What Salary Equals $48/Hour?

Hourly Wage

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$48 per hour =
$96,000 per year
($1,920 per week)

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48 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 $48 hourly wage is about $96,000 per year, or $8,000 a month.
Is $48 an hour good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $48/hour makes more than 90% 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

$48 / hr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Wage
2020	$47.36
2019	$46.30
2018	$45.43
2017	$44.49
2016	$43.59
2015	$43.27
2014	$42.95
2013	$42.31
2012	$41.59
2011	$40.39
2010	$39.79
2009	$38.74
2008	$38.71
2007	$37.19
2006	$36.27
2005	$35.07
2004	$33.96
2003	$33.34
2002	$32.56
2001	$32.06
2000	$31.01
1999	$30.20
1998	$29.72
1997	$29.23
1996	$28.29
1995	$27.59
1994	$26.87

Year	Wage
1993	$26.15
1992	$25.41
1991	$24.66
1990	$23.24
1989	$22.21
1988	$21.27
1987	$20.36
1986	$20.14
1985	$19.40
1984	$18.67
1983	$17.99
1982	$17.32
1981	$15.90
1980	$14.13
1979	$12.48
1978	$11.44
1977	$10.73
1976	$10.23
1975	$9.56
1974	$8.51
1973	$7.83
1972	$7.57
1971	$7.33
1970	$6.95
1969	$6.54
1968	$6.25
1967	$6.06

Year	Wage
1966	$5.86
1965	$5.75
1964	$5.69
1963	$5.60
1962	$5.53
1961	$5.49
1960	$5.42
1959	$5.33
1958	$5.23
1957	$5.09
1956	$4.94
1955	$4.92
1954	$4.96
1953	$4.92
1952	$4.88
1951	$4.61
1950	$4.35
1949	$4.44
1948	$4.31
1947	$3.96
1946	$3.35
1945	$3.28
1944	$3.21
1943	$3.11
1942	$2.86
1941	$2.60
1940	$2.58

Year	Wage
1939	$2.58
1938	$2.65
1937	$2.58
1936	$2.54
1935	$2.47
1934	$2.43
1933	$2.41
1932	$2.69
1931	$2.97
1930	$3.17
1929	$3.15
1928	$3.19
1927	$3.26
1926	$3.30
1925	$3.19
1924	$3.19
1923	$3.11
1922	$3.19
1921	$3.58
1920	$3.48
1919	$3.04
1918	$2.52
1917	$2.14
1916	$1.90
1915	$1.86
1914	$1.84

Nearby Values

Per Hour	Per Year
$48.00	$96,000
$48.01	$96,020
$48.02	$96,040
$48.03	$96,060
$48.04	$96,080
$48.05	$96,100
$48.06	$96,120
$48.07	$96,140
$48.08	$96,160
$48.09	$96,180
$48.10	$96,200
$48.11	$96,220
$48.12	$96,240
$48.13	$96,260
$48.14	$96,280
$48.15	$96,300
$48.16	$96,320
$48.17	$96,340
$48.18	$96,360
$48.19	$96,380
$48.20	$96,400
$48.21	$96,420
$48.22	$96,440
$48.23	$96,460
$48.24	$96,480

Per Hour	Per Year
$48.25	$96,500
$48.26	$96,520
$48.27	$96,540
$48.28	$96,560
$48.29	$96,580
$48.30	$96,600
$48.31	$96,620
$48.32	$96,640
$48.33	$96,660
$48.34	$96,680
$48.35	$96,700
$48.36	$96,720
$48.37	$96,740
$48.38	$96,760
$48.39	$96,780
$48.40	$96,800
$48.41	$96,820
$48.42	$96,840
$48.43	$96,860
$48.44	$96,880
$48.45	$96,900
$48.46	$96,920
$48.47	$96,940
$48.48	$96,960
$48.49	$96,980

Per Hour	Per Year
$48.50	$97,000
$48.51	$97,020
$48.52	$97,040
$48.53	$97,060
$48.54	$97,080
$48.55	$97,100
$48.56	$97,120
$48.57	$97,140
$48.58	$97,160
$48.59	$97,180
$48.60	$97,200
$48.61	$97,220
$48.62	$97,240
$48.63	$97,260
$48.64	$97,280
$48.65	$97,300
$48.66	$97,320
$48.67	$97,340
$48.68	$97,360
$48.69	$97,380
$48.70	$97,400
$48.71	$97,420
$48.72	$97,440
$48.73	$97,460
$48.74	$97,480

Per Hour	Per Year
$48.75	$97,500
$48.76	$97,520
$48.77	$97,540
$48.78	$97,560
$48.79	$97,580
$48.80	$97,600
$48.81	$97,620
$48.82	$97,640
$48.83	$97,660
$48.84	$97,680
$48.85	$97,700
$48.86	$97,720
$48.87	$97,740
$48.88	$97,760
$48.89	$97,780
$48.90	$97,800
$48.91	$97,820
$48.92	$97,840
$48.93	$97,860
$48.94	$97,880
$48.95	$97,900
$48.96	$97,920
$48.97	$97,940
$48.98	$97,960
$48.99	$97,980