What Salary Equals $78/Hour?

If you make $78 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:
$78 per hour =
$156,000 per year
($3,120 per week)
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78 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 $78 hourly wage is about $156,000 per year, or $13,000 a month.
Is $78 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
$78.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $73.27
2021 $68.45
2020 $67.53
2019 $66.03
2018 $64.79
2017 $63.45
2016 $62.16
2015 $61.71
2014 $61.25
2013 $60.34
2012 $59.31
2011 $57.60
2010 $56.75
2009 $55.25
2008 $55.20
2007 $53.03
2006 $51.72
2005 $50.01
2004 $48.44
2003 $47.54
2002 $46.44
2001 $45.73
2000 $44.23
1999 $43.07
1998 $42.39
1997 $41.68
1996 $40.34
1995 $39.34
1994 $38.32
1993 $37.29
1992 $36.24
1991 $35.16
1990 $33.14
1989 $31.67
1988 $30.33
1987 $29.04
1986 $28.72
Year Wage
1985 $27.67
1984 $26.62
1983 $25.65
1982 $24.70
1981 $22.68
1980 $20.16
1979 $17.79
1978 $16.32
1977 $15.30
1976 $14.59
1975 $13.64
1974 $12.14
1973 $11.17
1972 $10.80
1971 $10.46
1970 $9.91
1969 $9.33
1968 $8.91
1967 $8.65
1966 $8.36
1965 $8.20
1964 $8.12
1963 $7.99
1962 $7.88
1961 $7.83
1960 $7.73
1959 $7.60
1958 $7.46
1957 $7.25
1956 $7.04
1955 $7.02
1954 $7.07
1953 $7.02
1952 $6.96
1951 $6.57
1950 $6.20
1949 $6.33
Year Wage
1948 $6.15
1947 $5.65
1946 $4.78
1945 $4.68
1944 $4.57
1943 $4.44
1942 $4.07
1941 $3.71
1940 $3.68
1939 $3.68
1938 $3.78
1937 $3.68
1936 $3.63
1935 $3.52
1934 $3.47
1933 $3.44
1932 $3.84
1931 $4.23
1930 $4.52
1929 $4.49
1928 $4.55
1927 $4.65
1926 $4.70
1925 $4.55
1924 $4.55
1923 $4.44
1922 $4.55
1921 $5.10
1920 $4.97
1919 $4.34
1918 $3.60
1917 $3.05
1916 $2.71
1915 $2.65
1914 $2.63
Nearby Values
Per Hour Per Year
$78.00 $156,000
$78.01 $156,020
$78.02 $156,040
$78.03 $156,060
$78.04 $156,080
$78.05 $156,100
$78.06 $156,120
$78.07 $156,140
$78.08 $156,160
$78.09 $156,180
$78.10 $156,200
$78.11 $156,220
$78.12 $156,240
$78.13 $156,260
$78.14 $156,280
$78.15 $156,300
$78.16 $156,320
$78.17 $156,340
$78.18 $156,360
$78.19 $156,380
$78.20 $156,400
$78.21 $156,420
$78.22 $156,440
$78.23 $156,460
$78.24 $156,480
$78.25 $156,500
$78.26 $156,520
$78.27 $156,540
$78.28 $156,560
$78.29 $156,580
$78.30 $156,600
$78.31 $156,620
$78.32 $156,640
$78.33 $156,660
Per Hour Per Year
$78.34 $156,680
$78.35 $156,700
$78.36 $156,720
$78.37 $156,740
$78.38 $156,760
$78.39 $156,780
$78.40 $156,800
$78.41 $156,820
$78.42 $156,840
$78.43 $156,860
$78.44 $156,880
$78.45 $156,900
$78.46 $156,920
$78.47 $156,940
$78.48 $156,960
$78.49 $156,980
$78.50 $157,000
$78.51 $157,020
$78.52 $157,040
$78.53 $157,060
$78.54 $157,080
$78.55 $157,100
$78.56 $157,120
$78.57 $157,140
$78.58 $157,160
$78.59 $157,180
$78.60 $157,200
$78.61 $157,220
$78.62 $157,240
$78.63 $157,260
$78.64 $157,280
$78.65 $157,300
$78.66 $157,320
$78.67 $157,340
Per Hour Per Year
$78.68 $157,360
$78.69 $157,380
$78.70 $157,400
$78.71 $157,420
$78.72 $157,440
$78.73 $157,460
$78.74 $157,480
$78.75 $157,500
$78.76 $157,520
$78.77 $157,540
$78.78 $157,560
$78.79 $157,580
$78.80 $157,600
$78.81 $157,620
$78.82 $157,640
$78.83 $157,660
$78.84 $157,680
$78.85 $157,700
$78.86 $157,720
$78.87 $157,740
$78.88 $157,760
$78.89 $157,780
$78.90 $157,800
$78.91 $157,820
$78.92 $157,840
$78.93 $157,860
$78.94 $157,880
$78.95 $157,900
$78.96 $157,920
$78.97 $157,940
$78.98 $157,960
$78.99 $157,980