What Salary Equals $54/Hour?

Hourly Wage

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$54 per hour =
$108,000 per year
($2,160 per week)

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54 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 $54 hourly wage is about $108,000 per year, or $9,000 a month.
Is $54 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

$54 / hr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Wage
2020	$53.27
2019	$52.08
2018	$51.11
2017	$50.05
2016	$49.04
2015	$48.68
2014	$48.31
2013	$47.60
2012	$46.79
2011	$45.44
2010	$44.77
2009	$43.58
2008	$43.54
2007	$41.84
2006	$40.80
2005	$39.45
2004	$38.21
2003	$37.50
2002	$36.63
2001	$36.07
2000	$34.89
1999	$33.98
1998	$33.44
1997	$32.88
1996	$31.82
1995	$31.03
1994	$30.23

Year	Wage
1993	$29.42
1992	$28.59
1991	$27.74
1990	$26.14
1989	$24.98
1988	$23.92
1987	$22.91
1986	$22.66
1985	$21.83
1984	$21.00
1983	$20.23
1982	$19.49
1981	$17.89
1980	$15.90
1979	$14.04
1978	$12.87
1977	$12.07
1976	$11.51
1975	$10.76
1974	$9.58
1973	$8.81
1972	$8.52
1971	$8.25
1970	$7.82
1969	$7.36
1968	$7.03
1967	$6.82

Year	Wage
1966	$6.59
1965	$6.47
1964	$6.41
1963	$6.30
1962	$6.22
1961	$6.18
1960	$6.10
1959	$5.99
1958	$5.89
1957	$5.72
1956	$5.56
1955	$5.54
1954	$5.58
1953	$5.54
1952	$5.49
1951	$5.18
1950	$4.89
1949	$5.00
1948	$4.85
1947	$4.46
1946	$3.77
1945	$3.69
1944	$3.61
1943	$3.50
1942	$3.21
1941	$2.92
1940	$2.90

Year	Wage
1939	$2.90
1938	$2.99
1937	$2.90
1936	$2.86
1935	$2.78
1934	$2.74
1933	$2.72
1932	$3.03
1931	$3.34
1930	$3.57
1929	$3.55
1928	$3.59
1927	$3.67
1926	$3.71
1925	$3.59
1924	$3.59
1923	$3.50
1922	$3.59
1921	$4.02
1920	$3.92
1919	$3.42
1918	$2.84
1917	$2.40
1916	$2.14
1915	$2.09
1914	$2.07

Nearby Values

Per Hour	Per Year
$54.00	$108,000
$54.01	$108,020
$54.02	$108,040
$54.03	$108,060
$54.04	$108,080
$54.05	$108,100
$54.06	$108,120
$54.07	$108,140
$54.08	$108,160
$54.09	$108,180
$54.10	$108,200
$54.11	$108,220
$54.12	$108,240
$54.13	$108,260
$54.14	$108,280
$54.15	$108,300
$54.16	$108,320
$54.17	$108,340
$54.18	$108,360
$54.19	$108,380
$54.20	$108,400
$54.21	$108,420
$54.22	$108,440
$54.23	$108,460
$54.24	$108,480

Per Hour	Per Year
$54.25	$108,500
$54.26	$108,520
$54.27	$108,540
$54.28	$108,560
$54.29	$108,580
$54.30	$108,600
$54.31	$108,620
$54.32	$108,640
$54.33	$108,660
$54.34	$108,680
$54.35	$108,700
$54.36	$108,720
$54.37	$108,740
$54.38	$108,760
$54.39	$108,780
$54.40	$108,800
$54.41	$108,820
$54.42	$108,840
$54.43	$108,860
$54.44	$108,880
$54.45	$108,900
$54.46	$108,920
$54.47	$108,940
$54.48	$108,960
$54.49	$108,980

Per Hour	Per Year
$54.50	$109,000
$54.51	$109,020
$54.52	$109,040
$54.53	$109,060
$54.54	$109,080
$54.55	$109,100
$54.56	$109,120
$54.57	$109,140
$54.58	$109,160
$54.59	$109,180
$54.60	$109,200
$54.61	$109,220
$54.62	$109,240
$54.63	$109,260
$54.64	$109,280
$54.65	$109,300
$54.66	$109,320
$54.67	$109,340
$54.68	$109,360
$54.69	$109,380
$54.70	$109,400
$54.71	$109,420
$54.72	$109,440
$54.73	$109,460
$54.74	$109,480

Per Hour	Per Year
$54.75	$109,500
$54.76	$109,520
$54.77	$109,540
$54.78	$109,560
$54.79	$109,580
$54.80	$109,600
$54.81	$109,620
$54.82	$109,640
$54.83	$109,660
$54.84	$109,680
$54.85	$109,700
$54.86	$109,720
$54.87	$109,740
$54.88	$109,760
$54.89	$109,780
$54.90	$109,800
$54.91	$109,820
$54.92	$109,840
$54.93	$109,860
$54.94	$109,880
$54.95	$109,900
$54.96	$109,920
$54.97	$109,940
$54.98	$109,960
$54.99	$109,980