What Salary Equals $25.50/Hour?

Hourly Wage

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$25.50 per hour =
$51,000 per year
($1,020 per week)

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25.50 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 $25.50 hourly wage is about $51,000 per year, or $4,250 a month.
Is $25.50 an hour good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $25.50/hour makes more than 66% of workers in the United States.

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

$26 / hr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Wage
2020	$25.16
2019	$24.60
2018	$24.13
2017	$23.64
2016	$23.16
2015	$22.99
2014	$22.82
2013	$22.48
2012	$22.09
2011	$21.46
2010	$21.14
2009	$20.58
2008	$20.56
2007	$19.76
2006	$19.27
2005	$18.63
2004	$18.04
2003	$17.71
2002	$17.30
2001	$17.03
2000	$16.48
1999	$16.05
1998	$15.79
1997	$15.53
1996	$15.03
1995	$14.66
1994	$14.27

Year	Wage
1993	$13.89
1992	$13.50
1991	$13.10
1990	$12.34
1989	$11.80
1988	$11.30
1987	$10.82
1986	$10.70
1985	$10.31
1984	$9.92
1983	$9.55
1982	$9.20
1981	$8.45
1980	$7.51
1979	$6.63
1978	$6.08
1977	$5.70
1976	$5.43
1975	$5.08
1974	$4.52
1973	$4.16
1972	$4.02
1971	$3.90
1970	$3.69
1969	$3.48
1968	$3.32
1967	$3.22

Year	Wage
1966	$3.11
1965	$3.05
1964	$3.03
1963	$2.98
1962	$2.94
1961	$2.92
1960	$2.88
1959	$2.83
1958	$2.78
1957	$2.70
1956	$2.62
1955	$2.61
1954	$2.63
1953	$2.61
1952	$2.59
1951	$2.45
1950	$2.31
1949	$2.36
1948	$2.29
1947	$2.10
1946	$1.78
1945	$1.74
1944	$1.70
1943	$1.65
1942	$1.52
1941	$1.38
1940	$1.37

Year	Wage
1939	$1.37
1938	$1.41
1937	$1.37
1936	$1.35
1935	$1.31
1934	$1.29
1933	$1.28
1932	$1.43
1931	$1.58
1930	$1.68
1929	$1.67
1928	$1.69
1927	$1.73
1926	$1.75
1925	$1.69
1924	$1.69
1923	$1.65
1922	$1.69
1921	$1.90
1920	$1.85
1919	$1.62
1918	$1.34
1917	$1.14
1916	$1.01
1915	$0.99
1914	$0.98