What is a $1,500 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

What is your hourly wage if you earn $1,500 per year?
Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$1,500 per year =
$0.75 per hour
($30 per week)
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$1,500 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 $1,500 yearly salary is about $0.75 per hour.
Is 1.5k a year good pay?
No. $1,500/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
$1,500 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2022 $1,409
2021 $1,316
2020 $1,299
2019 $1,270
2018 $1,246
2017 $1,220
2016 $1,195
2015 $1,187
2014 $1,178
2013 $1,160
2012 $1,141
2011 $1,108
2010 $1,091
2009 $1,062
2008 $1,062
2007 $1,020
2006 $995
2005 $962
2004 $931
2003 $914
2002 $893
2001 $879
2000 $851
1999 $828
1998 $815
1997 $802
1996 $776
1995 $757
1994 $737
1993 $717
1992 $697
1991 $676
1990 $637
1989 $609
1988 $583
1987 $558
1986 $552
Year Salary
1985 $532
1984 $512
1983 $493
1982 $475
1981 $436
1980 $388
1979 $342
1978 $314
1977 $294
1976 $280
1975 $262
1974 $233
1973 $215
1972 $208
1971 $201
1970 $191
1969 $179
1968 $171
1967 $166
1966 $161
1965 $158
1964 $156
1963 $154
1962 $152
1961 $151
1960 $149
1959 $146
1958 $144
1957 $139
1956 $135
1955 $135
1954 $136
1953 $135
1952 $134
1951 $126
1950 $119
1949 $122
Year Salary
1948 $118
1947 $109
1946 $91.98
1945 $89.96
1944 $87.94
1943 $85.41
1942 $78.34
1941 $71.26
1940 $70.76
1939 $70.76
1938 $72.78
1937 $70.76
1936 $69.74
1935 $67.72
1934 $66.71
1933 $66.21
1932 $73.79
1931 $81.37
1930 $86.93
1929 $86.42
1928 $87.43
1927 $89.46
1926 $90.47
1925 $87.43
1924 $87.43
1923 $85.41
1922 $87.43
1921 $98.05
1920 $95.52
1919 $83.39
1918 $69.24
1917 $58.63
1916 $52.06
1915 $51.04
1914 $50.54
Nearby Values
Per Year Per Hour
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$1,568 $0.78
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