What Salary Equals $26.44/Hour?

Hourly Wage

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$26.44 per hour =
$52,880 per year
($1,057.6 per week)

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26.44 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 $26.44 hourly wage is about $52,880 per year, or $4,407 a month.
Is $26.44 an hour good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $26.44/hour makes more than 68% 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	$26.08
2019	$25.50
2018	$25.02
2017	$24.51
2016	$24.01
2015	$23.84
2014	$23.66
2013	$23.31
2012	$22.91
2011	$22.25
2010	$21.92
2009	$21.34
2008	$21.32
2007	$20.48
2006	$19.98
2005	$19.32
2004	$18.71
2003	$18.36
2002	$17.94
2001	$17.66
2000	$17.08
1999	$16.64
1998	$16.37
1997	$16.10
1996	$15.58
1995	$15.20
1994	$14.80

Year	Wage
1993	$14.40
1992	$14.00
1991	$13.58
1990	$12.80
1989	$12.23
1988	$11.71
1987	$11.22
1986	$11.09
1985	$10.69
1984	$10.28
1983	$9.91
1982	$9.54
1981	$8.76
1980	$7.79
1979	$6.87
1978	$6.30
1977	$5.91
1976	$5.63
1975	$5.27
1974	$4.69
1973	$4.31
1972	$4.17
1971	$4.04
1970	$3.83
1969	$3.60
1968	$3.44
1967	$3.34

Year	Wage
1966	$3.23
1965	$3.17
1964	$3.14
1963	$3.09
1962	$3.05
1961	$3.02
1960	$2.98
1959	$2.93
1958	$2.88
1957	$2.80
1956	$2.72
1955	$2.71
1954	$2.73
1953	$2.71
1952	$2.69
1951	$2.54
1950	$2.40
1949	$2.45
1948	$2.38
1947	$2.18
1946	$1.85
1945	$1.81
1944	$1.77
1943	$1.72
1942	$1.57
1941	$1.43
1940	$1.42

Year	Wage
1939	$1.42
1938	$1.46
1937	$1.42
1936	$1.40
1935	$1.36
1934	$1.34
1933	$1.33
1932	$1.48
1931	$1.63
1930	$1.75
1929	$1.74
1928	$1.76
1927	$1.80
1926	$1.82
1925	$1.76
1924	$1.76
1923	$1.72
1922	$1.76
1921	$1.97
1920	$1.92
1919	$1.67
1918	$1.39
1917	$1.18
1916	$1.05
1915	$1.03
1914	$1.02