What Is A $42,000 Salary On A Per-Hour Basis?

calculateme Salary Contact Us What is a $42,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis? What is your hourly wage if you earn $42,000 per year? Yearly Salary $ Hours per Week Weeks per Year Calculate If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year: $42,000 per year = $21 per hour ($840 per week) Click here for the opposite calculation $42,000 a year is what per hour? It depends on how many hours you work, but assuming a 40 hour work week, and working 50 weeks a year, then a $42,000 yearly salary is about $21.00 per hour. Is 42k a year good pay? It's a little below average. We estimate that only 43% of workers in the United States earn less than $42,000/year. Median Yearly Salary by Profession - United States May 2022 data. Source

Profession	Salary
Doctors (General Practice)	$214,460
Dentists	$159,530
Lawyers	$135,740
Pharmacists	$132,750
Air Traffic Controllers	$132,250
Physician Assistants	$126,010
Software Developers	$114,190
Actuaries	$113,990
Mathematicians	$112,110
Veterinarians	$103,260
Civil Engineers	$89,940
Psychologists	$85,330
Registered Nurses	$81,220
Accountants	$78,000
Police Officers	$65,810
Flight Attendants	$63,760
High School Teachers	$62,360
Electricians	$60,240
Plumbers	$60,090
Insurance Agents	$57,860
Head Chefs	$56,520
Clergy	$55,550
Mail Carriers	$54,250

Profession	Salary
Real Estate Agents	$52,030
Firefighters	$51,680
Undertakers	$51,570
Carpenters	$51,390
Librarians	$51,220
Bus Drivers	$50,890
Prison Guards	$49,610
Machinists	$48,510
All Occupations	$46,310
Secretaries	$44,080
Models	$43,130
Construction Laborers	$40,750
Photographers	$40,170
Preschool Teachers	$37,000
Bank Tellers	$36,380
Butchers	$35,870
Security Guards	$34,750
Barbers and Hairdressers	$33,400
Cooks	$30,910
Taxi Drivers	$30,670
Nannies	$28,520
Cashiers	$28,250
Fast Food Workers	$27,930

Median Yearly Salary by U.S. State May 2022 data. Source

State	Rank	Salary
Alabama	47	$38,480
Alaska	4	$52,000
Arizona	25	$45,282
Arkansas	49	$37,274
California	9	$49,733
Colorado	8	$50,253
Connecticut	5	$51,792
Delaware	19	$47,154
Florida	37	$40,810
Georgia	31	$42,890
Hawaii	12	$48,568
Idaho	40	$40,061
Illinois	16	$47,486
Indiana	34	$42,099
Iowa	28	$44,346
Kansas	35	$41,870
Kentucky	39	$40,186
Louisiana	45	$38,979
Maine	24	$45,427
Maryland	6	$51,418
Massachusetts	1	$58,448
Michigan	22	$45,510
Minnesota	11	$48,755
Mississippi	50	$36,109
Missouri	32	$42,307

State	Rank	Salary
Montana	33	$42,203
Nebraska	29	$44,096
Nevada	38	$40,810
New Hampshire	14	$47,923
New Jersey	7	$51,085
New Mexico	42	$39,915
New York	3	$52,478
North Carolina	36	$41,808
North Dakota	17	$47,403
Ohio	26	$44,762
Oklahoma	44	$39,104
Oregon	15	$47,778
Pennsylvania	20	$45,802
Rhode Island	10	$49,358
South Carolina	46	$38,875
South Dakota	43	$39,874
Tennessee	41	$39,936
Texas	30	$43,472
Utah	27	$44,470
Vermont	18	$47,320
Virginia	13	$48,298
Washington	2	$56,326
West Virginia	48	$37,773
Wisconsin	21	$45,656
Wyoming	23	$45,448

$42,000 / yr - Inflation Adjusted

Year	Salary
2022	$39,454
2021	$36,860
2020	$36,365
2019	$35,552
2018	$34,886
2017	$34,165
2016	$33,471
2015	$33,228
2014	$32,979
2013	$32,491
2012	$31,935
2011	$31,016
2010	$30,559
2009	$29,750
2008	$29,722
2007	$28,557
2006	$27,849
2005	$26,930
2004	$26,080
2003	$25,599
2002	$25,005
2001	$24,623
2000	$23,816
1999	$23,194
1998	$22,826
1997	$22,444
1996	$21,722
1995	$21,184
1994	$20,632
1993	$20,080
1992	$19,514
1991	$18,934
1990	$17,845
1989	$17,052
1988	$16,330
1987	$15,637
1986	$15,467

Year	Salary
1985	$14,901
1984	$14,335
1983	$13,811
1982	$13,302
1981	$12,212
1980	$10,854
1979	$9,580
1978	$8,788
1977	$8,236
1976	$7,854
1975	$7,344
1974	$6,538
1973	$6,014
1972	$5,816
1971	$5,632
1970	$5,335
1969	$5,024
1968	$4,797
1967	$4,656
1966	$4,500
1965	$4,415
1964	$4,373
1963	$4,302
1962	$4,245
1961	$4,217
1960	$4,160
1959	$4,090
1958	$4,019
1957	$3,906
1956	$3,792
1955	$3,778
1954	$3,807
1953	$3,778
1952	$3,750
1951	$3,538
1950	$3,340
1949	$3,410

Year	Salary
1948	$3,311
1947	$3,042
1946	$2,575
1945	$2,519
1944	$2,462
1943	$2,392
1942	$2,193
1941	$1,995
1940	$1,981
1939	$1,981
1938	$2,038
1937	$1,981
1936	$1,953
1935	$1,896
1934	$1,868
1933	$1,854
1932	$2,066
1931	$2,278
1930	$2,434
1929	$2,420
1928	$2,448
1927	$2,505
1926	$2,533
1925	$2,448
1924	$2,448
1923	$2,392
1922	$2,448
1921	$2,745
1920	$2,675
1919	$2,335
1918	$1,939
1917	$1,642
1916	$1,458
1915	$1,429
1914	$1,415

Nearby Values

Per Year	Per Hour
$42,000	$21.00
$42,005	$21.00
$42,010	$21.01
$42,015	$21.01
$42,020	$21.01
$42,025	$21.01
$42,030	$21.02
$42,035	$21.02
$42,040	$21.02
$42,045	$21.02
$42,050	$21.03
$42,055	$21.03
$42,060	$21.03
$42,065	$21.03
$42,070	$21.04
$42,075	$21.04
$42,080	$21.04
$42,085	$21.04
$42,090	$21.05
$42,095	$21.05
$42,100	$21.05
$42,105	$21.05
$42,110	$21.06
$42,115	$21.06
$42,120	$21.06
$42,125	$21.06
$42,130	$21.07
$42,135	$21.07
$42,140	$21.07
$42,145	$21.07
$42,150	$21.08
$42,155	$21.08
$42,160	$21.08
$42,165	$21.08

Per Year	Per Hour
$42,170	$21.09
$42,175	$21.09
$42,180	$21.09
$42,185	$21.09
$42,190	$21.10
$42,195	$21.10
$42,200	$21.10
$42,205	$21.10
$42,210	$21.11
$42,215	$21.11
$42,220	$21.11
$42,225	$21.11
$42,230	$21.12
$42,235	$21.12
$42,240	$21.12
$42,245	$21.12
$42,250	$21.13
$42,255	$21.13
$42,260	$21.13
$42,265	$21.13
$42,270	$21.14
$42,275	$21.14
$42,280	$21.14
$42,285	$21.14
$42,290	$21.15
$42,295	$21.15
$42,300	$21.15
$42,305	$21.15
$42,310	$21.16
$42,315	$21.16
$42,320	$21.16
$42,325	$21.16
$42,330	$21.17
$42,335	$21.17

Per Year	Per Hour
$42,340	$21.17
$42,345	$21.17
$42,350	$21.18
$42,355	$21.18
$42,360	$21.18
$42,365	$21.18
$42,370	$21.19
$42,375	$21.19
$42,380	$21.19
$42,385	$21.19
$42,390	$21.20
$42,395	$21.20
$42,400	$21.20
$42,405	$21.20
$42,410	$21.21
$42,415	$21.21
$42,420	$21.21
$42,425	$21.21
$42,430	$21.22
$42,435	$21.22
$42,440	$21.22
$42,445	$21.22
$42,450	$21.23
$42,455	$21.23
$42,460	$21.23
$42,465	$21.23
$42,470	$21.24
$42,475	$21.24
$42,480	$21.24
$42,485	$21.24
$42,490	$21.25
$42,495	$21.25

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