What Salary Equals $40/Hour?
Hourly Wage
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per 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 84% of workers in the United States.
Median Hourly Wage by Profession - United States
May 2019 data. Source
| Profession | Wage |
|---|---|
| Doctors (General Practice) | $97.00 |
| Dentists | $74.81 |
| Pharmacists | $61.58 |
| Air Traffic Controllers | $59.13 |
| Lawyers | $59.11 |
| Physician Assistants | $53.97 |
| Actuaries | $52.09 |
| Mathematicians | $50.50 |
| Veterinarians | $45.90 |
| Civil Engineers | $41.86 |
| Computer Programmers | $41.61 |
| Psychologists | $37.59 |
| Registered Nurses | $35.24 |
| Accountants | $34.40 |
| Profession | Wage |
|---|---|
| Police Officers | $30.36 |
| Librarians | $29.58 |
| Electricians | $27.01 |
| Clergy | $26.53 |
| Plumbers | $26.52 |
| Undertakers | $26.04 |
| Head Chefs | $24.78 |
| Mail Carriers | $24.67 |
| Insurance Agents | $24.49 |
| Firefighters | $24.45 |
| Real Estate Agents | $23.53 |
| Carpenters | $23.24 |
| Bus Drivers | $22.03 |
| Prison Guards | $21.72 |
| Profession | Wage |
|---|---|
| Machinists | $21.36 |
| All Occupations | $19.14 |
| Secretaries | $18.12 |
| Construction Laborers | $17.72 |
| Photographers | $17.44 |
| Butchers | $15.62 |
| Bank Tellers | $15.02 |
| Preschool Teachers | $14.67 |
| Barbers | $14.50 |
| Security Guards | $14.27 |
| Models | $13.63 |
| Cooks | $13.36 |
| Nannies | $11.65 |
| Cashiers | $11.37 |
Median Hourly Wage by U.S. State
May 2019 data. Source
| State | Rank | Wage |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 44 | $16.73 |
| Alaska | 2 | $23.34 |
| Arizona | 25 | $18.46 |
| Arkansas | 49 | $15.84 |
| California | 10 | $21.24 |
| Colorado | 9 | $21.28 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $23.33 |
| Delaware | 20 | $19.66 |
| Florida | 39 | $17.23 |
| Georgia | 34 | $17.75 |
| Hawaii | 8 | $21.35 |
| Idaho | 43 | $17.00 |
| Illinois | 18 | $19.74 |
| Indiana | 33 | $17.77 |
| Iowa | 28 | $18.41 |
| Kansas | 32 | $17.79 |
| Kentucky | 41 | $17.09 |
| State | Rank | Wage |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 47 | $16.66 |
| Maine | 27 | $18.45 |
| Maryland | 6 | $22.10 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $24.14 |
| Michigan | 23 | $18.60 |
| Minnesota | 12 | $21.21 |
| Mississippi | 50 | $15.00 |
| Missouri | 31 | $17.88 |
| Montana | 36 | $17.51 |
| Nebraska | 26 | $18.46 |
| Nevada | 37 | $17.51 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | $19.95 |
| New Jersey | 7 | $21.64 |
| New Mexico | 42 | $17.03 |
| New York | 5 | $22.44 |
| North Carolina | 35 | $17.75 |
| North Dakota | 13 | $20.44 |
| State | Rank | Wage |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 24 | $18.54 |
| Oklahoma | 40 | $17.18 |
| Oregon | 17 | $19.83 |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | $18.99 |
| Rhode Island | 11 | $21.24 |
| South Carolina | 46 | $16.68 |
| South Dakota | 45 | $16.71 |
| Tennessee | 38 | $17.26 |
| Texas | 29 | $18.28 |
| Utah | 30 | $18.23 |
| Vermont | 19 | $19.68 |
| Virginia | 14 | $20.30 |
| Washington | 4 | $23.15 |
| West Virginia | 48 | $16.31 |
| Wisconsin | 22 | $18.79 |
| Wyoming | 15 | $20.02 |
$40 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $39.46 |
| 2019 | $38.58 |
| 2018 | $37.86 |
| 2017 | $37.08 |
| 2016 | $36.32 |
| 2015 | $36.06 |
| 2014 | $35.79 |
| 2013 | $35.26 |
| 2012 | $34.66 |
| 2011 | $33.66 |
| 2010 | $33.16 |
| 2009 | $32.28 |
| 2008 | $32.25 |
| 2007 | $30.99 |
| 2006 | $30.22 |
| 2005 | $29.22 |
| 2004 | $28.30 |
| 2003 | $27.78 |
| 2002 | $27.14 |
| 2001 | $26.72 |
| 2000 | $25.85 |
| 1999 | $25.17 |
| 1998 | $24.77 |
| 1997 | $24.36 |
| 1996 | $23.57 |
| 1995 | $22.99 |
| 1994 | $22.39 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $21.79 |
| 1992 | $21.18 |
| 1991 | $20.55 |
| 1990 | $19.36 |
| 1989 | $18.50 |
| 1988 | $17.72 |
| 1987 | $16.97 |
| 1986 | $16.78 |
| 1985 | $16.17 |
| 1984 | $15.56 |
| 1983 | $14.99 |
| 1982 | $14.44 |
| 1981 | $13.25 |
| 1980 | $11.78 |
| 1979 | $10.40 |
| 1978 | $9.54 |
| 1977 | $8.94 |
| 1976 | $8.52 |
| 1975 | $7.97 |
| 1974 | $7.09 |
| 1973 | $6.53 |
| 1972 | $6.31 |
| 1971 | $6.11 |
| 1970 | $5.79 |
| 1969 | $5.45 |
| 1968 | $5.21 |
| 1967 | $5.05 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1966 | $4.88 |
| 1965 | $4.79 |
| 1964 | $4.75 |
| 1963 | $4.67 |
| 1962 | $4.61 |
| 1961 | $4.58 |
| 1960 | $4.51 |
| 1959 | $4.44 |
| 1958 | $4.36 |
| 1957 | $4.24 |
| 1956 | $4.12 |
| 1955 | $4.10 |
| 1954 | $4.13 |
| 1953 | $4.10 |
| 1952 | $4.07 |
| 1951 | $3.84 |
| 1950 | $3.62 |
| 1949 | $3.70 |
| 1948 | $3.59 |
| 1947 | $3.30 |
| 1946 | $2.79 |
| 1945 | $2.73 |
| 1944 | $2.67 |
| 1943 | $2.60 |
| 1942 | $2.38 |
| 1941 | $2.17 |
| 1940 | $2.15 |
| Year | Wage |
|---|---|
| 1939 | $2.15 |
| 1938 | $2.21 |
| 1937 | $2.15 |
| 1936 | $2.12 |
| 1935 | $2.06 |
| 1934 | $2.03 |
| 1933 | $2.01 |
| 1932 | $2.24 |
| 1931 | $2.47 |
| 1930 | $2.64 |
| 1929 | $2.63 |
| 1928 | $2.66 |
| 1927 | $2.72 |
| 1926 | $2.75 |
| 1925 | $2.66 |
| 1924 | $2.66 |
| 1923 | $2.60 |
| 1922 | $2.66 |
| 1921 | $2.98 |
| 1920 | $2.90 |
| 1919 | $2.53 |
| 1918 | $2.10 |
| 1917 | $1.78 |
| 1916 | $1.58 |
| 1915 | $1.55 |
| 1914 | $1.54 |
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 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $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 |
| $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 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $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 |
| $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 |
| Per Hour | Per Year |
|---|---|
| $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 |