What is a $120,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

Yearly Salary

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$120,000 per year =
$60 per hour
($2,400 per week)

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$120,000 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 $120,000 yearly salary is about $60.00 per hour.
Is 120k a year good pay?
Yes. Any salary over $101,000 a year puts you in the top 10% of U.S. workers.

Median Yearly Salary by Profession – United States
May 2019 data. Source

Profession	Salary
Doctors (General Practice)	$201,590
Dentists	$155,600
Pharmacists	$128,090
Air Traffic Controllers	$122,990
Lawyers	$122,960
Physician Assistants	$112,260
Actuaries	$108,350
Mathematicians	$105,030
Veterinarians	$95,460
Civil Engineers	$87,060
Computer Programmers	$86,550
Psychologists	$78,200
Registered Nurses	$73,300
Accountants	$71,550
Police Officers	$63,150

Profession	Salary
High School Teachers	$61,660
Librarians	$61,530
Flight Attendants	$56,230
Electricians	$56,180
Clergy	$55,190
Plumbers	$55,160
Undertakers	$54,150
All Occupations	$53,490
Head Chefs	$51,530
Mail Carriers	$51,310
Insurance Agents	$50,940
Firefighters	$50,850
Real Estate Agents	$48,930
Carpenters	$48,330
Bus Drivers	$45,830

Profession	Salary
Prison Guards	$45,180
Machinists	$44,420
Secretaries	$37,690
Construction Laborers	$36,860
Photographers	$36,280
Butchers	$32,500
Bank Tellers	$31,230
Preschool Teachers	$30,520
Barbers	$30,150
Security Guards	$29,680
Models	$28,350
Cooks	$27,790
Nannies	$24,230
Cashiers	$23,650

Median Yearly Salary by U.S. State
May 2019 data. Source

State	Rank	Salary
Alabama	44	$34,800
Alaska	2	$48,540
Arizona	25	$38,410
Arkansas	49	$32,940
California	10	$44,180
Colorado	9	$44,250
Connecticut	3	$48,530
Delaware	20	$40,900
Florida	39	$35,850
Georgia	34	$36,930
Hawaii	8	$44,400
Idaho	43	$35,360
Illinois	18	$41,060
Indiana	33	$36,960
Iowa	28	$38,280
Kansas	32	$37,010
Kentucky	41	$35,540

State	Rank	Salary
Louisiana	47	$34,650
Maine	27	$38,370
Maryland	6	$45,970
Massachusetts	1	$50,200
Michigan	23	$38,680
Minnesota	12	$44,110
Mississippi	50	$31,210
Missouri	31	$37,180
Montana	36	$36,420
Nebraska	26	$38,390
Nevada	37	$36,410
New Hampshire	16	$41,490
New Jersey	7	$45,000
New Mexico	42	$35,420
New York	5	$46,680
North Carolina	35	$36,910
North Dakota	13	$42,510

State	Rank	Salary
Ohio	24	$38,560
Oklahoma	40	$35,730
Oregon	17	$41,250
Pennsylvania	21	$39,490
Rhode Island	11	$44,170
South Carolina	46	$34,690
South Dakota	45	$34,750
Tennessee	38	$35,910
Texas	29	$38,010
Utah	30	$37,910
Vermont	19	$40,920
Virginia	14	$42,220
Washington	4	$48,140
West Virginia	48	$33,920
Wisconsin	22	$39,090
Wyoming	15	$41,650

$120,000 / yr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Salary
2020	$118,388
2019	$115,743
2018	$113,573
2017	$111,227
2016	$108,967
2015	$108,178
2014	$107,365
2013	$105,777
2012	$103,967
2011	$100,975
2010	$99,487
2009	$96,852
2008	$96,763
2007	$92,969
2006	$90,665
2005	$87,671
2004	$84,907
2003	$83,340
2002	$81,405
2001	$80,162
2000	$77,536
1999	$75,508
1998	$74,311
1997	$73,067
1996	$70,717
1995	$68,967
1994	$67,170

Year	Salary
1993	$65,373
1992	$63,530
1991	$61,641
1990	$58,094
1989	$55,514
1988	$53,165
1987	$50,907
1986	$50,354
1985	$48,512
1984	$46,669
1983	$44,964
1982	$43,306
1981	$39,758
1980	$35,336
1979	$31,189
1978	$28,609
1977	$26,813
1976	$25,569
1975	$23,910
1974	$21,284
1973	$19,580
1972	$18,935
1971	$18,336
1970	$17,368
1969	$16,355
1968	$15,618
1967	$15,157

Year	Salary
1966	$14,650
1965	$14,374
1964	$14,236
1963	$14,005
1962	$13,821
1961	$13,729
1960	$13,545
1959	$13,314
1958	$13,084
1957	$12,715
1956	$12,347
1955	$12,301
1954	$12,393
1953	$12,301
1952	$12,209
1951	$11,517
1950	$10,872
1949	$11,103
1948	$10,780
1947	$9,905
1946	$8,385
1945	$8,200
1944	$8,016
1943	$7,786
1942	$7,141
1941	$6,496
1940	$6,450

Year	Salary
1939	$6,450
1938	$6,634
1937	$6,450
1936	$6,358
1935	$6,173
1934	$6,081
1933	$6,035
1932	$6,726
1931	$7,417
1930	$7,924
1929	$7,878
1928	$7,970
1927	$8,154
1926	$8,247
1925	$7,970
1924	$7,970
1923	$7,786
1922	$7,970
1921	$8,938
1920	$8,707
1919	$7,602
1918	$6,312
1917	$5,344
1916	$4,745
1915	$4,653
1914	$4,607

Nearby Values

Per Year	Per Hour
120,000	$60.00
120,010	$60.01
120,020	$60.01
120,030	$60.02
120,040	$60.02
120,050	$60.03
120,060	$60.03
120,070	$60.04
120,080	$60.04
120,090	$60.05
120,100	$60.05
120,110	$60.06
120,120	$60.06
120,130	$60.07
120,140	$60.07
120,150	$60.08
120,160	$60.08
120,170	$60.09
120,180	$60.09
120,190	$60.10
120,200	$60.10
120,210	$60.11
120,220	$60.11
120,230	$60.12
120,240	$60.12

Per Year	Per Hour
120,250	$60.13
120,260	$60.13
120,270	$60.14
120,280	$60.14
120,290	$60.15
120,300	$60.15
120,310	$60.16
120,320	$60.16
120,330	$60.17
120,340	$60.17
120,350	$60.18
120,360	$60.18
120,370	$60.19
120,380	$60.19
120,390	$60.20
120,400	$60.20
120,410	$60.21
120,420	$60.21
120,430	$60.22
120,440	$60.22
120,450	$60.23
120,460	$60.23
120,470	$60.24
120,480	$60.24
120,490	$60.25

Per Year	Per Hour
120,500	$60.25
120,510	$60.26
120,520	$60.26
120,530	$60.27
120,540	$60.27
120,550	$60.28
120,560	$60.28
120,570	$60.29
120,580	$60.29
120,590	$60.30
120,600	$60.30
120,610	$60.31
120,620	$60.31
120,630	$60.32
120,640	$60.32
120,650	$60.33
120,660	$60.33
120,670	$60.34
120,680	$60.34
120,690	$60.35
120,700	$60.35
120,710	$60.36
120,720	$60.36
120,730	$60.37
120,740	$60.37

Per Year	Per Hour
120,750	$60.38
120,760	$60.38
120,770	$60.39
120,780	$60.39
120,790	$60.40
120,800	$60.40
120,810	$60.41
120,820	$60.41
120,830	$60.42
120,840	$60.42
120,850	$60.43
120,860	$60.43
120,870	$60.44
120,880	$60.44
120,890	$60.45
120,900	$60.45
120,910	$60.46
120,920	$60.46
120,930	$60.47
120,940	$60.47
120,950	$60.48
120,960	$60.48
120,970	$60.49
120,980	$60.49
120,990	$60.50