$24 an hour is $49,920 a year
That is the full-time figure: 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, 2080 hours — the same basis the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses when it converts hourly rates to annual ones. Gross, before tax and deductions.
Every pay period
| Period | Gross pay |
|---|---|
| Hourly (40 hrs/week) | $24.00 |
| Daily (8 hrs) | $192.00 |
| Weekly | $960 |
| Biweekly (every 2 weeks) | $1,920 |
| Semi-monthly (twice a month) | $2,080 |
| Monthly | $4,160 |
| Annual | $49,920 |
If you do not work 40 hours
Part-time and shift work rarely lands on exactly forty. At $24 an hour:
| Hours per week | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 40 hrs | $49,920 | $4,160 |
| 35 hrs | $43,680 | $3,640 |
| 30 hrs | $37,440 | $3,120 |
| 25 hrs | $31,200 | $2,600 |
| 20 hrs | $24,960 | $2,080 |
Who actually earns $24 an hour
These are the occupations whose national median sits within a dollar of $24 an hour. Median means half the people in that occupation earn more, half less — so this is the middle of the profession, not its entry rate or its ceiling.
| Occupation | Median hourly | Median annual | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | $23.84 | $49,590 | 1,529,700 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $24.36 | $50,670 | 1,373,680 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $23.33 | $48,520 | 1,121,800 |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | $24.34 | $50,620 | 704,640 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $23.35 | $48,570 | 597,370 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | $23.32 | $48,500 | 404,060 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | $23.75 | $49,400 | 225,190 |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | $23.67 | $49,230 | 214,260 |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | $24.20 | $50,340 | 202,810 |
| Medical Records Specialists | $24.59 | $51,140 | 194,720 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $24.18 | $50,290 | 182,610 |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | $23.41 | $48,700 | 179,750 |
Where this sits nationally
$24 an hour is higher than the median wage in about 37% of the occupations the federal wage survey tracks. The median American worker earns $24.51 an hour ($50,980 a year), so $24 is 2% below that. This is close to the middle of the distribution.
What this figure does not include
Overtime, shift differentials, bonuses and employer benefits are excluded, and so is tax. Location matters more than most people expect: the same occupation can pay two or three times more in one metro than another, which is why every salary guide here breaks the figure down by metropolitan area rather than quoting one national number.