What Salary Equals $23/Hour?

If you make $23 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:
$23 per hour =
$46,000 per year
($920 per week)
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23 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 $23 hourly wage is about $46,000 per year, or $3,833 a month.
Is $23 an hour good pay?
It's above average. We estimate a person earning $23/hour makes more than 52% of workers in the United States.
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
$23.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $21.61
2021 $20.19
2020 $19.91
2019 $19.47
2018 $19.10
2017 $18.71
2016 $18.33
2015 $18.20
2014 $18.06
2013 $17.79
2012 $17.49
2011 $16.99
2010 $16.73
2009 $16.29
2008 $16.28
2007 $15.64
2006 $15.25
2005 $14.75
2004 $14.28
2003 $14.02
2002 $13.69
2001 $13.48
2000 $13.04
1999 $12.70
1998 $12.50
1997 $12.29
1996 $11.90
1995 $11.60
1994 $11.30
1993 $11.00
1992 $10.69
1991 $10.37
1990 $9.77
1989 $9.34
1988 $8.94
1987 $8.56
1986 $8.47
Year Wage
1985 $8.16
1984 $7.85
1983 $7.56
1982 $7.28
1981 $6.69
1980 $5.94
1979 $5.25
1978 $4.81
1977 $4.51
1976 $4.30
1975 $4.02
1974 $3.58
1973 $3.29
1972 $3.19
1971 $3.08
1970 $2.92
1969 $2.75
1968 $2.63
1967 $2.55
1966 $2.46
1965 $2.42
1964 $2.39
1963 $2.36
1962 $2.32
1961 $2.31
1960 $2.28
1959 $2.24
1958 $2.20
1957 $2.14
1956 $2.08
1955 $2.07
1954 $2.08
1953 $2.07
1952 $2.05
1951 $1.94
1950 $1.83
1949 $1.87
Year Wage
1948 $1.81
1947 $1.67
1946 $1.41
1945 $1.38
1944 $1.35
1943 $1.31
1942 $1.20
1941 $1.09
1940 $1.08
1939 $1.08
1938 $1.12
1937 $1.08
1936 $1.07
1935 $1.04
1934 $1.02
1933 $1.02
1932 $1.13
1931 $1.25
1930 $1.33
1929 $1.33
1928 $1.34
1927 $1.37
1926 $1.39
1925 $1.34
1924 $1.34
1923 $1.31
1922 $1.34
1921 $1.50
1920 $1.46
1919 $1.28
1918 $1.06
1917 $0.90
1916 $0.80
1915 $0.78
1914 $0.77
Nearby Values
Per Hour Per Year
$23.00 $46,000
$23.01 $46,020
$23.02 $46,040
$23.03 $46,060
$23.04 $46,080
$23.05 $46,100
$23.06 $46,120
$23.07 $46,140
$23.08 $46,160
$23.09 $46,180
$23.10 $46,200
$23.11 $46,220
$23.12 $46,240
$23.13 $46,260
$23.14 $46,280
$23.15 $46,300
$23.16 $46,320
$23.17 $46,340
$23.18 $46,360
$23.19 $46,380
$23.20 $46,400
$23.21 $46,420
$23.22 $46,440
$23.23 $46,460
$23.24 $46,480
$23.25 $46,500
$23.26 $46,520
$23.27 $46,540
$23.28 $46,560
$23.29 $46,580
$23.30 $46,600
$23.31 $46,620
$23.32 $46,640
$23.33 $46,660
Per Hour Per Year
$23.34 $46,680
$23.35 $46,700
$23.36 $46,720
$23.37 $46,740
$23.38 $46,760
$23.39 $46,780
$23.40 $46,800
$23.41 $46,820
$23.42 $46,840
$23.43 $46,860
$23.44 $46,880
$23.45 $46,900
$23.46 $46,920
$23.47 $46,940
$23.48 $46,960
$23.49 $46,980
$23.50 $47,000
$23.51 $47,020
$23.52 $47,040
$23.53 $47,060
$23.54 $47,080
$23.55 $47,100
$23.56 $47,120
$23.57 $47,140
$23.58 $47,160
$23.59 $47,180
$23.60 $47,200
$23.61 $47,220
$23.62 $47,240
$23.63 $47,260
$23.64 $47,280
$23.65 $47,300
$23.66 $47,320
$23.67 $47,340
Per Hour Per Year
$23.68 $47,360
$23.69 $47,380
$23.70 $47,400
$23.71 $47,420
$23.72 $47,440
$23.73 $47,460
$23.74 $47,480
$23.75 $47,500
$23.76 $47,520
$23.77 $47,540
$23.78 $47,560
$23.79 $47,580
$23.80 $47,600
$23.81 $47,620
$23.82 $47,640
$23.83 $47,660
$23.84 $47,680
$23.85 $47,700
$23.86 $47,720
$23.87 $47,740
$23.88 $47,760
$23.89 $47,780
$23.90 $47,800
$23.91 $47,820
$23.92 $47,840
$23.93 $47,860
$23.94 $47,880
$23.95 $47,900
$23.96 $47,920
$23.97 $47,940
$23.98 $47,960
$23.99 $47,980