What is a $13,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

What is your hourly wage if you earn $13,000 per year?
Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$13,000 per year =
$6.50 per hour
($260 per week)
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$13,000 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 $13,000 yearly salary is about $6.50 per hour.
Is 13k a year good pay?
No. $13,000/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
$13,000 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2022 $12,212
2021 $11,409
2020 $11,256
2019 $11,004
2018 $10,798
2017 $10,575
2016 $10,360
2015 $10,285
2014 $10,208
2013 $10,057
2012 $9,885
2011 $9,600
2010 $9,459
2009 $9,208
2008 $9,200
2007 $8,839
2006 $8,620
2005 $8,335
2004 $8,073
2003 $7,924
2002 $7,740
2001 $7,621
2000 $7,372
1999 $7,179
1998 $7,065
1997 $6,947
1996 $6,723
1995 $6,557
1994 $6,386
1993 $6,215
1992 $6,040
1991 $5,861
1990 $5,523
1989 $5,278
1988 $5,055
1987 $4,840
1986 $4,787
Year Salary
1985 $4,612
1984 $4,437
1983 $4,275
1982 $4,117
1981 $3,780
1980 $3,360
1979 $2,965
1978 $2,720
1977 $2,549
1976 $2,431
1975 $2,273
1974 $2,024
1973 $1,862
1972 $1,800
1971 $1,743
1970 $1,651
1969 $1,555
1968 $1,485
1967 $1,441
1966 $1,393
1965 $1,367
1964 $1,353
1963 $1,332
1962 $1,314
1961 $1,305
1960 $1,288
1959 $1,266
1958 $1,244
1957 $1,209
1956 $1,174
1955 $1,169
1954 $1,178
1953 $1,169
1952 $1,161
1951 $1,095
1950 $1,034
1949 $1,056
Year Salary
1948 $1,025
1947 $942
1946 $797
1945 $780
1944 $762
1943 $740
1942 $679
1941 $618
1940 $613
1939 $613
1938 $631
1937 $613
1936 $604
1935 $587
1934 $578
1933 $574
1932 $639
1931 $705
1930 $753
1929 $749
1928 $758
1927 $775
1926 $784
1925 $758
1924 $758
1923 $740
1922 $758
1921 $850
1920 $828
1919 $723
1918 $600
1917 $508
1916 $451
1915 $442
1914 $438
Nearby Values
Per Year Per Hour
$13,000 $6.50
$13,005 $6.50
$13,010 $6.51
$13,015 $6.51
$13,020 $6.51
$13,025 $6.51
$13,030 $6.52
$13,035 $6.52
$13,040 $6.52
$13,045 $6.52
$13,050 $6.53
$13,055 $6.53
$13,060 $6.53
$13,065 $6.53
$13,070 $6.54
$13,075 $6.54
$13,080 $6.54
$13,085 $6.54
$13,090 $6.55
$13,095 $6.55
$13,100 $6.55
$13,105 $6.55
$13,110 $6.56
$13,115 $6.56
$13,120 $6.56
$13,125 $6.56
$13,130 $6.57
$13,135 $6.57
$13,140 $6.57
$13,145 $6.57
$13,150 $6.58
$13,155 $6.58
$13,160 $6.58
$13,165 $6.58
Per Year Per Hour
$13,170 $6.59
$13,175 $6.59
$13,180 $6.59
$13,185 $6.59
$13,190 $6.60
$13,195 $6.60
$13,200 $6.60
$13,205 $6.60
$13,210 $6.61
$13,215 $6.61
$13,220 $6.61
$13,225 $6.61
$13,230 $6.62
$13,235 $6.62
$13,240 $6.62
$13,245 $6.62
$13,250 $6.63
$13,255 $6.63
$13,260 $6.63
$13,265 $6.63
$13,270 $6.64
$13,275 $6.64
$13,280 $6.64
$13,285 $6.64
$13,290 $6.65
$13,295 $6.65
$13,300 $6.65
$13,305 $6.65
$13,310 $6.66
$13,315 $6.66
$13,320 $6.66
$13,325 $6.66
$13,330 $6.67
$13,335 $6.67
Per Year Per Hour
$13,340 $6.67
$13,345 $6.67
$13,350 $6.68
$13,355 $6.68
$13,360 $6.68
$13,365 $6.68
$13,370 $6.69
$13,375 $6.69
$13,380 $6.69
$13,385 $6.69
$13,390 $6.70
$13,395 $6.70
$13,400 $6.70
$13,405 $6.70
$13,410 $6.71
$13,415 $6.71
$13,420 $6.71
$13,425 $6.71
$13,430 $6.72
$13,435 $6.72
$13,440 $6.72
$13,445 $6.72
$13,450 $6.73
$13,455 $6.73
$13,460 $6.73
$13,465 $6.73
$13,470 $6.74
$13,475 $6.74
$13,480 $6.74
$13,485 $6.74
$13,490 $6.75
$13,495 $6.75