What Salary Equals $27/Hour?

If you make $27 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:
$27 per hour =
$54,000 per year
($1,080 per week)
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27 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 $27 hourly wage is about $54,000 per year, or $4,500 a month.
Is $27 an hour good pay?
It's above average. We estimate a person earning $27/hour makes more than 61% 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
$27.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $25.36
2021 $23.70
2020 $23.38
2019 $22.85
2018 $22.43
2017 $21.96
2016 $21.52
2015 $21.36
2014 $21.20
2013 $20.89
2012 $20.53
2011 $19.94
2010 $19.65
2009 $19.12
2008 $19.11
2007 $18.36
2006 $17.90
2005 $17.31
2004 $16.77
2003 $16.46
2002 $16.07
2001 $15.83
2000 $15.31
1999 $14.91
1998 $14.67
1997 $14.43
1996 $13.96
1995 $13.62
1994 $13.26
1993 $12.91
1992 $12.54
1991 $12.17
1990 $11.47
1989 $10.96
1988 $10.50
1987 $10.05
1986 $9.94
Year Wage
1985 $9.58
1984 $9.22
1983 $8.88
1982 $8.55
1981 $7.85
1980 $6.98
1979 $6.16
1978 $5.65
1977 $5.29
1976 $5.05
1975 $4.72
1974 $4.20
1973 $3.87
1972 $3.74
1971 $3.62
1970 $3.43
1969 $3.23
1968 $3.08
1967 $2.99
1966 $2.89
1965 $2.84
1964 $2.81
1963 $2.77
1962 $2.73
1961 $2.71
1960 $2.67
1959 $2.63
1958 $2.58
1957 $2.51
1956 $2.44
1955 $2.43
1954 $2.45
1953 $2.43
1952 $2.41
1951 $2.27
1950 $2.15
1949 $2.19
Year Wage
1948 $2.13
1947 $1.96
1946 $1.66
1945 $1.62
1944 $1.58
1943 $1.54
1942 $1.41
1941 $1.28
1940 $1.27
1939 $1.27
1938 $1.31
1937 $1.27
1936 $1.26
1935 $1.22
1934 $1.20
1933 $1.19
1932 $1.33
1931 $1.46
1930 $1.56
1929 $1.56
1928 $1.57
1927 $1.61
1926 $1.63
1925 $1.57
1924 $1.57
1923 $1.54
1922 $1.57
1921 $1.76
1920 $1.72
1919 $1.50
1918 $1.25
1917 $1.06
1916 $0.94
1915 $0.92
1914 $0.91
Nearby Values
Per Hour Per Year
$27.00 $54,000
$27.01 $54,020
$27.02 $54,040
$27.03 $54,060
$27.04 $54,080
$27.05 $54,100
$27.06 $54,120
$27.07 $54,140
$27.08 $54,160
$27.09 $54,180
$27.10 $54,200
$27.11 $54,220
$27.12 $54,240
$27.13 $54,260
$27.14 $54,280
$27.15 $54,300
$27.16 $54,320
$27.17 $54,340
$27.18 $54,360
$27.19 $54,380
$27.20 $54,400
$27.21 $54,420
$27.22 $54,440
$27.23 $54,460
$27.24 $54,480
$27.25 $54,500
$27.26 $54,520
$27.27 $54,540
$27.28 $54,560
$27.29 $54,580
$27.30 $54,600
$27.31 $54,620
$27.32 $54,640
$27.33 $54,660
Per Hour Per Year
$27.34 $54,680
$27.35 $54,700
$27.36 $54,720
$27.37 $54,740
$27.38 $54,760
$27.39 $54,780
$27.40 $54,800
$27.41 $54,820
$27.42 $54,840
$27.43 $54,860
$27.44 $54,880
$27.45 $54,900
$27.46 $54,920
$27.47 $54,940
$27.48 $54,960
$27.49 $54,980
$27.50 $55,000
$27.51 $55,020
$27.52 $55,040
$27.53 $55,060
$27.54 $55,080
$27.55 $55,100
$27.56 $55,120
$27.57 $55,140
$27.58 $55,160
$27.59 $55,180
$27.60 $55,200
$27.61 $55,220
$27.62 $55,240
$27.63 $55,260
$27.64 $55,280
$27.65 $55,300
$27.66 $55,320
$27.67 $55,340
Per Hour Per Year
$27.68 $55,360
$27.69 $55,380
$27.70 $55,400
$27.71 $55,420
$27.72 $55,440
$27.73 $55,460
$27.74 $55,480
$27.75 $55,500
$27.76 $55,520
$27.77 $55,540
$27.78 $55,560
$27.79 $55,580
$27.80 $55,600
$27.81 $55,620
$27.82 $55,640
$27.83 $55,660
$27.84 $55,680
$27.85 $55,700
$27.86 $55,720
$27.87 $55,740
$27.88 $55,760
$27.89 $55,780
$27.90 $55,800
$27.91 $55,820
$27.92 $55,840
$27.93 $55,860
$27.94 $55,880
$27.95 $55,900
$27.96 $55,920
$27.97 $55,940
$27.98 $55,960
$27.99 $55,980