What Salary Equals $7/Hour?

If you make $7 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:
$7 per hour =
$14,000 per year
($280 per week)
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7 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 $7 hourly wage is about $14,000 per year, or $1,167 a month.
Is $7 an hour good pay?
No. $7/hour is in the bottom 10% of wages 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
$7.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $6.58
2021 $6.14
2020 $6.06
2019 $5.93
2018 $5.81
2017 $5.69
2016 $5.58
2015 $5.54
2014 $5.50
2013 $5.42
2012 $5.32
2011 $5.17
2010 $5.09
2009 $4.96
2008 $4.95
2007 $4.76
2006 $4.64
2005 $4.49
2004 $4.35
2003 $4.27
2002 $4.17
2001 $4.10
2000 $3.97
1999 $3.87
1998 $3.80
1997 $3.74
1996 $3.62
1995 $3.53
1994 $3.44
1993 $3.35
1992 $3.25
1991 $3.16
1990 $2.97
1989 $2.84
1988 $2.72
1987 $2.61
1986 $2.58
Year Wage
1985 $2.48
1984 $2.39
1983 $2.30
1982 $2.22
1981 $2.04
1980 $1.81
1979 $1.60
1978 $1.46
1977 $1.37
1976 $1.31
1975 $1.22
1974 $1.09
1973 $1.00
1972 $0.97
1971 $0.94
1970 $0.89
1969 $0.84
1968 $0.80
1967 $0.78
1966 $0.75
1965 $0.74
1964 $0.73
1963 $0.72
1962 $0.71
1961 $0.70
1960 $0.69
1959 $0.68
1958 $0.67
1957 $0.65
1956 $0.63
1955 $0.63
1954 $0.63
1953 $0.63
1952 $0.63
1951 $0.59
1950 $0.56
1949 $0.57
Year Wage
1948 $0.55
1947 $0.51
1946 $0.43
1945 $0.42
1944 $0.41
1943 $0.40
1942 $0.37
1941 $0.33
1940 $0.33
1939 $0.33
1938 $0.34
1937 $0.33
1936 $0.33
1935 $0.32
1934 $0.31
1933 $0.31
1932 $0.34
1931 $0.38
1930 $0.41
1929 $0.40
1928 $0.41
1927 $0.42
1926 $0.42
1925 $0.41
1924 $0.41
1923 $0.40
1922 $0.41
1921 $0.46
1920 $0.45
1919 $0.39
1918 $0.32
1917 $0.27
1916 $0.24
1915 $0.24
1914 $0.24
Nearby Values
Per Hour Per Year
$7.00 $14,000
$7.01 $14,020
$7.02 $14,040
$7.03 $14,060
$7.04 $14,080
$7.05 $14,100
$7.06 $14,120
$7.07 $14,140
$7.08 $14,160
$7.09 $14,180
$7.10 $14,200
$7.11 $14,220
$7.12 $14,240
$7.13 $14,260
$7.14 $14,280
$7.15 $14,300
$7.16 $14,320
$7.17 $14,340
$7.18 $14,360
$7.19 $14,380
$7.20 $14,400
$7.21 $14,420
$7.22 $14,440
$7.23 $14,460
$7.24 $14,480
$7.25 $14,500
$7.26 $14,520
$7.27 $14,540
$7.28 $14,560
$7.29 $14,580
$7.30 $14,600
$7.31 $14,620
$7.32 $14,640
$7.33 $14,660
Per Hour Per Year
$7.34 $14,680
$7.35 $14,700
$7.36 $14,720
$7.37 $14,740
$7.38 $14,760
$7.39 $14,780
$7.40 $14,800
$7.41 $14,820
$7.42 $14,840
$7.43 $14,860
$7.44 $14,880
$7.45 $14,900
$7.46 $14,920
$7.47 $14,940
$7.48 $14,960
$7.49 $14,980
$7.50 $15,000
$7.51 $15,020
$7.52 $15,040
$7.53 $15,060
$7.54 $15,080
$7.55 $15,100
$7.56 $15,120
$7.57 $15,140
$7.58 $15,160
$7.59 $15,180
$7.60 $15,200
$7.61 $15,220
$7.62 $15,240
$7.63 $15,260
$7.64 $15,280
$7.65 $15,300
$7.66 $15,320
$7.67 $15,340
Per Hour Per Year
$7.68 $15,360
$7.69 $15,380
$7.70 $15,400
$7.71 $15,420
$7.72 $15,440
$7.73 $15,460
$7.74 $15,480
$7.75 $15,500
$7.76 $15,520
$7.77 $15,540
$7.78 $15,560
$7.79 $15,580
$7.80 $15,600
$7.81 $15,620
$7.82 $15,640
$7.83 $15,660
$7.84 $15,680
$7.85 $15,700
$7.86 $15,720
$7.87 $15,740
$7.88 $15,760
$7.89 $15,780
$7.90 $15,800
$7.91 $15,820
$7.92 $15,840
$7.93 $15,860
$7.94 $15,880
$7.95 $15,900
$7.96 $15,920
$7.97 $15,940
$7.98 $15,960
$7.99 $15,980