |
| $17.07 | $34,140 |
| $17.08 | $34,160 |
| $17.09 | $34,180 |
| $17.10 | $34,200 |
| $17.11 | $34,220 |
| $17.12 | $34,240 |
| $17.13 | $34,260 |
| $17.14 | $34,280 |
| $17.15 | $34,300 |
| $17.16 | $34,320 |
| $17.17 | $34,340 |
| $17.18 | $34,360 |
| $17.19 | $34,380 |
| $17.20 | $34,400 |
| $17.21 | $34,420 |
| $17.22 | $34,440 |
| $17.23 | $34,460 |
| $17.24 | $34,480 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $17.25 | $34,500 |
| $17.26 | $34,520 |
| $17.27 | $34,540 |
| $17.28 | $34,560 |
| $17.29 | $34,580 |
| $17.30 | $34,600 |
| $17.31 | $34,620 |
| $17.32 | $34,640 |
| $17.33 | $34,660 |
| $17.34 | $34,680 |
| $17.35 | $34,700 |
| $17.36 | $34,720 |
| $17.37 | $34,740 |
| $17.38 | $34,760 |
| $17.39 | $34,780 |
| $17.40 | $34,800 |
| $17.41 | $34,820 |
| $17.42 | $34,840 |
| $17.43 | $34,860 |
| $17.44 | $34,880 |
| $17.45 | $34,900 |
| $17.46 | $34,920 |
| $17.47 | $34,940 |
| $17.48 | $34,960 |
| $17.49 | $34,980 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $17.50 | $35,000 |
| $17.51 | $35,020 |
| $17.52 | $35,040 |
| $17.53 | $35,060 |
| $17.54 | $35,080 |
| $17.55 | $35,100 |
| $17.56 | $35,120 |
| $17.57 | $35,140 |
| $17.58 | $35,160 |
| $17.59 | $35,180 |
| $17.60 | $35,200 |
| $17.61 | $35,220 |
| $17.62 | $35,240 |
| $17.63 | $35,260 |
| $17.64 | $35,280 |
| $17.65 | $35,300 |
| $17.66 | $35,320 |
| $17.67 | $35,340 |
| $17.68 | $35,360 |
| $17.69 | $35,380 |
| $17.70 | $35,400 |
| $17.71 | $35,420 |
| $17.72 | $35,440 |
| $17.73 | $35,460 |
| $17.74 | $35,480 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $17.75 | $35,500 |
| $17.76 | $35,520 |
| $17.77 | $35,540 |
| $17.78 | $35,560 |
| $17.79 | $35,580 |
| $17.80 | $35,600 |
| $17.81 | $35,620 |
| $17.82 | $35,640 |
| $17.83 | $35,660 |
| $17.84 | $35,680 |
| $17.85 | $35,700 |
| $17.86 | $35,720 |
| $17.87 | $35,740 |
| $17.88 | $35,760 |
| $17.89 | $35,780 |
| $17.90 | $35,800 |
| $17.91 | $35,820 |
| $17.92 | $35,840 |
| $17.93 | $35,860 |
| $17.94 | $35,880 |
| $17.95 | $35,900 |
| $17.96 | $35,920 |
| $17.97 | $35,940 |
| $17.98 | $35,960 |
| $17.99 | $35,980 |