What is a $45,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

What is your hourly wage if you earn $45,000 per year?
Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$45,000 per year =
$22.50 per hour
($900 per week)
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$45,000 a year is what per hour?
It depends on how many hours you work, but assuming a 40 hour work week, and working 50 weeks a year, then a $45,000 yearly salary is about $22.50 per hour.
Is 45k a year good pay?
It's a little below average. We estimate that only 48% of workers in the United States earn less than $45,000/year.
Median Yearly Salary by Profession - United States
May 2022 data. Source
Profession Salary
Doctors (General Practice) $214,460
Dentists $159,530
Lawyers $135,740
Pharmacists $132,750
Air Traffic Controllers $132,250
Physician Assistants $126,010
Software Developers $114,190
Actuaries $113,990
Mathematicians $112,110
Veterinarians $103,260
Civil Engineers $89,940
Psychologists $85,330
Registered Nurses $81,220
Accountants $78,000
Police Officers $65,810
Flight Attendants $63,760
High School Teachers $62,360
Electricians $60,240
Plumbers $60,090
Insurance Agents $57,860
Head Chefs $56,520
Clergy $55,550
Mail Carriers $54,250
Profession Salary
Real Estate Agents $52,030
Firefighters $51,680
Undertakers $51,570
Carpenters $51,390
Librarians $51,220
Bus Drivers $50,890
Prison Guards $49,610
Machinists $48,510
All Occupations $46,310
Secretaries $44,080
Models $43,130
Construction Laborers $40,750
Photographers $40,170
Preschool Teachers $37,000
Bank Tellers $36,380
Butchers $35,870
Security Guards $34,750
Barbers and Hairdressers $33,400
Cooks $30,910
Taxi Drivers $30,670
Nannies $28,520
Cashiers $28,250
Fast Food Workers $27,930
Median Yearly Salary by U.S. State
May 2022 data. Source
State Rank Salary
Alabama 47 $38,480
Alaska 4 $52,000
Arizona 25 $45,282
Arkansas 49 $37,274
California 9 $49,733
Colorado 8 $50,253
Connecticut 5 $51,792
Delaware 19 $47,154
Florida 37 $40,810
Georgia 31 $42,890
Hawaii 12 $48,568
Idaho 40 $40,061
Illinois 16 $47,486
Indiana 34 $42,099
Iowa 28 $44,346
Kansas 35 $41,870
Kentucky 39 $40,186
Louisiana 45 $38,979
Maine 24 $45,427
Maryland 6 $51,418
Massachusetts 1 $58,448
Michigan 22 $45,510
Minnesota 11 $48,755
Mississippi 50 $36,109
Missouri 32 $42,307
State Rank Salary
Montana 33 $42,203
Nebraska 29 $44,096
Nevada 38 $40,810
New Hampshire 14 $47,923
New Jersey 7 $51,085
New Mexico 42 $39,915
New York 3 $52,478
North Carolina 36 $41,808
North Dakota 17 $47,403
Ohio 26 $44,762
Oklahoma 44 $39,104
Oregon 15 $47,778
Pennsylvania 20 $45,802
Rhode Island 10 $49,358
South Carolina 46 $38,875
South Dakota 43 $39,874
Tennessee 41 $39,936
Texas 30 $43,472
Utah 27 $44,470
Vermont 18 $47,320
Virginia 13 $48,298
Washington 2 $56,326
West Virginia 48 $37,773
Wisconsin 21 $45,656
Wyoming 23 $45,448
$45,000 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2022 $42,272
2021 $39,493
2020 $38,962
2019 $38,092
2018 $37,378
2017 $36,606
2016 $35,862
2015 $35,602
2014 $35,335
2013 $34,812
2012 $34,216
2011 $33,232
2010 $32,742
2009 $31,875
2008 $31,845
2007 $30,597
2006 $29,839
2005 $28,853
2004 $27,943
2003 $27,428
2002 $26,791
2001 $26,382
2000 $25,517
1999 $24,850
1998 $24,456
1997 $24,047
1996 $23,273
1995 $22,697
1994 $22,106
1993 $21,515
1992 $20,908
1991 $20,287
1990 $19,119
1989 $18,270
1988 $17,497
1987 $16,754
1986 $16,572
Year Salary
1985 $15,965
1984 $15,359
1983 $14,798
1982 $14,252
1981 $13,085
1980 $11,629
1979 $10,265
1978 $9,416
1977 $8,824
1976 $8,415
1975 $7,869
1974 $7,005
1973 $6,444
1972 $6,232
1971 $6,034
1970 $5,716
1969 $5,382
1968 $5,140
1967 $4,988
1966 $4,821
1965 $4,731
1964 $4,685
1963 $4,609
1962 $4,549
1961 $4,518
1960 $4,458
1959 $4,382
1958 $4,306
1957 $4,185
1956 $4,063
1955 $4,048
1954 $4,079
1953 $4,048
1952 $4,018
1951 $3,790
1950 $3,578
1949 $3,654
Year Salary
1948 $3,548
1947 $3,260
1946 $2,759
1945 $2,699
1944 $2,638
1943 $2,562
1942 $2,350
1941 $2,138
1940 $2,123
1939 $2,123
1938 $2,183
1937 $2,123
1936 $2,092
1935 $2,032
1934 $2,001
1933 $1,986
1932 $2,214
1931 $2,441
1930 $2,608
1929 $2,593
1928 $2,623
1927 $2,684
1926 $2,714
1925 $2,623
1924 $2,623
1923 $2,562
1922 $2,623
1921 $2,941
1920 $2,866
1919 $2,502
1918 $2,077
1917 $1,759
1916 $1,562
1915 $1,531
1914 $1,516
Nearby Values
Per Year Per Hour
$45,000 $22.50
$45,005 $22.50
$45,010 $22.51
$45,015 $22.51
$45,020 $22.51
$45,025 $22.51
$45,030 $22.52
$45,035 $22.52
$45,040 $22.52
$45,045 $22.52
$45,050 $22.53
$45,055 $22.53
$45,060 $22.53
$45,065 $22.53
$45,070 $22.54
$45,075 $22.54
$45,080 $22.54
$45,085 $22.54
$45,090 $22.55
$45,095 $22.55
$45,100 $22.55
$45,105 $22.55
$45,110 $22.56
$45,115 $22.56
$45,120 $22.56
$45,125 $22.56
$45,130 $22.57
$45,135 $22.57
$45,140 $22.57
$45,145 $22.57
$45,150 $22.58
$45,155 $22.58
$45,160 $22.58
$45,165 $22.58
Per Year Per Hour
$45,170 $22.59
$45,175 $22.59
$45,180 $22.59
$45,185 $22.59
$45,190 $22.60
$45,195 $22.60
$45,200 $22.60
$45,205 $22.60
$45,210 $22.61
$45,215 $22.61
$45,220 $22.61
$45,225 $22.61
$45,230 $22.62
$45,235 $22.62
$45,240 $22.62
$45,245 $22.62
$45,250 $22.63
$45,255 $22.63
$45,260 $22.63
$45,265 $22.63
$45,270 $22.64
$45,275 $22.64
$45,280 $22.64
$45,285 $22.64
$45,290 $22.65
$45,295 $22.65
$45,300 $22.65
$45,305 $22.65
$45,310 $22.66
$45,315 $22.66
$45,320 $22.66
$45,325 $22.66
$45,330 $22.67
$45,335 $22.67
Per Year Per Hour
$45,340 $22.67
$45,345 $22.67
$45,350 $22.68
$45,355 $22.68
$45,360 $22.68
$45,365 $22.68
$45,370 $22.69
$45,375 $22.69
$45,380 $22.69
$45,385 $22.69
$45,390 $22.70
$45,395 $22.70
$45,400 $22.70
$45,405 $22.70
$45,410 $22.71
$45,415 $22.71
$45,420 $22.71
$45,425 $22.71
$45,430 $22.72
$45,435 $22.72
$45,440 $22.72
$45,445 $22.72
$45,450 $22.73
$45,455 $22.73
$45,460 $22.73
$45,465 $22.73
$45,470 $22.74
$45,475 $22.74
$45,480 $22.74
$45,485 $22.74
$45,490 $22.75
$45,495 $22.75