What Salary Equals $52.50/Hour?

Hourly Wage

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$52.50 per hour =
$105,000 per year
($2,100 per week)

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52.50 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 $52.50 hourly wage is about $105,000 per year, or $8,750 a month.
Is $52.50 an hour good pay?
Yes. Any wage above $48.75/hour puts you in the top 10% of U.S. workers.

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

$53 / hr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Wage
2020	$51.79
2019	$50.64
2018	$49.69
2017	$48.66
2016	$47.67
2015	$47.33
2014	$46.97
2013	$46.28
2012	$45.49
2011	$44.18
2010	$43.53
2009	$42.37
2008	$42.33
2007	$40.67
2006	$39.67
2005	$38.36
2004	$37.15
2003	$36.46
2002	$35.61
2001	$35.07
2000	$33.92
1999	$33.03
1998	$32.51
1997	$31.97
1996	$30.94
1995	$30.17
1994	$29.39

Year	Wage
1993	$28.60
1992	$27.79
1991	$26.97
1990	$25.42
1989	$24.29
1988	$23.26
1987	$22.27
1986	$22.03
1985	$21.22
1984	$20.42
1983	$19.67
1982	$18.95
1981	$17.39
1980	$15.46
1979	$13.65
1978	$12.52
1977	$11.73
1976	$11.19
1975	$10.46
1974	$9.31
1973	$8.57
1972	$8.28
1971	$8.02
1970	$7.60
1969	$7.16
1968	$6.83
1967	$6.63

Year	Wage
1966	$6.41
1965	$6.29
1964	$6.23
1963	$6.13
1962	$6.05
1961	$6.01
1960	$5.93
1959	$5.82
1958	$5.72
1957	$5.56
1956	$5.40
1955	$5.38
1954	$5.42
1953	$5.38
1952	$5.34
1951	$5.04
1950	$4.76
1949	$4.86
1948	$4.72
1947	$4.33
1946	$3.67
1945	$3.59
1944	$3.51
1943	$3.41
1942	$3.12
1941	$2.84
1940	$2.82

Year	Wage
1939	$2.82
1938	$2.90
1937	$2.82
1936	$2.78
1935	$2.70
1934	$2.66
1933	$2.64
1932	$2.94
1931	$3.25
1930	$3.47
1929	$3.45
1928	$3.49
1927	$3.57
1926	$3.61
1925	$3.49
1924	$3.49
1923	$3.41
1922	$3.49
1921	$3.91
1920	$3.81
1919	$3.33
1918	$2.76
1917	$2.34
1916	$2.08
1915	$2.04
1914	$2.02