What Salary Equals $40/Hour?
If you make $40 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:
$40 per hour =
$80,000 per year
($1,600 per week)
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40 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 $40 hourly wage is about $80,000 per year, or $6,667 a month.
Is $40 an hour good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $40/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 |
$40.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $37.57 |
| 2021 | $35.10 |
| 2020 | $34.63 |
| 2019 | $33.86 |
| 2018 | $33.22 |
| 2017 | $32.54 |
| 2016 | $31.88 |
| 2015 | $31.65 |
| 2014 | $31.41 |
| 2013 | $30.94 |
| 2012 | $30.41 |
| 2011 | $29.54 |
| 2010 | $29.10 |
| 2009 | $28.33 |
| 2008 | $28.31 |
| 2007 | $27.20 |
| 2006 | $26.52 |
| 2005 | $25.65 |
| 2004 | $24.84 |
| 2003 | $24.38 |
| 2002 | $23.81 |
| 2001 | $23.45 |
| 2000 | $22.68 |
| 1999 | $22.09 |
| 1998 | $21.74 |
| 1997 | $21.37 |
| 1996 | $20.69 |
| 1995 | $20.18 |
| 1994 | $19.65 |
| 1993 | $19.12 |
| 1992 | $18.59 |
| 1991 | $18.03 |
| 1990 | $16.99 |
| 1989 | $16.24 |
| 1988 | $15.55 |
| 1987 | $14.89 |
| 1986 | $14.73 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1985 | $14.19 |
| 1984 | $13.65 |
| 1983 | $13.15 |
| 1982 | $12.67 |
| 1981 | $11.63 |
| 1980 | $10.34 |
| 1979 | $9.12 |
| 1978 | $8.37 |
| 1977 | $7.84 |
| 1976 | $7.48 |
| 1975 | $6.99 |
| 1974 | $6.23 |
| 1973 | $5.73 |
| 1972 | $5.54 |
| 1971 | $5.36 |
| 1970 | $5.08 |
| 1969 | $4.78 |
| 1968 | $4.57 |
| 1967 | $4.43 |
| 1966 | $4.29 |
| 1965 | $4.20 |
| 1964 | $4.16 |
| 1963 | $4.10 |
| 1962 | $4.04 |
| 1961 | $4.02 |
| 1960 | $3.96 |
| 1959 | $3.89 |
| 1958 | $3.83 |
| 1957 | $3.72 |
| 1956 | $3.61 |
| 1955 | $3.60 |
| 1954 | $3.63 |
| 1953 | $3.60 |
| 1952 | $3.57 |
| 1951 | $3.37 |
| 1950 | $3.18 |
| 1949 | $3.25 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1948 | $3.15 |
| 1947 | $2.90 |
| 1946 | $2.45 |
| 1945 | $2.40 |
| 1944 | $2.35 |
| 1943 | $2.28 |
| 1942 | $2.09 |
| 1941 | $1.90 |
| 1940 | $1.89 |
| 1939 | $1.89 |
| 1938 | $1.94 |
| 1937 | $1.89 |
| 1936 | $1.86 |
| 1935 | $1.81 |
| 1934 | $1.78 |
| 1933 | $1.77 |
| 1932 | $1.97 |
| 1931 | $2.17 |
| 1930 | $2.32 |
| 1929 | $2.30 |
| 1928 | $2.33 |
| 1927 | $2.39 |
| 1926 | $2.41 |
| 1925 | $2.33 |
| 1924 | $2.33 |
| 1923 | $2.28 |
| 1922 | $2.33 |
| 1921 | $2.61 |
| 1920 | $2.55 |
| 1919 | $2.22 |
| 1918 | $1.85 |
| 1917 | $1.56 |
| 1916 | $1.39 |
| 1915 | $1.36 |
| 1914 | $1.35 |
Nearby Values
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $40.00 | $80,000 |
| $40.01 | $80,020 |
| $40.02 | $80,040 |
| $40.03 | $80,060 |
| $40.04 | $80,080 |
| $40.05 | $80,100 |
| $40.06 | $80,120 |
| $40.07 | $80,140 |
| $40.08 | $80,160 |
| $40.09 | $80,180 |
| $40.10 | $80,200 |
| $40.11 | $80,220 |
| $40.12 | $80,240 |
| $40.13 | $80,260 |
| $40.14 | $80,280 |
| $40.15 | $80,300 |
| $40.16 | $80,320 |
| $40.17 | $80,340 |
| $40.18 | $80,360 |
| $40.19 | $80,380 |
| $40.20 | $80,400 |
| $40.21 | $80,420 |
| $40.22 | $80,440 |
| $40.23 | $80,460 |
| $40.24 | $80,480 |
| $40.25 | $80,500 |
| $40.26 | $80,520 |
| $40.27 | $80,540 |
| $40.28 | $80,560 |
| $40.29 | $80,580 |
| $40.30 | $80,600 |
| $40.31 | $80,620 |
| $40.32 | $80,640 |
| $40.33 | $80,660 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $40.34 | $80,680 |
| $40.35 | $80,700 |
| $40.36 | $80,720 |
| $40.37 | $80,740 |
| $40.38 | $80,760 |
| $40.39 | $80,780 |
| $40.40 | $80,800 |
| $40.41 | $80,820 |
| $40.42 | $80,840 |
| $40.43 | $80,860 |
| $40.44 | $80,880 |
| $40.45 | $80,900 |
| $40.46 | $80,920 |
| $40.47 | $80,940 |
| $40.48 | $80,960 |
| $40.49 | $80,980 |
| $40.50 | $81,000 |
| $40.51 | $81,020 |
| $40.52 | $81,040 |
| $40.53 | $81,060 |
| $40.54 | $81,080 |
| $40.55 | $81,100 |
| $40.56 | $81,120 |
| $40.57 | $81,140 |
| $40.58 | $81,160 |
| $40.59 | $81,180 |
| $40.60 | $81,200 |
| $40.61 | $81,220 |
| $40.62 | $81,240 |
| $40.63 | $81,260 |
| $40.64 | $81,280 |
| $40.65 | $81,300 |
| $40.66 | $81,320 |
| $40.67 | $81,340 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $40.68 | $81,360 |
| $40.69 | $81,380 |
| $40.70 | $81,400 |
| $40.71 | $81,420 |
| $40.72 | $81,440 |
| $40.73 | $81,460 |
| $40.74 | $81,480 |
| $40.75 | $81,500 |
| $40.76 | $81,520 |
| $40.77 | $81,540 |
| $40.78 | $81,560 |
| $40.79 | $81,580 |
| $40.80 | $81,600 |
| $40.81 | $81,620 |
| $40.82 | $81,640 |
| $40.83 | $81,660 |
| $40.84 | $81,680 |
| $40.85 | $81,700 |
| $40.86 | $81,720 |
| $40.87 | $81,740 |
| $40.88 | $81,760 |
| $40.89 | $81,780 |
| $40.90 | $81,800 |
| $40.91 | $81,820 |
| $40.92 | $81,840 |
| $40.93 | $81,860 |
| $40.94 | $81,880 |
| $40.95 | $81,900 |
| $40.96 | $81,920 |
| $40.97 | $81,940 |
| $40.98 | $81,960 |
| $40.99 | $81,980 |