You have to figure that there are 2080 work hours in a year. 52 weeks/year * 40 hours/week = 2080 hours/year. So your $10.00 and hour is roughly equal to about 20,800 a year. Which is a decent wage in some parts of the country and less than starvation wage in others.
My 35,000 is roughly equal to 16.83 per hour. Like I said that is a very good wage for someone right out of college.