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$48 an hour is how much a year?

$48 an hour is $99,840 a year before taxes, if you work 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (2,080 hours). That works out to $8,320.00 a month or $3,840.00 every two weeks.

How the math works

$48.00 × 40 hours = $1,920.00 a week, and $1,920.00 × 52 weeks = $99,840.00 a year. Monthly pay is the yearly total ÷ 12, so $8,320.00; a month averages 4.33 weeks, not 4. Biweekly pay is the yearly total ÷ 26 = $3,840.00. Amounts are rounded to the nearest cent.

$48 an hour at different weekly hours

The 45-hour row pays the 5 hours over 40 at time and a half ($72.00 an hour), the federal overtime rule for non-exempt employees. All rows assume 52 paid weeks. With two unpaid weeks off (50 weeks at 40 hours), $48 an hour comes to $96,000 a year.

Compared with the federal minimum wage

$48 an hour is $40.75 more than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, or 6.62 times as much. Full time, the federal minimum comes to $15,080 a year, so $48 an hour earns $84,760 more per year. Many states have their own minimum wage laws, and some require more than the federal rate, so check your state.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Minimum Wage.

Nearby hourly rates

• $45 an hour$93,600 a year
• $46 an hour$95,680 a year
• $47 an hour$97,760 a year
• $49 an hour$101,920 a year
• $50 an hour$104,000 a year
• $51 an hour$106,080 a year

Use your own hours

Work a different schedule? Put $48 into the hourly to salary calculator with your hours and weeks. Working past 40 hours? The overtime calculator shows a week at $72.00 an hour for the extra time.

Going the other way? See $100,000 a year as an hourly rate.