What Salary Equals $50/Hour?
If you make $50 an hour, how much do you make per year?
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$50 per hour =
$100,000 per year
($2,000 per week)
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50 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 $50 hourly wage is about $100,000 per year, or $8,333 a month.
Is $50 an hour good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $50/hour makes more than 88% of workers in the United States.
Median Hourly Wage by Profession - United States
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
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 |
$50.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year |
Wage |
2022 |
$46.97 |
2021 |
$43.88 |
2020 |
$43.29 |
2019 |
$42.32 |
2018 |
$41.53 |
2017 |
$40.67 |
2016 |
$39.85 |
2015 |
$39.56 |
2014 |
$39.26 |
2013 |
$38.68 |
2012 |
$38.02 |
2011 |
$36.92 |
2010 |
$36.38 |
2009 |
$35.42 |
2008 |
$35.38 |
2007 |
$34.00 |
2006 |
$33.15 |
2005 |
$32.06 |
2004 |
$31.05 |
2003 |
$30.48 |
2002 |
$29.77 |
2001 |
$29.31 |
2000 |
$28.35 |
1999 |
$27.61 |
1998 |
$27.17 |
1997 |
$26.72 |
1996 |
$25.86 |
1995 |
$25.22 |
1994 |
$24.56 |
1993 |
$23.91 |
1992 |
$23.23 |
1991 |
$22.54 |
1990 |
$21.24 |
1989 |
$20.30 |
1988 |
$19.44 |
1987 |
$18.62 |
1986 |
$18.41 |
Year |
Wage |
1985 |
$17.74 |
1984 |
$17.07 |
1983 |
$16.44 |
1982 |
$15.84 |
1981 |
$14.54 |
1980 |
$12.92 |
1979 |
$11.41 |
1978 |
$10.46 |
1977 |
$9.80 |
1976 |
$9.35 |
1975 |
$8.74 |
1974 |
$7.78 |
1973 |
$7.16 |
1972 |
$6.92 |
1971 |
$6.70 |
1970 |
$6.35 |
1969 |
$5.98 |
1968 |
$5.71 |
1967 |
$5.54 |
1966 |
$5.36 |
1965 |
$5.26 |
1964 |
$5.21 |
1963 |
$5.12 |
1962 |
$5.05 |
1961 |
$5.02 |
1960 |
$4.95 |
1959 |
$4.87 |
1958 |
$4.78 |
1957 |
$4.65 |
1956 |
$4.51 |
1955 |
$4.50 |
1954 |
$4.53 |
1953 |
$4.50 |
1952 |
$4.46 |
1951 |
$4.21 |
1950 |
$3.98 |
1949 |
$4.06 |
Year |
Wage |
1948 |
$3.94 |
1947 |
$3.62 |
1946 |
$3.07 |
1945 |
$3.00 |
1944 |
$2.93 |
1943 |
$2.85 |
1942 |
$2.61 |
1941 |
$2.38 |
1940 |
$2.36 |
1939 |
$2.36 |
1938 |
$2.43 |
1937 |
$2.36 |
1936 |
$2.32 |
1935 |
$2.26 |
1934 |
$2.22 |
1933 |
$2.21 |
1932 |
$2.46 |
1931 |
$2.71 |
1930 |
$2.90 |
1929 |
$2.88 |
1928 |
$2.91 |
1927 |
$2.98 |
1926 |
$3.02 |
1925 |
$2.91 |
1924 |
$2.91 |
1923 |
$2.85 |
1922 |
$2.91 |
1921 |
$3.27 |
1920 |
$3.18 |
1919 |
$2.78 |
1918 |
$2.31 |
1917 |
$1.95 |
1916 |
$1.74 |
1915 |
$1.70 |
1914 |
$1.68 |
Nearby Values
Per Hour |
Per Year |
$50.00 |
$100,000 |
$50.01 |
$100,020 |
$50.02 |
$100,040 |
$50.03 |
$100,060 |
$50.04 |
$100,080 |
$50.05 |
$100,100 |
$50.06 |
$100,120 |
$50.07 |
$100,140 |
$50.08 |
$100,160 |
$50.09 |
$100,180 |
$50.10 |
$100,200 |
$50.11 |
$100,220 |
$50.12 |
$100,240 |
$50.13 |
$100,260 |
$50.14 |
$100,280 |
$50.15 |
$100,300 |
$50.16 |
$100,320 |
$50.17 |
$100,340 |
$50.18 |
$100,360 |
$50.19 |
$100,380 |
$50.20 |
$100,400 |
$50.21 |
$100,420 |
$50.22 |
$100,440 |
$50.23 |
$100,460 |
$50.24 |
$100,480 |
$50.25 |
$100,500 |
$50.26 |
$100,520 |
$50.27 |
$100,540 |
$50.28 |
$100,560 |
$50.29 |
$100,580 |
$50.30 |
$100,600 |
$50.31 |
$100,620 |
$50.32 |
$100,640 |
$50.33 |
$100,660 |
Per Hour |
Per Year |
$50.34 |
$100,680 |
$50.35 |
$100,700 |
$50.36 |
$100,720 |
$50.37 |
$100,740 |
$50.38 |
$100,760 |
$50.39 |
$100,780 |
$50.40 |
$100,800 |
$50.41 |
$100,820 |
$50.42 |
$100,840 |
$50.43 |
$100,860 |
$50.44 |
$100,880 |
$50.45 |
$100,900 |
$50.46 |
$100,920 |
$50.47 |
$100,940 |
$50.48 |
$100,960 |
$50.49 |
$100,980 |
$50.50 |
$101,000 |
$50.51 |
$101,020 |
$50.52 |
$101,040 |
$50.53 |
$101,060 |
$50.54 |
$101,080 |
$50.55 |
$101,100 |
$50.56 |
$101,120 |
$50.57 |
$101,140 |
$50.58 |
$101,160 |
$50.59 |
$101,180 |
$50.60 |
$101,200 |
$50.61 |
$101,220 |
$50.62 |
$101,240 |
$50.63 |
$101,260 |
$50.64 |
$101,280 |
$50.65 |
$101,300 |
$50.66 |
$101,320 |
$50.67 |
$101,340 |
Per Hour |
Per Year |
$50.68 |
$101,360 |
$50.69 |
$101,380 |
$50.70 |
$101,400 |
$50.71 |
$101,420 |
$50.72 |
$101,440 |
$50.73 |
$101,460 |
$50.74 |
$101,480 |
$50.75 |
$101,500 |
$50.76 |
$101,520 |
$50.77 |
$101,540 |
$50.78 |
$101,560 |
$50.79 |
$101,580 |
$50.80 |
$101,600 |
$50.81 |
$101,620 |
$50.82 |
$101,640 |
$50.83 |
$101,660 |
$50.84 |
$101,680 |
$50.85 |
$101,700 |
$50.86 |
$101,720 |
$50.87 |
$101,740 |
$50.88 |
$101,760 |
$50.89 |
$101,780 |
$50.90 |
$101,800 |
$50.91 |
$101,820 |
$50.92 |
$101,840 |
$50.93 |
$101,860 |
$50.94 |
$101,880 |
$50.95 |
$101,900 |
$50.96 |
$101,920 |
$50.97 |
$101,940 |
$50.98 |
$101,960 |
$50.99 |
$101,980 |