What is a $25,500 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

What is your hourly wage if you earn $25,500 per year?
Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$25,500 per year =
$12.75 per hour
($510 per week)
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$25,500 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 $25,500 yearly salary is about $12.75 per hour.
Is 25.5k a year good pay?
No. We estimate that only 10% of workers in the United States earn less than $25,500 a year.
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
$25,500 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2022 $23,954
2021 $22,379
2020 $22,079
2019 $21,585
2018 $21,181
2017 $20,743
2016 $20,322
2015 $20,174
2014 $20,023
2013 $19,727
2012 $19,389
2011 $18,831
2010 $18,554
2009 $18,062
2008 $18,046
2007 $17,338
2006 $16,909
2005 $16,350
2004 $15,835
2003 $15,542
2002 $15,182
2001 $14,950
2000 $14,460
1999 $14,082
1998 $13,858
1997 $13,626
1996 $13,188
1995 $12,862
1994 $12,527
1993 $12,192
1992 $11,848
1991 $11,496
1990 $10,834
1989 $10,353
1988 $9,915
1987 $9,494
1986 $9,391
Year Salary
1985 $9,047
1984 $8,703
1983 $8,386
1982 $8,076
1981 $7,415
1980 $6,590
1979 $5,817
1978 $5,335
1977 $5,000
1976 $4,768
1975 $4,459
1974 $3,969
1973 $3,651
1972 $3,531
1971 $3,420
1970 $3,239
1969 $3,050
1968 $2,913
1967 $2,827
1966 $2,732
1965 $2,681
1964 $2,655
1963 $2,612
1962 $2,578
1961 $2,560
1960 $2,526
1959 $2,483
1958 $2,440
1957 $2,371
1956 $2,303
1955 $2,294
1954 $2,311
1953 $2,294
1952 $2,277
1951 $2,148
1950 $2,028
1949 $2,071
Year Salary
1948 $2,010
1947 $1,847
1946 $1,564
1945 $1,529
1944 $1,495
1943 $1,452
1942 $1,332
1941 $1,211
1940 $1,203
1939 $1,203
1938 $1,237
1937 $1,203
1936 $1,186
1935 $1,151
1934 $1,134
1933 $1,126
1932 $1,254
1931 $1,383
1930 $1,478
1929 $1,469
1928 $1,486
1927 $1,521
1926 $1,538
1925 $1,486
1924 $1,486
1923 $1,452
1922 $1,486
1921 $1,667
1920 $1,624
1919 $1,418
1918 $1,177
1917 $997
1916 $885
1915 $868
1914 $859
Nearby Values
Per Year Per Hour
$25,500 $12.75
$25,505 $12.75
$25,510 $12.76
$25,515 $12.76
$25,520 $12.76
$25,525 $12.76
$25,530 $12.77
$25,535 $12.77
$25,540 $12.77
$25,545 $12.77
$25,550 $12.78
$25,555 $12.78
$25,560 $12.78
$25,565 $12.78
$25,570 $12.79
$25,575 $12.79
$25,580 $12.79
$25,585 $12.79
$25,590 $12.80
$25,595 $12.80
$25,600 $12.80
$25,605 $12.80
$25,610 $12.81
$25,615 $12.81
$25,620 $12.81
$25,625 $12.81
$25,630 $12.82
$25,635 $12.82
$25,640 $12.82
$25,645 $12.82
$25,650 $12.83
$25,655 $12.83
$25,660 $12.83
$25,665 $12.83
Per Year Per Hour
$25,670 $12.84
$25,675 $12.84
$25,680 $12.84
$25,685 $12.84
$25,690 $12.85
$25,695 $12.85
$25,700 $12.85
$25,705 $12.85
$25,710 $12.86
$25,715 $12.86
$25,720 $12.86
$25,725 $12.86
$25,730 $12.87
$25,735 $12.87
$25,740 $12.87
$25,745 $12.87
$25,750 $12.88
$25,755 $12.88
$25,760 $12.88
$25,765 $12.88
$25,770 $12.89
$25,775 $12.89
$25,780 $12.89
$25,785 $12.89
$25,790 $12.90
$25,795 $12.90
$25,800 $12.90
$25,805 $12.90
$25,810 $12.91
$25,815 $12.91
$25,820 $12.91
$25,825 $12.91
$25,830 $12.92
$25,835 $12.92
Per Year Per Hour
$25,840 $12.92
$25,845 $12.92
$25,850 $12.93
$25,855 $12.93
$25,860 $12.93
$25,865 $12.93
$25,870 $12.94
$25,875 $12.94
$25,880 $12.94
$25,885 $12.94
$25,890 $12.95
$25,895 $12.95
$25,900 $12.95
$25,905 $12.95
$25,910 $12.96
$25,915 $12.96
$25,920 $12.96
$25,925 $12.96
$25,930 $12.97
$25,935 $12.97
$25,940 $12.97
$25,945 $12.97
$25,950 $12.98
$25,955 $12.98
$25,960 $12.98
$25,965 $12.98
$25,970 $12.99
$25,975 $12.99
$25,980 $12.99
$25,985 $12.99
$25,990 $13.00
$25,995 $13.00