What Salary Equals $72/Hour?

If you make $72 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:
$72 per hour =
$144,000 per year
($2,880 per week)
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72 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 $72 hourly wage is about $144,000 per year, or $12,000 a month.
Is $72 an hour good pay?
Yes. Any wage above $53.03/hour puts you in the top 10% of U.S. workers.
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
$72.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $67.63
2021 $63.19
2020 $62.34
2019 $60.95
2018 $59.80
2017 $58.57
2016 $57.38
2015 $56.96
2014 $56.54
2013 $55.70
2012 $54.75
2011 $53.17
2010 $52.39
2009 $51.00
2008 $50.95
2007 $48.95
2006 $47.74
2005 $46.16
2004 $44.71
2003 $43.88
2002 $42.87
2001 $42.21
2000 $40.83
1999 $39.76
1998 $39.13
1997 $38.47
1996 $37.24
1995 $36.32
1994 $35.37
1993 $34.42
1992 $33.45
1991 $32.46
1990 $30.59
1989 $29.23
1988 $27.99
1987 $26.81
1986 $26.52
Year Wage
1985 $25.54
1984 $24.57
1983 $23.68
1982 $22.80
1981 $20.94
1980 $18.61
1979 $16.42
1978 $15.06
1977 $14.12
1976 $13.46
1975 $12.59
1974 $11.21
1973 $10.31
1972 $9.97
1971 $9.66
1970 $9.15
1969 $8.61
1968 $8.22
1967 $7.98
1966 $7.71
1965 $7.57
1964 $7.50
1963 $7.37
1962 $7.28
1961 $7.23
1960 $7.13
1959 $7.01
1958 $6.89
1957 $6.70
1956 $6.50
1955 $6.48
1954 $6.53
1953 $6.48
1952 $6.43
1951 $6.06
1950 $5.73
1949 $5.85
Year Wage
1948 $5.68
1947 $5.22
1946 $4.42
1945 $4.32
1944 $4.22
1943 $4.10
1942 $3.76
1941 $3.42
1940 $3.40
1939 $3.40
1938 $3.49
1937 $3.40
1936 $3.35
1935 $3.25
1934 $3.20
1933 $3.18
1932 $3.54
1931 $3.91
1930 $4.17
1929 $4.15
1928 $4.20
1927 $4.29
1926 $4.34
1925 $4.20
1924 $4.20
1923 $4.10
1922 $4.20
1921 $4.71
1920 $4.58
1919 $4.00
1918 $3.32
1917 $2.81
1916 $2.50
1915 $2.45
1914 $2.43
Nearby Values
Per Hour Per Year
$72.00 $144,000
$72.01 $144,020
$72.02 $144,040
$72.03 $144,060
$72.04 $144,080
$72.05 $144,100
$72.06 $144,120
$72.07 $144,140
$72.08 $144,160
$72.09 $144,180
$72.10 $144,200
$72.11 $144,220
$72.12 $144,240
$72.13 $144,260
$72.14 $144,280
$72.15 $144,300
$72.16 $144,320
$72.17 $144,340
$72.18 $144,360
$72.19 $144,380
$72.20 $144,400
$72.21 $144,420
$72.22 $144,440
$72.23 $144,460
$72.24 $144,480
$72.25 $144,500
$72.26 $144,520
$72.27 $144,540
$72.28 $144,560
$72.29 $144,580
$72.30 $144,600
$72.31 $144,620
$72.32 $144,640
$72.33 $144,660
Per Hour Per Year
$72.34 $144,680
$72.35 $144,700
$72.36 $144,720
$72.37 $144,740
$72.38 $144,760
$72.39 $144,780
$72.40 $144,800
$72.41 $144,820
$72.42 $144,840
$72.43 $144,860
$72.44 $144,880
$72.45 $144,900
$72.46 $144,920
$72.47 $144,940
$72.48 $144,960
$72.49 $144,980
$72.50 $145,000
$72.51 $145,020
$72.52 $145,040
$72.53 $145,060
$72.54 $145,080
$72.55 $145,100
$72.56 $145,120
$72.57 $145,140
$72.58 $145,160
$72.59 $145,180
$72.60 $145,200
$72.61 $145,220
$72.62 $145,240
$72.63 $145,260
$72.64 $145,280
$72.65 $145,300
$72.66 $145,320
$72.67 $145,340
Per Hour Per Year
$72.68 $145,360
$72.69 $145,380
$72.70 $145,400
$72.71 $145,420
$72.72 $145,440
$72.73 $145,460
$72.74 $145,480
$72.75 $145,500
$72.76 $145,520
$72.77 $145,540
$72.78 $145,560
$72.79 $145,580
$72.80 $145,600
$72.81 $145,620
$72.82 $145,640
$72.83 $145,660
$72.84 $145,680
$72.85 $145,700
$72.86 $145,720
$72.87 $145,740
$72.88 $145,760
$72.89 $145,780
$72.90 $145,800
$72.91 $145,820
$72.92 $145,840
$72.93 $145,860
$72.94 $145,880
$72.95 $145,900
$72.96 $145,920
$72.97 $145,940
$72.98 $145,960
$72.99 $145,980