Yes, if you live in an area where the cost of living is low, you work sufficient hours, and you have minimal cost of lodging. You may also be eligible for food stamps. So, if you are willing to live a very limited lifestyle, and are in an area where you can get to work with no car, you probably can.

The real answer is as little as you can. If you are asking how much a person making $14 per hour can safely afford, that is about $600 per month, assuming utilities either included or a small amount. As a general rule, financially successful people keep the expense of a roof over their head below 1/4 of their income.

Converting $15 an hour in another time unit

If you make £10 per hour, your Yearly salary would be £20,800. This result is obtained by multiplying your base salary by the amount of hours, week, and months you work in a year, assuming you work 40 hours a week.

Is $15 an hour good? $15 per hour is certainly much better than the current federal minimum wage, however it still isn’t a great salary. $7.25 per hour is $15,080 per year, so $31,200 is quite an increase, but you would still need to budget and spend money wisely in order to get by.

$25/hour full time is about $50,000 a year. This is a “living wage” in most markets in the US. In most places, you could rent a 1BR apartment; buy, park and insure an affordable car; buy food; save for retirement and pay other average living expenses on that wage.

Is $35 an Hour a Good Salary? Making $35 an hour will put you in one of the higher tiers of income among Americans. Only ~30% of household incomes make more than the $66,560 salary that $35 an hour provides.