What is a $121,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

Yearly Salary

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$121,000 per year =
$60.50 per hour
($2,420 per week)

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$121,000 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 $121,000 yearly salary is about $60.50 per hour.
Is 121k 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

$121,000 / yr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Salary
2020	$119,374
2019	$116,707
2018	$114,520
2017	$112,154
2016	$109,875
2015	$109,079
2014	$108,260
2013	$106,658
2012	$104,833
2011	$101,817
2010	$100,316
2009	$97,659
2008	$97,570
2007	$93,744
2006	$91,421
2005	$88,402
2004	$85,614
2003	$84,035
2002	$82,084
2001	$80,830
2000	$78,182
1999	$76,138
1998	$74,930
1997	$73,676
1996	$71,307
1995	$69,541
1994	$67,730

Year	Salary
1993	$65,918
1992	$64,060
1991	$62,155
1990	$58,578
1989	$55,977
1988	$53,608
1987	$51,331
1986	$50,774
1985	$48,916
1984	$47,058
1983	$45,339
1982	$43,667
1981	$40,090
1980	$35,630
1979	$31,449
1978	$28,848
1977	$27,036
1976	$25,782
1975	$24,110
1974	$21,462
1973	$19,743
1972	$19,093
1971	$18,489
1970	$17,513
1969	$16,491
1968	$15,748
1967	$15,283

Year	Salary
1966	$14,772
1965	$14,494
1964	$14,354
1963	$14,122
1962	$13,936
1961	$13,843
1960	$13,657
1959	$13,425
1958	$13,193
1957	$12,821
1956	$12,450
1955	$12,403
1954	$12,496
1953	$12,403
1952	$12,310
1951	$11,613
1950	$10,963
1949	$11,195
1948	$10,870
1947	$9,988
1946	$8,455
1945	$8,269
1944	$8,083
1943	$7,851
1942	$7,200
1941	$6,550
1940	$6,504

Year	Salary
1939	$6,504
1938	$6,689
1937	$6,504
1936	$6,411
1935	$6,225
1934	$6,132
1933	$6,085
1932	$6,782
1931	$7,479
1930	$7,990
1929	$7,944
1928	$8,037
1927	$8,222
1926	$8,315
1925	$8,037
1924	$8,037
1923	$7,851
1922	$8,037
1921	$9,012
1920	$8,780
1919	$7,665
1918	$6,364
1917	$5,389
1916	$4,785
1915	$4,692
1914	$4,645

Nearby Values

Per Year	Per Hour
121,000	$60.50
121,010	$60.51
121,020	$60.51
121,030	$60.52
121,040	$60.52
121,050	$60.53
121,060	$60.53
121,070	$60.54
121,080	$60.54
121,090	$60.55
121,100	$60.55
121,110	$60.56
121,120	$60.56
121,130	$60.57
121,140	$60.57
121,150	$60.58
121,160	$60.58
121,170	$60.59
121,180	$60.59
121,190	$60.60
121,200	$60.60
121,210	$60.61
121,220	$60.61
121,230	$60.62
121,240	$60.62

Per Year	Per Hour
121,250	$60.63
121,260	$60.63
121,270	$60.64
121,280	$60.64
121,290	$60.65
121,300	$60.65
121,310	$60.66
121,320	$60.66
121,330	$60.67
121,340	$60.67
121,350	$60.68
121,360	$60.68
121,370	$60.69
121,380	$60.69
121,390	$60.70
121,400	$60.70
121,410	$60.71
121,420	$60.71
121,430	$60.72
121,440	$60.72
121,450	$60.73
121,460	$60.73
121,470	$60.74
121,480	$60.74
121,490	$60.75

Per Year	Per Hour
121,500	$60.75
121,510	$60.76
121,520	$60.76
121,530	$60.77
121,540	$60.77
121,550	$60.78
121,560	$60.78
121,570	$60.79
121,580	$60.79
121,590	$60.80
121,600	$60.80
121,610	$60.81
121,620	$60.81
121,630	$60.82
121,640	$60.82
121,650	$60.83
121,660	$60.83
121,670	$60.84
121,680	$60.84
121,690	$60.85
121,700	$60.85
121,710	$60.86
121,720	$60.86
121,730	$60.87
121,740	$60.87

Per Year	Per Hour
121,750	$60.88
121,760	$60.88
121,770	$60.89
121,780	$60.89
121,790	$60.90
121,800	$60.90
121,810	$60.91
121,820	$60.91
121,830	$60.92
121,840	$60.92
121,850	$60.93
121,860	$60.93
121,870	$60.94
121,880	$60.94
121,890	$60.95
121,900	$60.95
121,910	$60.96
121,920	$60.96
121,930	$60.97
121,940	$60.97
121,950	$60.98
121,960	$60.98
121,970	$60.99
121,980	$60.99
121,990	$61.00