Answer
Tia needs to make $\$ 19.20$ per hour.
Work Step by Step
For a comparable income, Tia needs to make
$\$ 16+20\%\cdot\$ 16$.
$ 20\%\cdot 16\qquad$....$ 20\%$ converted to decimal notation is $0.2$
$=0.2\cdot 16$
$=3.20$
Therefore, Tia needs to make $16+3.20=\$ 19.20$ per hour.