What Salary Equals $30/Hour?
If you make $30 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:
$30 per hour =
$60,000 per year
($1,200 per week)
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30 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 $30 hourly wage is about $60,000 per year, or $5,000 a month.
Is $30 an hour good pay?
It's above average. We estimate a person earning $30/hour makes more than 67% 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 |
$30.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $28.18 |
| 2021 | $26.33 |
| 2020 | $25.97 |
| 2019 | $25.39 |
| 2018 | $24.92 |
| 2017 | $24.40 |
| 2016 | $23.91 |
| 2015 | $23.73 |
| 2014 | $23.56 |
| 2013 | $23.21 |
| 2012 | $22.81 |
| 2011 | $22.15 |
| 2010 | $21.83 |
| 2009 | $21.25 |
| 2008 | $21.23 |
| 2007 | $20.40 |
| 2006 | $19.89 |
| 2005 | $19.24 |
| 2004 | $18.63 |
| 2003 | $18.29 |
| 2002 | $17.86 |
| 2001 | $17.59 |
| 2000 | $17.01 |
| 1999 | $16.57 |
| 1998 | $16.30 |
| 1997 | $16.03 |
| 1996 | $15.52 |
| 1995 | $15.13 |
| 1994 | $14.74 |
| 1993 | $14.34 |
| 1992 | $13.94 |
| 1991 | $13.52 |
| 1990 | $12.75 |
| 1989 | $12.18 |
| 1988 | $11.66 |
| 1987 | $11.17 |
| 1986 | $11.05 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1985 | $10.64 |
| 1984 | $10.24 |
| 1983 | $9.87 |
| 1982 | $9.50 |
| 1981 | $8.72 |
| 1980 | $7.75 |
| 1979 | $6.84 |
| 1978 | $6.28 |
| 1977 | $5.88 |
| 1976 | $5.61 |
| 1975 | $5.25 |
| 1974 | $4.67 |
| 1973 | $4.30 |
| 1972 | $4.15 |
| 1971 | $4.02 |
| 1970 | $3.81 |
| 1969 | $3.59 |
| 1968 | $3.43 |
| 1967 | $3.33 |
| 1966 | $3.21 |
| 1965 | $3.15 |
| 1964 | $3.12 |
| 1963 | $3.07 |
| 1962 | $3.03 |
| 1961 | $3.01 |
| 1960 | $2.97 |
| 1959 | $2.92 |
| 1958 | $2.87 |
| 1957 | $2.79 |
| 1956 | $2.71 |
| 1955 | $2.70 |
| 1954 | $2.72 |
| 1953 | $2.70 |
| 1952 | $2.68 |
| 1951 | $2.53 |
| 1950 | $2.39 |
| 1949 | $2.44 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1948 | $2.37 |
| 1947 | $2.17 |
| 1946 | $1.84 |
| 1945 | $1.80 |
| 1944 | $1.76 |
| 1943 | $1.71 |
| 1942 | $1.57 |
| 1941 | $1.43 |
| 1940 | $1.42 |
| 1939 | $1.42 |
| 1938 | $1.46 |
| 1937 | $1.42 |
| 1936 | $1.39 |
| 1935 | $1.35 |
| 1934 | $1.33 |
| 1933 | $1.32 |
| 1932 | $1.48 |
| 1931 | $1.63 |
| 1930 | $1.74 |
| 1929 | $1.73 |
| 1928 | $1.75 |
| 1927 | $1.79 |
| 1926 | $1.81 |
| 1925 | $1.75 |
| 1924 | $1.75 |
| 1923 | $1.71 |
| 1922 | $1.75 |
| 1921 | $1.96 |
| 1920 | $1.91 |
| 1919 | $1.67 |
| 1918 | $1.38 |
| 1917 | $1.17 |
| 1916 | $1.04 |
| 1915 | $1.02 |
| 1914 | $1.01 |
Nearby Values
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $30.00 | $60,000 |
| $30.01 | $60,020 |
| $30.02 | $60,040 |
| $30.03 | $60,060 |
| $30.04 | $60,080 |
| $30.05 | $60,100 |
| $30.06 | $60,120 |
| $30.07 | $60,140 |
| $30.08 | $60,160 |
| $30.09 | $60,180 |
| $30.10 | $60,200 |
| $30.11 | $60,220 |
| $30.12 | $60,240 |
| $30.13 | $60,260 |
| $30.14 | $60,280 |
| $30.15 | $60,300 |
| $30.16 | $60,320 |
| $30.17 | $60,340 |
| $30.18 | $60,360 |
| $30.19 | $60,380 |
| $30.20 | $60,400 |
| $30.21 | $60,420 |
| $30.22 | $60,440 |
| $30.23 | $60,460 |
| $30.24 | $60,480 |
| $30.25 | $60,500 |
| $30.26 | $60,520 |
| $30.27 | $60,540 |
| $30.28 | $60,560 |
| $30.29 | $60,580 |
| $30.30 | $60,600 |
| $30.31 | $60,620 |
| $30.32 | $60,640 |
| $30.33 | $60,660 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $30.34 | $60,680 |
| $30.35 | $60,700 |
| $30.36 | $60,720 |
| $30.37 | $60,740 |
| $30.38 | $60,760 |
| $30.39 | $60,780 |
| $30.40 | $60,800 |
| $30.41 | $60,820 |
| $30.42 | $60,840 |
| $30.43 | $60,860 |
| $30.44 | $60,880 |
| $30.45 | $60,900 |
| $30.46 | $60,920 |
| $30.47 | $60,940 |
| $30.48 | $60,960 |
| $30.49 | $60,980 |
| $30.50 | $61,000 |
| $30.51 | $61,020 |
| $30.52 | $61,040 |
| $30.53 | $61,060 |
| $30.54 | $61,080 |
| $30.55 | $61,100 |
| $30.56 | $61,120 |
| $30.57 | $61,140 |
| $30.58 | $61,160 |
| $30.59 | $61,180 |
| $30.60 | $61,200 |
| $30.61 | $61,220 |
| $30.62 | $61,240 |
| $30.63 | $61,260 |
| $30.64 | $61,280 |
| $30.65 | $61,300 |
| $30.66 | $61,320 |
| $30.67 | $61,340 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $30.68 | $61,360 |
| $30.69 | $61,380 |
| $30.70 | $61,400 |
| $30.71 | $61,420 |
| $30.72 | $61,440 |
| $30.73 | $61,460 |
| $30.74 | $61,480 |
| $30.75 | $61,500 |
| $30.76 | $61,520 |
| $30.77 | $61,540 |
| $30.78 | $61,560 |
| $30.79 | $61,580 |
| $30.80 | $61,600 |
| $30.81 | $61,620 |
| $30.82 | $61,640 |
| $30.83 | $61,660 |
| $30.84 | $61,680 |
| $30.85 | $61,700 |
| $30.86 | $61,720 |
| $30.87 | $61,740 |
| $30.88 | $61,760 |
| $30.89 | $61,780 |
| $30.90 | $61,800 |
| $30.91 | $61,820 |
| $30.92 | $61,840 |
| $30.93 | $61,860 |
| $30.94 | $61,880 |
| $30.95 | $61,900 |
| $30.96 | $61,920 |
| $30.97 | $61,940 |
| $30.98 | $61,960 |
| $30.99 | $61,980 |