Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Median $49,590 · 1,529,700 jobs
Salary to hourly · 2026
$50,000 a Year Is How Much an Hour?
$50,000 a year works out to $24.04 an hour for full-time work. Below: what that is per paycheck, what's left after 2026 taxes in every state, what it buys where you live, and which jobs typically pay it.
$50,000 a year, every way
| Per | Gross pay |
|---|---|
| Year (2,080 hours) | $50,000.00 |
| Month | $4,166.67 |
| Two weeks (biweekly) | $1,923.08 |
| Semi-monthly | $2,083.33 |
| Week (40 hours) | $961.54 |
| Day (8 hours) | $192.31 |
| Hour | $24.04 |
After taxes
$3,530 a month after federal tax and FICA (single, no state income tax)
- Federal income tax a year
- $3,820
- Social Security + Medicare a year
- $3,825
- Take-home a year (no state tax)
- $42,355
- Share you keep
- 84.7%
- Rent at 30% of gross income
- $1,250 a month
Add your state, 401(k) and health deductions in the paycheck calculator.
Is $50,000 a year good pay?
About the 48th percentile among all U.S. workers (BLS May 2025) — roughly 48 in 100 workers earn less. It's 2% below the median for all occupations ($50,980 a year, or $24.51 an hour).
Whether it's enough depends heavily on where you live. After 2026 taxes and local prices, $50,000 a year goes furthest in South Dakota ($47,812 in national-average prices) and least far in Hawaii ($36,453).
$50,000 a year after taxes in every state
Estimated 2026 take-home for a single filer paid biweekly, with no pre-tax deductions or local tax. The last column restates take-home in national-average prices using BEA Regional Price Parities (2024).
| State | Take-home a year | A month | In national prices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | $42,355 | $3,530 | $40,957 |
| Nevada | $42,355 | $3,530 | $42,364 |
| New Hampshire | $42,355 | $3,530 | $40,661 |
| North Dakota | $42,355 | $3,530 | $47,612 |
| South Dakota | $42,355 | $3,530 | $47,812 |
| Tennessee | $42,355 | $3,530 | $46,103 |
| Texas | $42,355 | $3,530 | $43,639 |
| Wyoming | $42,355 | $3,530 | $45,695 |
| Alaska | $42,105 | $3,509 | $41,135 |
| Washington | $41,661 | $3,472 | $38,931 |
| Arizona | $41,499 | $3,458 | $41,220 |
| Ohio | $41,424 | $3,452 | $44,650 |
| South Carolina | $41,355 | $3,446 | $44,113 |
| Louisiana | $41,241 | $3,437 | $46,755 |
| New Mexico | $41,171 | $3,431 | $44,648 |
| Vermont | $41,114 | $3,426 | $41,971 |
| Iowa | $41,107 | $3,426 | $46,839 |
| Mississippi | $41,087 | $3,424 | $47,252 |
| Arkansas | $40,993 | $3,416 | $47,152 |
| Nebraska | $40,960 | $3,413 | $45,459 |
| Missouri | $40,942 | $3,412 | $45,082 |
| West Virginia | $40,911 | $3,409 | $45,712 |
| Indiana | $40,910 | $3,409 | $43,834 |
| North Carolina | $40,869 | $3,406 | $43,327 |
| Idaho | $40,813 | $3,401 | $42,739 |
| Pennsylvania | $40,785 | $3,399 | $41,800 |
| Wisconsin | $40,778 | $3,398 | $43,337 |
| Montana | $40,762 | $3,397 | $43,068 |
| New Jersey | $40,740 | $3,395 | $37,443 |
| Kentucky | $40,723 | $3,394 | $45,168 |
| Utah | $40,683 | $3,390 | $41,150 |
| California | $40,665 | $3,389 | $36,728 |
| Oklahoma | $40,651 | $3,388 | $46,276 |
| Colorado | $40,643 | $3,387 | $39,440 |
| Georgia | $40,609 | $3,384 | $42,172 |
| Rhode Island | $40,547 | $3,379 | $39,643 |
| District of Columbia | $40,521 | $3,377 | $36,870 |
| Michigan | $40,481 | $3,373 | $42,072 |
| Maine | $40,408 | $3,367 | $41,636 |
| Kansas | $40,365 | $3,364 | $44,816 |
| Maryland | $40,346 | $3,362 | $38,440 |
| Virginia | $40,294 | $3,358 | $39,854 |
| Alabama | $40,286 | $3,357 | $45,355 |
| Minnesota | $40,258 | $3,355 | $40,821 |
| Connecticut | $40,105 | $3,342 | $38,708 |
| Hawaii | $40,080 | $3,340 | $36,453 |
| Delaware | $40,057 | $3,338 | $40,134 |
| Illinois | $40,025 | $3,335 | $40,042 |
| New York | $40,005 | $3,334 | $37,069 |
| Massachusetts | $39,845 | $3,320 | $37,676 |
| Oregon | $38,851 | $3,238 | $37,588 |
Jobs that pay about $50,000 a year
Occupations whose national median is within 4% of $50,000 a year, most common first. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Median $50,670 · 1,373,680 jobs
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Median $48,520 · 1,121,800 jobs
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Median $50,620 · 704,640 jobs
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Median $48,570 · 597,370 jobs
Billing and Posting Clerks
Median $48,500 · 404,060 jobs
Dental Assistants
Median $48,070 · 387,790 jobs
Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Median $49,400 · 225,190 jobs
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Median $49,230 · 214,260 jobs
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Median $50,340 · 202,810 jobs
Medical Records Specialists
Median $51,140 · 194,720 jobs
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Median $50,290 · 182,610 jobs
$50,000 a year as an hourly rate
| Hours a year | Hourly rate |
|---|---|
| 2,080 (40 h × 52 weeks) | $24.04 |
| 2,000 (40 h × 50 weeks) | $25.00 |
| 1,950 (37.5 h × 52 weeks) | $25.64 |
| 2,340 (45 h × 52 weeks) | $21.37 |
| 2,600 (50 h × 52 weeks) | $19.23 |
$50,000 ÷ 2,080 hours = $24.04
Salaried workers who put in longer weeks earn less per hour than this.
Sources and method
Conversions assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Taxes use our 2026 federal and state engine (methodology); local income taxes aren't included. Wage rankings and occupations use BLS OEWS May 2025; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed October 9, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities by State — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Accessed October 9, 2026.