What Salary Equals $500/Hour?

If you make $500 an hour, how much do you make per year?
Hourly Wage
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$500 per hour =
$1,000,000 per year
($20,000 per week)
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500 dollars an hour is what per year?
It depends on how many hours you work, but assuming a 40 hour work week, and working 50 weeks a year, then a $500 hourly wage is about $1,000,000 per year, or $83,333 a month.
Is $500 an hour good pay?
Yes. Any wage above $53.03/hour puts you in the top 10% of U.S. workers.
Median Hourly Wage by Profession - United States
May 2022 data. Source
Profession Wage
Doctors (General Practice) $103.11
Dentists $76.70
Lawyers $65.26
Pharmacists $63.82
Air Traffic Controllers $63.58
Physician Assistants $60.58
Software Developers $54.90
Actuaries $54.80
Mathematicians $53.90
Veterinarians $49.64
Civil Engineers $43.24
Psychologists $41.02
Registered Nurses $39.05
Accountants $37.50
Police Officers $31.64
Flight Attendants $30.65
High School Teachers $29.98
Electricians $28.96
Plumbers $28.89
Insurance Agents $27.82
Head Chefs $27.17
Clergy $26.71
Mail Carriers $26.08
Profession Wage
Real Estate Agents $25.01
Firefighters $24.85
Undertakers $24.79
Carpenters $24.71
Librarians $24.63
Bus Drivers $24.47
Prison Guards $23.85
Machinists $23.32
All Occupations $22.26
Secretaries $21.19
Models $20.74
Construction Laborers $19.59
Photographers $19.31
Preschool Teachers $17.79
Bank Tellers $17.49
Butchers $17.25
Security Guards $16.71
Barbers and Hairdressers $16.06
Cooks $14.86
Taxi Drivers $14.75
Nannies $13.71
Cashiers $13.58
Fast Food Workers $13.43
Median Hourly Wage by U.S. State
May 2022 data. Source
State Rank Wage
Alabama 47 $18.50
Alaska 4 $25.00
Arizona 25 $21.77
Arkansas 49 $17.92
California 9 $23.91
Colorado 8 $24.16
Connecticut 5 $24.90
Delaware 19 $22.67
Florida 37 $19.62
Georgia 31 $20.62
Hawaii 12 $23.35
Idaho 40 $19.26
Illinois 16 $22.83
Indiana 34 $20.24
Iowa 28 $21.32
Kansas 35 $20.13
Kentucky 39 $19.32
Louisiana 45 $18.74
Maine 24 $21.84
Maryland 6 $24.72
Massachusetts 1 $28.10
Michigan 22 $21.88
Minnesota 11 $23.44
Mississippi 50 $17.36
Missouri 32 $20.34
State Rank Wage
Montana 33 $20.29
Nebraska 29 $21.20
Nevada 38 $19.62
New Hampshire 14 $23.04
New Jersey 7 $24.56
New Mexico 42 $19.19
New York 3 $25.23
North Carolina 36 $20.10
North Dakota 17 $22.79
Ohio 26 $21.52
Oklahoma 44 $18.80
Oregon 15 $22.97
Pennsylvania 20 $22.02
Rhode Island 10 $23.73
South Carolina 46 $18.69
South Dakota 43 $19.17
Tennessee 41 $19.20
Texas 30 $20.90
Utah 27 $21.38
Vermont 18 $22.75
Virginia 13 $23.22
Washington 2 $27.08
West Virginia 48 $18.16
Wisconsin 21 $21.95
Wyoming 23 $21.85
$500.00 / hr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Wage
2022 $470
2021 $439
2020 $433
2019 $423
2018 $415
2017 $407
2016 $398
2015 $396
2014 $393
2013 $387
2012 $380
2011 $369
2010 $364
2009 $354
2008 $354
2007 $340
2006 $332
2005 $321
2004 $310
2003 $305
2002 $298
2001 $293
2000 $284
1999 $276
1998 $272
1997 $267
1996 $259
1995 $252
1994 $246
1993 $239
1992 $232
1991 $225
1990 $212
1989 $203
1988 $194
1987 $186
1986 $184
Year Wage
1985 $177
1984 $171
1983 $164
1982 $158
1981 $145
1980 $129
1979 $114
1978 $105
1977 $98.05
1976 $93.50
1975 $87.43
1974 $77.83
1973 $71.60
1972 $69.24
1971 $67.05
1970 $63.51
1969 $59.81
1968 $57.11
1967 $55.43
1966 $53.57
1965 $52.56
1964 $52.06
1963 $51.21
1962 $50.54
1961 $50.20
1960 $49.53
1959 $48.69
1958 $47.84
1957 $46.50
1956 $45.15
1955 $44.98
1954 $45.32
1953 $44.98
1952 $44.64
1951 $42.12
1950 $39.76
1949 $40.60
Year Wage
1948 $39.42
1947 $36.22
1946 $30.66
1945 $29.99
1944 $29.31
1943 $28.47
1942 $26.11
1941 $23.75
1940 $23.59
1939 $23.59
1938 $24.26
1937 $23.59
1936 $23.25
1935 $22.57
1934 $22.24
1933 $22.07
1932 $24.60
1931 $27.12
1930 $28.98
1929 $28.81
1928 $29.14
1927 $29.82
1926 $30.16
1925 $29.14
1924 $29.14
1923 $28.47
1922 $29.14
1921 $32.68
1920 $31.84
1919 $27.80
1918 $23.08
1917 $19.54
1916 $17.35
1915 $17.01
1914 $16.85
Nearby Values
Per Hour Per Year
$500 $1,000,000
$501 $1,002,000
$502 $1,004,000
$503 $1,006,000
$504 $1,008,000
$505 $1,010,000
$506 $1,012,000
$507 $1,014,000
$508 $1,016,000
$509 $1,018,000
$510 $1,020,000
$511 $1,022,000
$512 $1,024,000
$513 $1,026,000
$514 $1,028,000
$515 $1,030,000
$516 $1,032,000
$517 $1,034,000
$518 $1,036,000
$519 $1,038,000
$520 $1,040,000
$521 $1,042,000
$522 $1,044,000
$523 $1,046,000
$524 $1,048,000
$525 $1,050,000
$526 $1,052,000
$527 $1,054,000
$528 $1,056,000
$529 $1,058,000
$530 $1,060,000
$531 $1,062,000
$532 $1,064,000
$533 $1,066,000
Per Hour Per Year
$534 $1,068,000
$535 $1,070,000
$536 $1,072,000
$537 $1,074,000
$538 $1,076,000
$539 $1,078,000
$540 $1,080,000
$541 $1,082,000
$542 $1,084,000
$543 $1,086,000
$544 $1,088,000
$545 $1,090,000
$546 $1,092,000
$547 $1,094,000
$548 $1,096,000
$549 $1,098,000
$550 $1,100,000
$551 $1,102,000
$552 $1,104,000
$553 $1,106,000
$554 $1,108,000
$555 $1,110,000
$556 $1,112,000
$557 $1,114,000
$558 $1,116,000
$559 $1,118,000
$560 $1,120,000
$561 $1,122,000
$562 $1,124,000
$563 $1,126,000
$564 $1,128,000
$565 $1,130,000
$566 $1,132,000
$567 $1,134,000
Per Hour Per Year
$568 $1,136,000
$569 $1,138,000
$570 $1,140,000
$571 $1,142,000
$572 $1,144,000
$573 $1,146,000
$574 $1,148,000
$575 $1,150,000
$576 $1,152,000
$577 $1,154,000
$578 $1,156,000
$579 $1,158,000
$580 $1,160,000
$581 $1,162,000
$582 $1,164,000
$583 $1,166,000
$584 $1,168,000
$585 $1,170,000
$586 $1,172,000
$587 $1,174,000
$588 $1,176,000
$589 $1,178,000
$590 $1,180,000
$591 $1,182,000
$592 $1,184,000
$593 $1,186,000
$594 $1,188,000
$595 $1,190,000
$596 $1,192,000
$597 $1,194,000
$598 $1,196,000
$599 $1,198,000