What Salary Equals $43/Hour?

If you make $43 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:
$43 per hour =
$86,000 per year
($1,720 per week)
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43 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 $43 hourly wage is about $86,000 per year, or $7,167 a month.
Is $43 an hour good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $43/hour makes more than 83% 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
$43.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $40.39
2021 $37.74
2020 $37.23
2019 $36.40
2018 $35.72
2017 $34.98
2016 $34.27
2015 $34.02
2014 $33.76
2013 $33.26
2012 $32.70
2011 $31.75
2010 $31.29
2009 $30.46
2008 $30.43
2007 $29.24
2006 $28.51
2005 $27.57
2004 $26.70
2003 $26.21
2002 $25.60
2001 $25.21
2000 $24.38
1999 $23.75
1998 $23.37
1997 $22.98
1996 $22.24
1995 $21.69
1994 $21.12
1993 $20.56
1992 $19.98
1991 $19.38
1990 $18.27
1989 $17.46
1988 $16.72
1987 $16.01
1986 $15.84
Year Wage
1985 $15.26
1984 $14.68
1983 $14.14
1982 $13.62
1981 $12.50
1980 $11.11
1979 $9.81
1978 $9.00
1977 $8.43
1976 $8.04
1975 $7.52
1974 $6.69
1973 $6.16
1972 $5.95
1971 $5.77
1970 $5.46
1969 $5.14
1968 $4.91
1967 $4.77
1966 $4.61
1965 $4.52
1964 $4.48
1963 $4.40
1962 $4.35
1961 $4.32
1960 $4.26
1959 $4.19
1958 $4.11
1957 $4.00
1956 $3.88
1955 $3.87
1954 $3.90
1953 $3.87
1952 $3.84
1951 $3.62
1950 $3.42
1949 $3.49
Year Wage
1948 $3.39
1947 $3.11
1946 $2.64
1945 $2.58
1944 $2.52
1943 $2.45
1942 $2.25
1941 $2.04
1940 $2.03
1939 $2.03
1938 $2.09
1937 $2.03
1936 $2.00
1935 $1.94
1934 $1.91
1933 $1.90
1932 $2.12
1931 $2.33
1930 $2.49
1929 $2.48
1928 $2.51
1927 $2.56
1926 $2.59
1925 $2.51
1924 $2.51
1923 $2.45
1922 $2.51
1921 $2.81
1920 $2.74
1919 $2.39
1918 $1.98
1917 $1.68
1916 $1.49
1915 $1.46
1914 $1.45
Nearby Values
Per Hour Per Year
$43.00 $86,000
$43.01 $86,020
$43.02 $86,040
$43.03 $86,060
$43.04 $86,080
$43.05 $86,100
$43.06 $86,120
$43.07 $86,140
$43.08 $86,160
$43.09 $86,180
$43.10 $86,200
$43.11 $86,220
$43.12 $86,240
$43.13 $86,260
$43.14 $86,280
$43.15 $86,300
$43.16 $86,320
$43.17 $86,340
$43.18 $86,360
$43.19 $86,380
$43.20 $86,400
$43.21 $86,420
$43.22 $86,440
$43.23 $86,460
$43.24 $86,480
$43.25 $86,500
$43.26 $86,520
$43.27 $86,540
$43.28 $86,560
$43.29 $86,580
$43.30 $86,600
$43.31 $86,620
$43.32 $86,640
$43.33 $86,660
Per Hour Per Year
$43.34 $86,680
$43.35 $86,700
$43.36 $86,720
$43.37 $86,740
$43.38 $86,760
$43.39 $86,780
$43.40 $86,800
$43.41 $86,820
$43.42 $86,840
$43.43 $86,860
$43.44 $86,880
$43.45 $86,900
$43.46 $86,920
$43.47 $86,940
$43.48 $86,960
$43.49 $86,980
$43.50 $87,000
$43.51 $87,020
$43.52 $87,040
$43.53 $87,060
$43.54 $87,080
$43.55 $87,100
$43.56 $87,120
$43.57 $87,140
$43.58 $87,160
$43.59 $87,180
$43.60 $87,200
$43.61 $87,220
$43.62 $87,240
$43.63 $87,260
$43.64 $87,280
$43.65 $87,300
$43.66 $87,320
$43.67 $87,340
Per Hour Per Year
$43.68 $87,360
$43.69 $87,380
$43.70 $87,400
$43.71 $87,420
$43.72 $87,440
$43.73 $87,460
$43.74 $87,480
$43.75 $87,500
$43.76 $87,520
$43.77 $87,540
$43.78 $87,560
$43.79 $87,580
$43.80 $87,600
$43.81 $87,620
$43.82 $87,640
$43.83 $87,660
$43.84 $87,680
$43.85 $87,700
$43.86 $87,720
$43.87 $87,740
$43.88 $87,760
$43.89 $87,780
$43.90 $87,800
$43.91 $87,820
$43.92 $87,840
$43.93 $87,860
$43.94 $87,880
$43.95 $87,900
$43.96 $87,920
$43.97 $87,940
$43.98 $87,960
$43.99 $87,980