What Salary Equals $29.50/Hour?

If you make $29.50 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:
$29.50 per hour =
$59,000 per year
($1,180 per week)
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29.50 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 $29.50 hourly wage is about $59,000 per year, or $4,917 a month.
Is $29.50 an hour good pay?
It's above average. We estimate a person earning $29.50/hour makes more than 66% 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
$29.50 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $27.71
2021 $25.89
2020 $25.54
2019 $24.97
2018 $24.50
2017 $24.00
2016 $23.51
2015 $23.34
2014 $23.16
2013 $22.82
2012 $22.43
2011 $21.79
2010 $21.46
2009 $20.90
2008 $20.88
2007 $20.06
2006 $19.56
2005 $18.91
2004 $18.32
2003 $17.98
2002 $17.56
2001 $17.29
2000 $16.73
1999 $16.29
1998 $16.03
1997 $15.76
1996 $15.26
1995 $14.88
1994 $14.49
1993 $14.10
1992 $13.71
1991 $13.30
1990 $12.53
1989 $11.98
1988 $11.47
1987 $10.98
1986 $10.86
Year Wage
1985 $10.47
1984 $10.07
1983 $9.70
1982 $9.34
1981 $8.58
1980 $7.62
1979 $6.73
1978 $6.17
1977 $5.78
1976 $5.52
1975 $5.16
1974 $4.59
1973 $4.22
1972 $4.09
1971 $3.96
1970 $3.75
1969 $3.53
1968 $3.37
1967 $3.27
1966 $3.16
1965 $3.10
1964 $3.07
1963 $3.02
1962 $2.98
1961 $2.96
1960 $2.92
1959 $2.87
1958 $2.82
1957 $2.74
1956 $2.66
1955 $2.65
1954 $2.67
1953 $2.65
1952 $2.63
1951 $2.48
1950 $2.35
1949 $2.40
Year Wage
1948 $2.33
1947 $2.14
1946 $1.81
1945 $1.77
1944 $1.73
1943 $1.68
1942 $1.54
1941 $1.40
1940 $1.39
1939 $1.39
1938 $1.43
1937 $1.39
1936 $1.37
1935 $1.33
1934 $1.31
1933 $1.30
1932 $1.45
1931 $1.60
1930 $1.71
1929 $1.70
1928 $1.72
1927 $1.76
1926 $1.78
1925 $1.72
1924 $1.72
1923 $1.68
1922 $1.72
1921 $1.93
1920 $1.88
1919 $1.64
1918 $1.36
1917 $1.15
1916 $1.02
1915 $1.00
1914 $0.99