What Salary Equals $8/Hour?

If you make $8 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:
$8 per hour =
$16,000 per year
($320 per week)
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8 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 $8 hourly wage is about $16,000 per year, or $1,333 a month.
Is $8 an hour good pay?
No. $8/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
$8.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $7.51
2021 $7.02
2020 $6.93
2019 $6.77
2018 $6.64
2017 $6.51
2016 $6.38
2015 $6.33
2014 $6.28
2013 $6.19
2012 $6.08
2011 $5.91
2010 $5.82
2009 $5.67
2008 $5.66
2007 $5.44
2006 $5.30
2005 $5.13
2004 $4.97
2003 $4.88
2002 $4.76
2001 $4.69
2000 $4.54
1999 $4.42
1998 $4.35
1997 $4.27
1996 $4.14
1995 $4.04
1994 $3.93
1993 $3.82
1992 $3.72
1991 $3.61
1990 $3.40
1989 $3.25
1988 $3.11
1987 $2.98
1986 $2.95
Year Wage
1985 $2.84
1984 $2.73
1983 $2.63
1982 $2.53
1981 $2.33
1980 $2.07
1979 $1.82
1978 $1.67
1977 $1.57
1976 $1.50
1975 $1.40
1974 $1.25
1973 $1.15
1972 $1.11
1971 $1.07
1970 $1.02
1969 $0.96
1968 $0.91
1967 $0.89
1966 $0.86
1965 $0.84
1964 $0.83
1963 $0.82
1962 $0.81
1961 $0.80
1960 $0.79
1959 $0.78
1958 $0.77
1957 $0.74
1956 $0.72
1955 $0.72
1954 $0.73
1953 $0.72
1952 $0.71
1951 $0.67
1950 $0.64
1949 $0.65
Year Wage
1948 $0.63
1947 $0.58
1946 $0.49
1945 $0.48
1944 $0.47
1943 $0.46
1942 $0.42
1941 $0.38
1940 $0.38
1939 $0.38
1938 $0.39
1937 $0.38
1936 $0.37
1935 $0.36
1934 $0.36
1933 $0.35
1932 $0.39
1931 $0.43
1930 $0.46
1929 $0.46
1928 $0.47
1927 $0.48
1926 $0.48
1925 $0.47
1924 $0.47
1923 $0.46
1922 $0.47
1921 $0.52
1920 $0.51
1919 $0.44
1918 $0.37
1917 $0.31
1916 $0.28
1915 $0.27
1914 $0.27
Nearby Values
Per Hour Per Year
$8.00 $16,000
$8.01 $16,020
$8.02 $16,040
$8.03 $16,060
$8.04 $16,080
$8.05 $16,100
$8.06 $16,120
$8.07 $16,140
$8.08 $16,160
$8.09 $16,180
$8.10 $16,200
$8.11 $16,220
$8.12 $16,240
$8.13 $16,260
$8.14 $16,280
$8.15 $16,300
$8.16 $16,320
$8.17 $16,340
$8.18 $16,360
$8.19 $16,380
$8.20 $16,400
$8.21 $16,420
$8.22 $16,440
$8.23 $16,460
$8.24 $16,480
$8.25 $16,500
$8.26 $16,520
$8.27 $16,540
$8.28 $16,560
$8.29 $16,580
$8.30 $16,600
$8.31 $16,620
$8.32 $16,640
$8.33 $16,660
Per Hour Per Year
$8.34 $16,680
$8.35 $16,700
$8.36 $16,720
$8.37 $16,740
$8.38 $16,760
$8.39 $16,780
$8.40 $16,800
$8.41 $16,820
$8.42 $16,840
$8.43 $16,860
$8.44 $16,880
$8.45 $16,900
$8.46 $16,920
$8.47 $16,940
$8.48 $16,960
$8.49 $16,980
$8.50 $17,000
$8.51 $17,020
$8.52 $17,040
$8.53 $17,060
$8.54 $17,080
$8.55 $17,100
$8.56 $17,120
$8.57 $17,140
$8.58 $17,160
$8.59 $17,180
$8.60 $17,200
$8.61 $17,220
$8.62 $17,240
$8.63 $17,260
$8.64 $17,280
$8.65 $17,300
$8.66 $17,320
$8.67 $17,340
Per Hour Per Year
$8.68 $17,360
$8.69 $17,380
$8.70 $17,400
$8.71 $17,420
$8.72 $17,440
$8.73 $17,460
$8.74 $17,480
$8.75 $17,500
$8.76 $17,520
$8.77 $17,540
$8.78 $17,560
$8.79 $17,580
$8.80 $17,600
$8.81 $17,620
$8.82 $17,640
$8.83 $17,660
$8.84 $17,680
$8.85 $17,700
$8.86 $17,720
$8.87 $17,740
$8.88 $17,760
$8.89 $17,780
$8.90 $17,800
$8.91 $17,820
$8.92 $17,840
$8.93 $17,860
$8.94 $17,880
$8.95 $17,900
$8.96 $17,920
$8.97 $17,940
$8.98 $17,960
$8.99 $17,980