What Salary Equals $22/Hour?

If you make $22 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:
$22 per hour =
$44,000 per year
($880 per week)
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22 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 $22 hourly wage is about $44,000 per year, or $3,667 a month.
Is $22 an hour good pay?
It's a little below average. We estimate that only 50% of workers in the United States earn less than $22/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
$22.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $20.67
2021 $19.31
2020 $19.05
2019 $18.62
2018 $18.27
2017 $17.90
2016 $17.53
2015 $17.41
2014 $17.27
2013 $17.02
2012 $16.73
2011 $16.25
2010 $16.01
2009 $15.58
2008 $15.57
2007 $14.96
2006 $14.59
2005 $14.11
2004 $13.66
2003 $13.41
2002 $13.10
2001 $12.90
2000 $12.48
1999 $12.15
1998 $11.96
1997 $11.76
1996 $11.38
1995 $11.10
1994 $10.81
1993 $10.52
1992 $10.22
1991 $9.92
1990 $9.35
1989 $8.93
1988 $8.55
1987 $8.19
1986 $8.10
Year Wage
1985 $7.81
1984 $7.51
1983 $7.23
1982 $6.97
1981 $6.40
1980 $5.69
1979 $5.02
1978 $4.60
1977 $4.31
1976 $4.11
1975 $3.85
1974 $3.42
1973 $3.15
1972 $3.05
1971 $2.95
1970 $2.79
1969 $2.63
1968 $2.51
1967 $2.44
1966 $2.36
1965 $2.31
1964 $2.29
1963 $2.25
1962 $2.22
1961 $2.21
1960 $2.18
1959 $2.14
1958 $2.11
1957 $2.05
1956 $1.99
1955 $1.98
1954 $1.99
1953 $1.98
1952 $1.96
1951 $1.85
1950 $1.75
1949 $1.79
Year Wage
1948 $1.73
1947 $1.59
1946 $1.35
1945 $1.32
1944 $1.29
1943 $1.25
1942 $1.15
1941 $1.05
1940 $1.04
1939 $1.04
1938 $1.07
1937 $1.04
1936 $1.02
1935 $0.99
1934 $0.98
1933 $0.97
1932 $1.08
1931 $1.19
1930 $1.27
1929 $1.27
1928 $1.28
1927 $1.31
1926 $1.33
1925 $1.28
1924 $1.28
1923 $1.25
1922 $1.28
1921 $1.44
1920 $1.40
1919 $1.22
1918 $1.02
1917 $0.86
1916 $0.76
1915 $0.75
1914 $0.74
Nearby Values
Per Hour Per Year
$22.00 $44,000
$22.01 $44,020
$22.02 $44,040
$22.03 $44,060
$22.04 $44,080
$22.05 $44,100
$22.06 $44,120
$22.07 $44,140
$22.08 $44,160
$22.09 $44,180
$22.10 $44,200
$22.11 $44,220
$22.12 $44,240
$22.13 $44,260
$22.14 $44,280
$22.15 $44,300
$22.16 $44,320
$22.17 $44,340
$22.18 $44,360
$22.19 $44,380
$22.20 $44,400
$22.21 $44,420
$22.22 $44,440
$22.23 $44,460
$22.24 $44,480
$22.25 $44,500
$22.26 $44,520
$22.27 $44,540
$22.28 $44,560
$22.29 $44,580
$22.30 $44,600
$22.31 $44,620
$22.32 $44,640
$22.33 $44,660
Per Hour Per Year
$22.34 $44,680
$22.35 $44,700
$22.36 $44,720
$22.37 $44,740
$22.38 $44,760
$22.39 $44,780
$22.40 $44,800
$22.41 $44,820
$22.42 $44,840
$22.43 $44,860
$22.44 $44,880
$22.45 $44,900
$22.46 $44,920
$22.47 $44,940
$22.48 $44,960
$22.49 $44,980
$22.50 $45,000
$22.51 $45,020
$22.52 $45,040
$22.53 $45,060
$22.54 $45,080
$22.55 $45,100
$22.56 $45,120
$22.57 $45,140
$22.58 $45,160
$22.59 $45,180
$22.60 $45,200
$22.61 $45,220
$22.62 $45,240
$22.63 $45,260
$22.64 $45,280
$22.65 $45,300
$22.66 $45,320
$22.67 $45,340
Per Hour Per Year
$22.68 $45,360
$22.69 $45,380
$22.70 $45,400
$22.71 $45,420
$22.72 $45,440
$22.73 $45,460
$22.74 $45,480
$22.75 $45,500
$22.76 $45,520
$22.77 $45,540
$22.78 $45,560
$22.79 $45,580
$22.80 $45,600
$22.81 $45,620
$22.82 $45,640
$22.83 $45,660
$22.84 $45,680
$22.85 $45,700
$22.86 $45,720
$22.87 $45,740
$22.88 $45,760
$22.89 $45,780
$22.90 $45,800
$22.91 $45,820
$22.92 $45,840
$22.93 $45,860
$22.94 $45,880
$22.95 $45,900
$22.96 $45,920
$22.97 $45,940
$22.98 $45,960
$22.99 $45,980