What Salary Equals $47/Hour?

Hourly Wage

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$47 per hour =
$94,000 per year
($1,880 per week)

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47 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 $47 hourly wage is about $94,000 per year, or $7,833 a month.
Is $47 an hour good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $47/hour makes more than 89% 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

$47 / hr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Wage
2020	$46.37
2019	$45.33
2018	$44.48
2017	$43.56
2016	$42.68
2015	$42.37
2014	$42.05
2013	$41.43
2012	$40.72
2011	$39.55
2010	$38.97
2009	$37.93
2008	$37.90
2007	$36.41
2006	$35.51
2005	$34.34
2004	$33.26
2003	$32.64
2002	$31.88
2001	$31.40
2000	$30.37
1999	$29.57
1998	$29.11
1997	$28.62
1996	$27.70
1995	$27.01
1994	$26.31

Year	Wage
1993	$25.60
1992	$24.88
1991	$24.14
1990	$22.75
1989	$21.74
1988	$20.82
1987	$19.94
1986	$19.72
1985	$19.00
1984	$18.28
1983	$17.61
1982	$16.96
1981	$15.57
1980	$13.84
1979	$12.22
1978	$11.21
1977	$10.50
1976	$10.01
1975	$9.36
1974	$8.34
1973	$7.67
1972	$7.42
1971	$7.18
1970	$6.80
1969	$6.41
1968	$6.12
1967	$5.94

Year	Wage
1966	$5.74
1965	$5.63
1964	$5.58
1963	$5.49
1962	$5.41
1961	$5.38
1960	$5.30
1959	$5.21
1958	$5.12
1957	$4.98
1956	$4.84
1955	$4.82
1954	$4.85
1953	$4.82
1952	$4.78
1951	$4.51
1950	$4.26
1949	$4.35
1948	$4.22
1947	$3.88
1946	$3.28
1945	$3.21
1944	$3.14
1943	$3.05
1942	$2.80
1941	$2.54
1940	$2.53

Year	Wage
1939	$2.53
1938	$2.60
1937	$2.53
1936	$2.49
1935	$2.42
1934	$2.38
1933	$2.36
1932	$2.63
1931	$2.91
1930	$3.10
1929	$3.09
1928	$3.12
1927	$3.19
1926	$3.23
1925	$3.12
1924	$3.12
1923	$3.05
1922	$3.12
1921	$3.50
1920	$3.41
1919	$2.98
1918	$2.47
1917	$2.09
1916	$1.86
1915	$1.82
1914	$1.80

Nearby Values

Per Hour	Per Year
$47.00	$94,000
$47.01	$94,020
$47.02	$94,040
$47.03	$94,060
$47.04	$94,080
$47.05	$94,100
$47.06	$94,120
$47.07	$94,140
$47.08	$94,160
$47.09	$94,180
$47.10	$94,200
$47.11	$94,220
$47.12	$94,240
$47.13	$94,260
$47.14	$94,280
$47.15	$94,300
$47.16	$94,320
$47.17	$94,340
$47.18	$94,360
$47.19	$94,380
$47.20	$94,400
$47.21	$94,420
$47.22	$94,440
$47.23	$94,460
$47.24	$94,480

Per Hour	Per Year
$47.25	$94,500
$47.26	$94,520
$47.27	$94,540
$47.28	$94,560
$47.29	$94,580
$47.30	$94,600
$47.31	$94,620
$47.32	$94,640
$47.33	$94,660
$47.34	$94,680
$47.35	$94,700
$47.36	$94,720
$47.37	$94,740
$47.38	$94,760
$47.39	$94,780
$47.40	$94,800
$47.41	$94,820
$47.42	$94,840
$47.43	$94,860
$47.44	$94,880
$47.45	$94,900
$47.46	$94,920
$47.47	$94,940
$47.48	$94,960
$47.49	$94,980

Per Hour	Per Year
$47.50	$95,000
$47.51	$95,020
$47.52	$95,040
$47.53	$95,060
$47.54	$95,080
$47.55	$95,100
$47.56	$95,120
$47.57	$95,140
$47.58	$95,160
$47.59	$95,180
$47.60	$95,200
$47.61	$95,220
$47.62	$95,240
$47.63	$95,260
$47.64	$95,280
$47.65	$95,300
$47.66	$95,320
$47.67	$95,340
$47.68	$95,360
$47.69	$95,380
$47.70	$95,400
$47.71	$95,420
$47.72	$95,440
$47.73	$95,460
$47.74	$95,480

Per Hour	Per Year
$47.75	$95,500
$47.76	$95,520
$47.77	$95,540
$47.78	$95,560
$47.79	$95,580
$47.80	$95,600
$47.81	$95,620
$47.82	$95,640
$47.83	$95,660
$47.84	$95,680
$47.85	$95,700
$47.86	$95,720
$47.87	$95,740
$47.88	$95,760
$47.89	$95,780
$47.90	$95,800
$47.91	$95,820
$47.92	$95,840
$47.93	$95,860
$47.94	$95,880
$47.95	$95,900
$47.96	$95,920
$47.97	$95,940
$47.98	$95,960
$47.99	$95,980