What is a $1,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

What is your hourly wage if you earn $1,000 per year?
Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$1,000 per year =
$0.50 per hour
($20 per week)
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$1,000 a year is what per hour?
It depends on how many hours you work, but assuming a 40 hour work week, and working 50 weeks a year, then a $1,000 yearly salary is about $0.50 per hour.
Is 1k a year good pay?
No. $1,000/year is in the bottom 10% of workers in the United States.
Median Yearly Salary by Profession - United States
May 2022 data. Source
Profession Salary
Doctors (General Practice) $214,460
Dentists $159,530
Lawyers $135,740
Pharmacists $132,750
Air Traffic Controllers $132,250
Physician Assistants $126,010
Software Developers $114,190
Actuaries $113,990
Mathematicians $112,110
Veterinarians $103,260
Civil Engineers $89,940
Psychologists $85,330
Registered Nurses $81,220
Accountants $78,000
Police Officers $65,810
Flight Attendants $63,760
High School Teachers $62,360
Electricians $60,240
Plumbers $60,090
Insurance Agents $57,860
Head Chefs $56,520
Clergy $55,550
Mail Carriers $54,250
Profession Salary
Real Estate Agents $52,030
Firefighters $51,680
Undertakers $51,570
Carpenters $51,390
Librarians $51,220
Bus Drivers $50,890
Prison Guards $49,610
Machinists $48,510
All Occupations $46,310
Secretaries $44,080
Models $43,130
Construction Laborers $40,750
Photographers $40,170
Preschool Teachers $37,000
Bank Tellers $36,380
Butchers $35,870
Security Guards $34,750
Barbers and Hairdressers $33,400
Cooks $30,910
Taxi Drivers $30,670
Nannies $28,520
Cashiers $28,250
Fast Food Workers $27,930
Median Yearly Salary by U.S. State
May 2022 data. Source
State Rank Salary
Alabama 47 $38,480
Alaska 4 $52,000
Arizona 25 $45,282
Arkansas 49 $37,274
California 9 $49,733
Colorado 8 $50,253
Connecticut 5 $51,792
Delaware 19 $47,154
Florida 37 $40,810
Georgia 31 $42,890
Hawaii 12 $48,568
Idaho 40 $40,061
Illinois 16 $47,486
Indiana 34 $42,099
Iowa 28 $44,346
Kansas 35 $41,870
Kentucky 39 $40,186
Louisiana 45 $38,979
Maine 24 $45,427
Maryland 6 $51,418
Massachusetts 1 $58,448
Michigan 22 $45,510
Minnesota 11 $48,755
Mississippi 50 $36,109
Missouri 32 $42,307
State Rank Salary
Montana 33 $42,203
Nebraska 29 $44,096
Nevada 38 $40,810
New Hampshire 14 $47,923
New Jersey 7 $51,085
New Mexico 42 $39,915
New York 3 $52,478
North Carolina 36 $41,808
North Dakota 17 $47,403
Ohio 26 $44,762
Oklahoma 44 $39,104
Oregon 15 $47,778
Pennsylvania 20 $45,802
Rhode Island 10 $49,358
South Carolina 46 $38,875
South Dakota 43 $39,874
Tennessee 41 $39,936
Texas 30 $43,472
Utah 27 $44,470
Vermont 18 $47,320
Virginia 13 $48,298
Washington 2 $56,326
West Virginia 48 $37,773
Wisconsin 21 $45,656
Wyoming 23 $45,448
$1,000 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2022 $939
2021 $878
2020 $866
2019 $846
2018 $831
2017 $813
2016 $797
2015 $791
2014 $785
2013 $774
2012 $760
2011 $738
2010 $728
2009 $708
2008 $708
2007 $680
2006 $663
2005 $641
2004 $621
2003 $610
2002 $595
2001 $586
2000 $567
1999 $552
1998 $543
1997 $534
1996 $517
1995 $504
1994 $491
1993 $478
1992 $465
1991 $451
1990 $425
1989 $406
1988 $389
1987 $372
1986 $368
Year Salary
1985 $355
1984 $341
1983 $329
1982 $317
1981 $291
1980 $258
1979 $228
1978 $209
1977 $196
1976 $187
1975 $175
1974 $156
1973 $143
1972 $138
1971 $134
1970 $127
1969 $120
1968 $114
1967 $111
1966 $107
1965 $105
1964 $104
1963 $102
1962 $101
1961 $100
1960 $99.06
1959 $97.37
1958 $95.69
1957 $92.99
1956 $90.30
1955 $89.96
1954 $90.63
1953 $89.96
1952 $89.29
1951 $84.23
1950 $79.52
1949 $81.20
Year Salary
1948 $78.84
1947 $72.44
1946 $61.32
1945 $59.97
1944 $58.63
1943 $56.94
1942 $52.22
1941 $47.51
1940 $47.17
1939 $47.17
1938 $48.52
1937 $47.17
1936 $46.50
1935 $45.15
1934 $44.47
1933 $44.14
1932 $49.19
1931 $54.25
1930 $57.95
1929 $57.62
1928 $58.29
1927 $59.64
1926 $60.31
1925 $58.29
1924 $58.29
1923 $56.94
1922 $58.29
1921 $65.36
1920 $63.68
1919 $55.59
1918 $46.16
1917 $39.08
1916 $34.70
1915 $34.03
1914 $33.69
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