What is a $27,500 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

What is your hourly wage if you earn $27,500 per year?
Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$27,500 per year =
$13.75 per hour
($550 per week)
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$27,500 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 $27,500 yearly salary is about $13.75 per hour.
Is 27.5k a year good pay?
No. We estimate that only 11% of workers in the United States earn less than $27,500 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
$27,500 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2022 $25,833
2021 $24,134
2020 $23,810
2019 $23,278
2018 $22,842
2017 $22,370
2016 $21,915
2015 $21,757
2014 $21,593
2013 $21,274
2012 $20,910
2011 $20,308
2010 $20,009
2009 $19,479
2008 $19,461
2007 $18,698
2006 $18,235
2005 $17,632
2004 $17,076
2003 $16,761
2002 $16,372
2001 $16,122
2000 $15,594
1999 $15,186
1998 $14,945
1997 $14,695
1996 $14,223
1995 $13,871
1994 $13,509
1993 $13,148
1992 $12,777
1991 $12,397
1990 $11,684
1989 $11,165
1988 $10,692
1987 $10,238
1986 $10,127
Year Salary
1985 $9,757
1984 $9,386
1983 $9,043
1982 $8,710
1981 $7,996
1980 $7,107
1979 $6,273
1978 $5,754
1977 $5,393
1976 $5,142
1975 $4,809
1974 $4,281
1973 $3,938
1972 $3,808
1971 $3,688
1970 $3,493
1969 $3,289
1968 $3,141
1967 $3,048
1966 $2,946
1965 $2,891
1964 $2,863
1963 $2,817
1962 $2,780
1961 $2,761
1960 $2,724
1959 $2,678
1958 $2,631
1957 $2,557
1956 $2,483
1955 $2,474
1954 $2,492
1953 $2,474
1952 $2,455
1951 $2,316
1950 $2,187
1949 $2,233
Year Salary
1948 $2,168
1947 $1,992
1946 $1,686
1945 $1,649
1944 $1,612
1943 $1,566
1942 $1,436
1941 $1,306
1940 $1,297
1939 $1,297
1938 $1,334
1937 $1,297
1936 $1,279
1935 $1,242
1934 $1,223
1933 $1,214
1932 $1,353
1931 $1,492
1930 $1,594
1929 $1,584
1928 $1,603
1927 $1,640
1926 $1,659
1925 $1,603
1924 $1,603
1923 $1,566
1922 $1,603
1921 $1,798
1920 $1,751
1919 $1,529
1918 $1,269
1917 $1,075
1916 $954
1915 $936
1914 $927
Nearby Values
Per Year Per Hour
$27,500 $13.75
$27,505 $13.75
$27,510 $13.76
$27,515 $13.76
$27,520 $13.76
$27,525 $13.76
$27,530 $13.77
$27,535 $13.77
$27,540 $13.77
$27,545 $13.77
$27,550 $13.78
$27,555 $13.78
$27,560 $13.78
$27,565 $13.78
$27,570 $13.79
$27,575 $13.79
$27,580 $13.79
$27,585 $13.79
$27,590 $13.80
$27,595 $13.80
$27,600 $13.80
$27,605 $13.80
$27,610 $13.81
$27,615 $13.81
$27,620 $13.81
$27,625 $13.81
$27,630 $13.82
$27,635 $13.82
$27,640 $13.82
$27,645 $13.82
$27,650 $13.83
$27,655 $13.83
$27,660 $13.83
$27,665 $13.83
Per Year Per Hour
$27,670 $13.84
$27,675 $13.84
$27,680 $13.84
$27,685 $13.84
$27,690 $13.85
$27,695 $13.85
$27,700 $13.85
$27,705 $13.85
$27,710 $13.86
$27,715 $13.86
$27,720 $13.86
$27,725 $13.86
$27,730 $13.87
$27,735 $13.87
$27,740 $13.87
$27,745 $13.87
$27,750 $13.88
$27,755 $13.88
$27,760 $13.88
$27,765 $13.88
$27,770 $13.89
$27,775 $13.89
$27,780 $13.89
$27,785 $13.89
$27,790 $13.90
$27,795 $13.90
$27,800 $13.90
$27,805 $13.90
$27,810 $13.91
$27,815 $13.91
$27,820 $13.91
$27,825 $13.91
$27,830 $13.92
$27,835 $13.92
Per Year Per Hour
$27,840 $13.92
$27,845 $13.92
$27,850 $13.93
$27,855 $13.93
$27,860 $13.93
$27,865 $13.93
$27,870 $13.94
$27,875 $13.94
$27,880 $13.94
$27,885 $13.94
$27,890 $13.95
$27,895 $13.95
$27,900 $13.95
$27,905 $13.95
$27,910 $13.96
$27,915 $13.96
$27,920 $13.96
$27,925 $13.96
$27,930 $13.97
$27,935 $13.97
$27,940 $13.97
$27,945 $13.97
$27,950 $13.98
$27,955 $13.98
$27,960 $13.98
$27,965 $13.98
$27,970 $13.99
$27,975 $13.99
$27,980 $13.99
$27,985 $13.99
$27,990 $14.00
$27,995 $14.00