What Salary Equals $8.75/Hour?

If you make $8.75 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:
$8.75 per hour =
$17,500 per year
($350 per week)
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8.75 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 $8.75 hourly wage is about $17,500 per year, or $1,458 a month.
Is $8.75 an hour good pay?
No. $8.75/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
$8.75 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $8.22
2021 $7.68
2020 $7.58
2019 $7.41
2018 $7.27
2017 $7.12
2016 $6.97
2015 $6.92
2014 $6.87
2013 $6.77
2012 $6.65
2011 $6.46
2010 $6.37
2009 $6.20
2008 $6.19
2007 $5.95
2006 $5.80
2005 $5.61
2004 $5.43
2003 $5.33
2002 $5.21
2001 $5.13
2000 $4.96
1999 $4.83
1998 $4.76
1997 $4.68
1996 $4.53
1995 $4.41
1994 $4.30
1993 $4.18
1992 $4.07
1991 $3.94
1990 $3.72
1989 $3.55
1988 $3.40
1987 $3.26
1986 $3.22
Year Wage
1985 $3.10
1984 $2.99
1983 $2.88
1982 $2.77
1981 $2.54
1980 $2.26
1979 $2.00
1978 $1.83
1977 $1.72
1976 $1.64
1975 $1.53
1974 $1.36
1973 $1.25
1972 $1.21
1971 $1.17
1970 $1.11
1969 $1.05
1968 $1.00
1967 $0.97
1966 $0.94
1965 $0.92
1964 $0.91
1963 $0.90
1962 $0.88
1961 $0.88
1960 $0.87
1959 $0.85
1958 $0.84
1957 $0.81
1956 $0.79
1955 $0.79
1954 $0.79
1953 $0.79
1952 $0.78
1951 $0.74
1950 $0.70
1949 $0.71
Year Wage
1948 $0.69
1947 $0.63
1946 $0.54
1945 $0.52
1944 $0.51
1943 $0.50
1942 $0.46
1941 $0.42
1940 $0.41
1939 $0.41
1938 $0.42
1937 $0.41
1936 $0.41
1935 $0.40
1934 $0.39
1933 $0.39
1932 $0.43
1931 $0.47
1930 $0.51
1929 $0.50
1928 $0.51
1927 $0.52
1926 $0.53
1925 $0.51
1924 $0.51
1923 $0.50
1922 $0.51
1921 $0.57
1920 $0.56
1919 $0.49
1918 $0.40
1917 $0.34
1916 $0.30
1915 $0.30
1914 $0.29