What is a $49,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

What is your hourly wage if you earn $49,000 per year?
Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$49,000 per year =
$24.50 per hour
($980 per week)
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$49,000 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 $49,000 yearly salary is about $24.50 per hour.
Is 49k a year good pay?
It's above average. We estimate a person earning $49,000 a year makes more than 53% of workers in the United States.
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
$49,000 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2022 $46,029
2021 $43,003
2020 $42,425
2019 $41,478
2018 $40,700
2017 $39,859
2016 $39,049
2015 $38,767
2014 $38,475
2013 $37,906
2012 $37,258
2011 $36,186
2010 $35,652
2009 $34,708
2008 $34,676
2007 $33,316
2006 $32,491
2005 $31,418
2004 $30,427
2003 $29,866
2002 $29,172
2001 $28,727
2000 $27,786
1999 $27,059
1998 $26,630
1997 $26,184
1996 $25,342
1995 $24,715
1994 $24,071
1993 $23,427
1992 $22,767
1991 $22,090
1990 $20,819
1989 $19,894
1988 $19,052
1987 $18,243
1986 $18,045
Year Salary
1985 $17,385
1984 $16,724
1983 $16,113
1982 $15,519
1981 $14,248
1980 $12,663
1979 $11,177
1978 $10,252
1977 $9,609
1976 $9,163
1975 $8,568
1974 $7,627
1973 $7,017
1972 $6,785
1971 $6,571
1970 $6,224
1969 $5,861
1968 $5,597
1967 $5,432
1966 $5,250
1965 $5,151
1964 $5,101
1963 $5,019
1962 $4,953
1961 $4,920
1960 $4,854
1959 $4,771
1958 $4,689
1957 $4,557
1956 $4,425
1955 $4,408
1954 $4,441
1953 $4,408
1952 $4,375
1951 $4,127
1950 $3,896
1949 $3,979
Year Salary
1948 $3,863
1947 $3,550
1946 $3,005
1945 $2,939
1944 $2,873
1943 $2,790
1942 $2,559
1941 $2,328
1940 $2,311
1939 $2,311
1938 $2,377
1937 $2,311
1936 $2,278
1935 $2,212
1934 $2,179
1933 $2,163
1932 $2,410
1931 $2,658
1930 $2,840
1929 $2,823
1928 $2,856
1927 $2,922
1926 $2,955
1925 $2,856
1924 $2,856
1923 $2,790
1922 $2,856
1921 $3,203
1920 $3,120
1919 $2,724
1918 $2,262
1917 $1,915
1916 $1,700
1915 $1,667
1914 $1,651
Nearby Values
Per Year Per Hour
$49,000 $24.50
$49,005 $24.50
$49,010 $24.51
$49,015 $24.51
$49,020 $24.51
$49,025 $24.51
$49,030 $24.52
$49,035 $24.52
$49,040 $24.52
$49,045 $24.52
$49,050 $24.53
$49,055 $24.53
$49,060 $24.53
$49,065 $24.53
$49,070 $24.54
$49,075 $24.54
$49,080 $24.54
$49,085 $24.54
$49,090 $24.55
$49,095 $24.55
$49,100 $24.55
$49,105 $24.55
$49,110 $24.56
$49,115 $24.56
$49,120 $24.56
$49,125 $24.56
$49,130 $24.57
$49,135 $24.57
$49,140 $24.57
$49,145 $24.57
$49,150 $24.58
$49,155 $24.58
$49,160 $24.58
$49,165 $24.58
Per Year Per Hour
$49,170 $24.59
$49,175 $24.59
$49,180 $24.59
$49,185 $24.59
$49,190 $24.60
$49,195 $24.60
$49,200 $24.60
$49,205 $24.60
$49,210 $24.61
$49,215 $24.61
$49,220 $24.61
$49,225 $24.61
$49,230 $24.62
$49,235 $24.62
$49,240 $24.62
$49,245 $24.62
$49,250 $24.63
$49,255 $24.63
$49,260 $24.63
$49,265 $24.63
$49,270 $24.64
$49,275 $24.64
$49,280 $24.64
$49,285 $24.64
$49,290 $24.65
$49,295 $24.65
$49,300 $24.65
$49,305 $24.65
$49,310 $24.66
$49,315 $24.66
$49,320 $24.66
$49,325 $24.66
$49,330 $24.67
$49,335 $24.67
Per Year Per Hour
$49,340 $24.67
$49,345 $24.67
$49,350 $24.68
$49,355 $24.68
$49,360 $24.68
$49,365 $24.68
$49,370 $24.69
$49,375 $24.69
$49,380 $24.69
$49,385 $24.69
$49,390 $24.70
$49,395 $24.70
$49,400 $24.70
$49,405 $24.70
$49,410 $24.71
$49,415 $24.71
$49,420 $24.71
$49,425 $24.71
$49,430 $24.72
$49,435 $24.72
$49,440 $24.72
$49,445 $24.72
$49,450 $24.73
$49,455 $24.73
$49,460 $24.73
$49,465 $24.73
$49,470 $24.74
$49,475 $24.74
$49,480 $24.74
$49,485 $24.74
$49,490 $24.75
$49,495 $24.75