What Salary Equals $39.55/Hour?

If you make $39.55 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:
$39.55 per hour =
$79,100 per year
($1,582 per week)
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39.55 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 $39.55 hourly wage is about $79,100 per year, or $6,592 a month.
Is $39.55 an hour good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $39.55/hour makes more than 80% 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
$39.55 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $37.15
2021 $34.71
2020 $34.24
2019 $33.48
2018 $32.85
2017 $32.17
2016 $31.52
2015 $31.29
2014 $31.06
2013 $30.60
2012 $30.07
2011 $29.21
2010 $28.78
2009 $28.01
2008 $27.99
2007 $26.89
2006 $26.22
2005 $25.36
2004 $24.56
2003 $24.11
2002 $23.55
2001 $23.19
2000 $22.43
1999 $21.84
1998 $21.49
1997 $21.13
1996 $20.45
1995 $19.95
1994 $19.43
1993 $18.91
1992 $18.38
1991 $17.83
1990 $16.80
1989 $16.06
1988 $15.38
1987 $14.72
1986 $14.56
Year Wage
1985 $14.03
1984 $13.50
1983 $13.01
1982 $12.53
1981 $11.50
1980 $10.22
1979 $9.02
1978 $8.28
1977 $7.76
1976 $7.40
1975 $6.92
1974 $6.16
1973 $5.66
1972 $5.48
1971 $5.30
1970 $5.02
1969 $4.73
1968 $4.52
1967 $4.38
1966 $4.24
1965 $4.16
1964 $4.12
1963 $4.05
1962 $4.00
1961 $3.97
1960 $3.92
1959 $3.85
1958 $3.78
1957 $3.68
1956 $3.57
1955 $3.56
1954 $3.58
1953 $3.56
1952 $3.53
1951 $3.33
1950 $3.14
1949 $3.21
Year Wage
1948 $3.12
1947 $2.87
1946 $2.43
1945 $2.37
1944 $2.32
1943 $2.25
1942 $2.07
1941 $1.88
1940 $1.87
1939 $1.87
1938 $1.92
1937 $1.87
1936 $1.84
1935 $1.79
1934 $1.76
1933 $1.75
1932 $1.95
1931 $2.15
1930 $2.29
1929 $2.28
1928 $2.31
1927 $2.36
1926 $2.39
1925 $2.31
1924 $2.31
1923 $2.25
1922 $2.31
1921 $2.59
1920 $2.52
1919 $2.20
1918 $1.83
1917 $1.55
1916 $1.37
1915 $1.35
1914 $1.33