What Salary Equals $45/Hour?

If you make $45 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:
$45 per hour =
$90,000 per year
($1,800 per week)
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45 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 $45 hourly wage is about $90,000 per year, or $7,500 a month.
Is $45 an hour good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $45/hour makes more than 84% 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
$45.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $42.27
2021 $39.49
2020 $38.96
2019 $38.09
2018 $37.38
2017 $36.61
2016 $35.86
2015 $35.60
2014 $35.33
2013 $34.81
2012 $34.22
2011 $33.23
2010 $32.74
2009 $31.87
2008 $31.85
2007 $30.60
2006 $29.84
2005 $28.85
2004 $27.94
2003 $27.43
2002 $26.79
2001 $26.38
2000 $25.52
1999 $24.85
1998 $24.46
1997 $24.05
1996 $23.27
1995 $22.70
1994 $22.11
1993 $21.51
1992 $20.91
1991 $20.29
1990 $19.12
1989 $18.27
1988 $17.50
1987 $16.75
1986 $16.57
Year Wage
1985 $15.97
1984 $15.36
1983 $14.80
1982 $14.25
1981 $13.08
1980 $11.63
1979 $10.26
1978 $9.42
1977 $8.82
1976 $8.41
1975 $7.87
1974 $7.00
1973 $6.44
1972 $6.23
1971 $6.03
1970 $5.72
1969 $5.38
1968 $5.14
1967 $4.99
1966 $4.82
1965 $4.73
1964 $4.69
1963 $4.61
1962 $4.55
1961 $4.52
1960 $4.46
1959 $4.38
1958 $4.31
1957 $4.18
1956 $4.06
1955 $4.05
1954 $4.08
1953 $4.05
1952 $4.02
1951 $3.79
1950 $3.58
1949 $3.65
Year Wage
1948 $3.55
1947 $3.26
1946 $2.76
1945 $2.70
1944 $2.64
1943 $2.56
1942 $2.35
1941 $2.14
1940 $2.12
1939 $2.12
1938 $2.18
1937 $2.12
1936 $2.09
1935 $2.03
1934 $2.00
1933 $1.99
1932 $2.21
1931 $2.44
1930 $2.61
1929 $2.59
1928 $2.62
1927 $2.68
1926 $2.71
1925 $2.62
1924 $2.62
1923 $2.56
1922 $2.62
1921 $2.94
1920 $2.87
1919 $2.50
1918 $2.08
1917 $1.76
1916 $1.56
1915 $1.53
1914 $1.52
Nearby Values
Per Hour Per Year
$45.00 $90,000
$45.01 $90,020
$45.02 $90,040
$45.03 $90,060
$45.04 $90,080
$45.05 $90,100
$45.06 $90,120
$45.07 $90,140
$45.08 $90,160
$45.09 $90,180
$45.10 $90,200
$45.11 $90,220
$45.12 $90,240
$45.13 $90,260
$45.14 $90,280
$45.15 $90,300
$45.16 $90,320
$45.17 $90,340
$45.18 $90,360
$45.19 $90,380
$45.20 $90,400
$45.21 $90,420
$45.22 $90,440
$45.23 $90,460
$45.24 $90,480
$45.25 $90,500
$45.26 $90,520
$45.27 $90,540
$45.28 $90,560
$45.29 $90,580
$45.30 $90,600
$45.31 $90,620
$45.32 $90,640
$45.33 $90,660
Per Hour Per Year
$45.34 $90,680
$45.35 $90,700
$45.36 $90,720
$45.37 $90,740
$45.38 $90,760
$45.39 $90,780
$45.40 $90,800
$45.41 $90,820
$45.42 $90,840
$45.43 $90,860
$45.44 $90,880
$45.45 $90,900
$45.46 $90,920
$45.47 $90,940
$45.48 $90,960
$45.49 $90,980
$45.50 $91,000
$45.51 $91,020
$45.52 $91,040
$45.53 $91,060
$45.54 $91,080
$45.55 $91,100
$45.56 $91,120
$45.57 $91,140
$45.58 $91,160
$45.59 $91,180
$45.60 $91,200
$45.61 $91,220
$45.62 $91,240
$45.63 $91,260
$45.64 $91,280
$45.65 $91,300
$45.66 $91,320
$45.67 $91,340
Per Hour Per Year
$45.68 $91,360
$45.69 $91,380
$45.70 $91,400
$45.71 $91,420
$45.72 $91,440
$45.73 $91,460
$45.74 $91,480
$45.75 $91,500
$45.76 $91,520
$45.77 $91,540
$45.78 $91,560
$45.79 $91,580
$45.80 $91,600
$45.81 $91,620
$45.82 $91,640
$45.83 $91,660
$45.84 $91,680
$45.85 $91,700
$45.86 $91,720
$45.87 $91,740
$45.88 $91,760
$45.89 $91,780
$45.90 $91,800
$45.91 $91,820
$45.92 $91,840
$45.93 $91,860
$45.94 $91,880
$45.95 $91,900
$45.96 $91,920
$45.97 $91,940
$45.98 $91,960
$45.99 $91,980