What Salary Equals $49.45/Hour?

If you make $49.45 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:
$49.45 per hour =
$98,900 per year
($1,978 per week)
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49.45 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 $49.45 hourly wage is about $98,900 per year, or $8,242 a month.
Is $49.45 an hour good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $49.45/hour makes more than 88% 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
$49.45 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $46.45
2021 $43.40
2020 $42.82
2019 $41.86
2018 $41.07
2017 $40.23
2016 $39.41
2015 $39.12
2014 $38.83
2013 $38.25
2012 $37.60
2011 $36.52
2010 $35.98
2009 $35.03
2008 $34.99
2007 $33.62
2006 $32.79
2005 $31.71
2004 $30.71
2003 $30.14
2002 $29.44
2001 $28.99
2000 $28.04
1999 $27.31
1998 $26.87
1997 $26.42
1996 $25.57
1995 $24.94
1994 $24.29
1993 $23.64
1992 $22.98
1991 $22.29
1990 $21.01
1989 $20.08
1988 $19.23
1987 $18.41
1986 $18.21
Year Wage
1985 $17.54
1984 $16.88
1983 $16.26
1982 $15.66
1981 $14.38
1980 $12.78
1979 $11.28
1978 $10.35
1977 $9.70
1976 $9.25
1975 $8.65
1974 $7.70
1973 $7.08
1972 $6.85
1971 $6.63
1970 $6.28
1969 $5.91
1968 $5.65
1967 $5.48
1966 $5.30
1965 $5.20
1964 $5.15
1963 $5.07
1962 $5.00
1961 $4.97
1960 $4.90
1959 $4.82
1958 $4.73
1957 $4.60
1956 $4.47
1955 $4.45
1954 $4.48
1953 $4.45
1952 $4.42
1951 $4.17
1950 $3.93
1949 $4.02
Year Wage
1948 $3.90
1947 $3.58
1946 $3.03
1945 $2.97
1944 $2.90
1943 $2.82
1942 $2.58
1941 $2.35
1940 $2.33
1939 $2.33
1938 $2.40
1937 $2.33
1936 $2.30
1935 $2.23
1934 $2.20
1933 $2.18
1932 $2.43
1931 $2.68
1930 $2.87
1929 $2.85
1928 $2.88
1927 $2.95
1926 $2.98
1925 $2.88
1924 $2.88
1923 $2.82
1922 $2.88
1921 $3.23
1920 $3.15
1919 $2.75
1918 $2.28
1917 $1.93
1916 $1.72
1915 $1.68
1914 $1.67