What Salary Equals $50/Hour?
If you make $50 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:
$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
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 |
$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 |