What Salary Equals $19/Hour?

If you make $19 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:
$19 per hour =
$38,000 per year
($760 per week)
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19 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 $19 hourly wage is about $38,000 per year, or $3,167 a month.
Is $19 an hour good pay?
It's a little below average. We estimate that only 39% of workers in the United States earn less than $19/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
$19.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $17.85
2021 $16.67
2020 $16.45
2019 $16.08
2018 $15.78
2017 $15.46
2016 $15.14
2015 $15.03
2014 $14.92
2013 $14.70
2012 $14.45
2011 $14.03
2010 $13.82
2009 $13.46
2008 $13.45
2007 $12.92
2006 $12.60
2005 $12.18
2004 $11.80
2003 $11.58
2002 $11.31
2001 $11.14
2000 $10.77
1999 $10.49
1998 $10.33
1997 $10.15
1996 $9.83
1995 $9.58
1994 $9.33
1993 $9.08
1992 $8.83
1991 $8.57
1990 $8.07
1989 $7.71
1988 $7.39
1987 $7.07
1986 $7.00
Year Wage
1985 $6.74
1984 $6.48
1983 $6.25
1982 $6.02
1981 $5.52
1980 $4.91
1979 $4.33
1978 $3.98
1977 $3.73
1976 $3.55
1975 $3.32
1974 $2.96
1973 $2.72
1972 $2.63
1971 $2.55
1970 $2.41
1969 $2.27
1968 $2.17
1967 $2.11
1966 $2.04
1965 $2.00
1964 $1.98
1963 $1.95
1962 $1.92
1961 $1.91
1960 $1.88
1959 $1.85
1958 $1.82
1957 $1.77
1956 $1.72
1955 $1.71
1954 $1.72
1953 $1.71
1952 $1.70
1951 $1.60
1950 $1.51
1949 $1.54
Year Wage
1948 $1.50
1947 $1.38
1946 $1.17
1945 $1.14
1944 $1.11
1943 $1.08
1942 $0.99
1941 $0.90
1940 $0.90
1939 $0.90
1938 $0.92
1937 $0.90
1936 $0.88
1935 $0.86
1934 $0.85
1933 $0.84
1932 $0.93
1931 $1.03
1930 $1.10
1929 $1.09
1928 $1.11
1927 $1.13
1926 $1.15
1925 $1.11
1924 $1.11
1923 $1.08
1922 $1.11
1921 $1.24
1920 $1.21
1919 $1.06
1918 $0.88
1917 $0.74
1916 $0.66
1915 $0.65
1914 $0.64
Nearby Values
Per Hour Per Year
$19.00 $38,000
$19.01 $38,020
$19.02 $38,040
$19.03 $38,060
$19.04 $38,080
$19.05 $38,100
$19.06 $38,120
$19.07 $38,140
$19.08 $38,160
$19.09 $38,180
$19.10 $38,200
$19.11 $38,220
$19.12 $38,240
$19.13 $38,260
$19.14 $38,280
$19.15 $38,300
$19.16 $38,320
$19.17 $38,340
$19.18 $38,360
$19.19 $38,380
$19.20 $38,400
$19.21 $38,420
$19.22 $38,440
$19.23 $38,460
$19.24 $38,480
$19.25 $38,500
$19.26 $38,520
$19.27 $38,540
$19.28 $38,560
$19.29 $38,580
$19.30 $38,600
$19.31 $38,620
$19.32 $38,640
$19.33 $38,660
Per Hour Per Year
$19.34 $38,680
$19.35 $38,700
$19.36 $38,720
$19.37 $38,740
$19.38 $38,760
$19.39 $38,780
$19.40 $38,800
$19.41 $38,820
$19.42 $38,840
$19.43 $38,860
$19.44 $38,880
$19.45 $38,900
$19.46 $38,920
$19.47 $38,940
$19.48 $38,960
$19.49 $38,980
$19.50 $39,000
$19.51 $39,020
$19.52 $39,040
$19.53 $39,060
$19.54 $39,080
$19.55 $39,100
$19.56 $39,120
$19.57 $39,140
$19.58 $39,160
$19.59 $39,180
$19.60 $39,200
$19.61 $39,220
$19.62 $39,240
$19.63 $39,260
$19.64 $39,280
$19.65 $39,300
$19.66 $39,320
$19.67 $39,340
Per Hour Per Year
$19.68 $39,360
$19.69 $39,380
$19.70 $39,400
$19.71 $39,420
$19.72 $39,440
$19.73 $39,460
$19.74 $39,480
$19.75 $39,500
$19.76 $39,520
$19.77 $39,540
$19.78 $39,560
$19.79 $39,580
$19.80 $39,600
$19.81 $39,620
$19.82 $39,640
$19.83 $39,660
$19.84 $39,680
$19.85 $39,700
$19.86 $39,720
$19.87 $39,740
$19.88 $39,760
$19.89 $39,780
$19.90 $39,800
$19.91 $39,820
$19.92 $39,840
$19.93 $39,860
$19.94 $39,880
$19.95 $39,900
$19.96 $39,920
$19.97 $39,940
$19.98 $39,960
$19.99 $39,980