What Salary Equals $14.95/Hour?

Hourly Wage

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$14.95 per hour =
$29,900 per year
($598 per week)

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14.95 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 $14.95 hourly wage is about $29,900 per year, or $2,492 a month.
Is $14.95 an hour good pay?
No. We estimate that only 35% of workers in the United States earn less than $14.95/hour.

Median Hourly Wage by Profession – United States
May 2019 data. Source

Profession	Wage
Doctors (General Practice)	$97.00
Dentists	$74.81
Pharmacists	$61.58
Air Traffic Controllers	$59.13
Lawyers	$59.11
Physician Assistants	$53.97
Actuaries	$52.09
Mathematicians	$50.50
Veterinarians	$45.90
Civil Engineers	$41.86
Computer Programmers	$41.61
Psychologists	$37.59
Registered Nurses	$35.24
Accountants	$34.40

Profession	Wage
Police Officers	$30.36
Librarians	$29.58
Electricians	$27.01
Clergy	$26.53
Plumbers	$26.52
Undertakers	$26.04
Head Chefs	$24.78
Mail Carriers	$24.67
Insurance Agents	$24.49
Firefighters	$24.45
Real Estate Agents	$23.53
Carpenters	$23.24
Bus Drivers	$22.03
Prison Guards	$21.72

Profession	Wage
Machinists	$21.36
All Occupations	$19.14
Secretaries	$18.12
Construction Laborers	$17.72
Photographers	$17.44
Butchers	$15.62
Bank Tellers	$15.02
Preschool Teachers	$14.67
Barbers	$14.50
Security Guards	$14.27
Models	$13.63
Cooks	$13.36
Nannies	$11.65
Cashiers	$11.37

Median Hourly Wage by U.S. State
May 2019 data. Source

State	Rank	Wage
Alabama	44	$16.73
Alaska	2	$23.34
Arizona	25	$18.46
Arkansas	49	$15.84
California	10	$21.24
Colorado	9	$21.28
Connecticut	3	$23.33
Delaware	20	$19.66
Florida	39	$17.23
Georgia	34	$17.75
Hawaii	8	$21.35
Idaho	43	$17.00
Illinois	18	$19.74
Indiana	33	$17.77
Iowa	28	$18.41
Kansas	32	$17.79
Kentucky	41	$17.09

State	Rank	Wage
Louisiana	47	$16.66
Maine	27	$18.45
Maryland	6	$22.10
Massachusetts	1	$24.14
Michigan	23	$18.60
Minnesota	12	$21.21
Mississippi	50	$15.00
Missouri	31	$17.88
Montana	36	$17.51
Nebraska	26	$18.46
Nevada	37	$17.51
New Hampshire	16	$19.95
New Jersey	7	$21.64
New Mexico	42	$17.03
New York	5	$22.44
North Carolina	35	$17.75
North Dakota	13	$20.44

State	Rank	Wage
Ohio	24	$18.54
Oklahoma	40	$17.18
Oregon	17	$19.83
Pennsylvania	21	$18.99
Rhode Island	11	$21.24
South Carolina	46	$16.68
South Dakota	45	$16.71
Tennessee	38	$17.26
Texas	29	$18.28
Utah	30	$18.23
Vermont	19	$19.68
Virginia	14	$20.30
Washington	4	$23.15
West Virginia	48	$16.31
Wisconsin	22	$18.79
Wyoming	15	$20.02

$15 / hr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Wage
2020	$14.75
2019	$14.42
2018	$14.15
2017	$13.86
2016	$13.58
2015	$13.48
2014	$13.38
2013	$13.18
2012	$12.95
2011	$12.58
2010	$12.39
2009	$12.07
2008	$12.06
2007	$11.58
2006	$11.30
2005	$10.92
2004	$10.58
2003	$10.38
2002	$10.14
2001	$9.99
2000	$9.66
1999	$9.41
1998	$9.26
1997	$9.10
1996	$8.81
1995	$8.59
1994	$8.37

Year	Wage
1993	$8.14
1992	$7.91
1991	$7.68
1990	$7.24
1989	$6.92
1988	$6.62
1987	$6.34
1986	$6.27
1985	$6.04
1984	$5.81
1983	$5.60
1982	$5.40
1981	$4.95
1980	$4.40
1979	$3.89
1978	$3.56
1977	$3.34
1976	$3.19
1975	$2.98
1974	$2.65
1973	$2.44
1972	$2.36
1971	$2.28
1970	$2.16
1969	$2.04
1968	$1.95
1967	$1.89

Year	Wage
1966	$1.83
1965	$1.79
1964	$1.77
1963	$1.74
1962	$1.72
1961	$1.71
1960	$1.69
1959	$1.66
1958	$1.63
1957	$1.58
1956	$1.54
1955	$1.53
1954	$1.54
1953	$1.53
1952	$1.52
1951	$1.43
1950	$1.35
1949	$1.38
1948	$1.34
1947	$1.23
1946	$1.04
1945	$1.02
1944	$1.00
1943	$0.97
1942	$0.89
1941	$0.81
1940	$0.80

Year	Wage
1939	$0.80
1938	$0.83
1937	$0.80
1936	$0.79
1935	$0.77
1934	$0.76
1933	$0.75
1932	$0.84
1931	$0.92
1930	$0.99
1929	$0.98
1928	$0.99
1927	$1.02
1926	$1.03
1925	$0.99
1924	$0.99
1923	$0.97
1922	$0.99
1921	$1.11
1920	$1.08
1919	$0.95
1918	$0.79
1917	$0.67
1916	$0.59
1915	$0.58
1914	$0.57