What is a $3,500 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

What is your hourly wage if you earn $3,500 per year?
Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$3,500 per year =
$1.75 per hour
($70 per week)
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$3,500 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 $3,500 yearly salary is about $1.75 per hour.
Is 3.5k a year good pay?
No. $3,500/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
$3,500 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2022 $3,288
2021 $3,072
2020 $3,030
2019 $2,963
2018 $2,907
2017 $2,847
2016 $2,789
2015 $2,769
2014 $2,748
2013 $2,708
2012 $2,661
2011 $2,585
2010 $2,547
2009 $2,479
2008 $2,477
2007 $2,380
2006 $2,321
2005 $2,244
2004 $2,173
2003 $2,133
2002 $2,084
2001 $2,052
2000 $1,985
1999 $1,933
1998 $1,902
1997 $1,870
1996 $1,810
1995 $1,765
1994 $1,719
1993 $1,673
1992 $1,626
1991 $1,578
1990 $1,487
1989 $1,421
1988 $1,361
1987 $1,303
1986 $1,289
Year Salary
1985 $1,242
1984 $1,195
1983 $1,151
1982 $1,109
1981 $1,018
1980 $904
1979 $798
1978 $732
1977 $686
1976 $654
1975 $612
1974 $545
1973 $501
1972 $485
1971 $469
1970 $445
1969 $419
1968 $400
1967 $388
1966 $375
1965 $368
1964 $364
1963 $358
1962 $354
1961 $351
1960 $347
1959 $341
1958 $335
1957 $325
1956 $316
1955 $315
1954 $317
1953 $315
1952 $313
1951 $295
1950 $278
1949 $284
Year Salary
1948 $276
1947 $254
1946 $215
1945 $210
1944 $205
1943 $199
1942 $183
1941 $166
1940 $165
1939 $165
1938 $170
1937 $165
1936 $163
1935 $158
1934 $156
1933 $154
1932 $172
1931 $190
1930 $203
1929 $202
1928 $204
1927 $209
1926 $211
1925 $204
1924 $204
1923 $199
1922 $204
1921 $229
1920 $223
1919 $195
1918 $162
1917 $137
1916 $121
1915 $119
1914 $118
Nearby Values
Per Year Per Hour
$3,500 $1.75
$3,501 $1.75
$3,502 $1.75
$3,503 $1.75
$3,504 $1.75
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$3,507 $1.75
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$3,509 $1.75
$3,510 $1.76
$3,511 $1.76
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$3,525 $1.76
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$3,528 $1.76
$3,529 $1.76
$3,530 $1.77
$3,531 $1.77
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$3,533 $1.77
Per Year Per Hour
$3,534 $1.77
$3,535 $1.77
$3,536 $1.77
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$3,564 $1.78
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$3,567 $1.78
Per Year Per Hour
$3,568 $1.78
$3,569 $1.78
$3,570 $1.79
$3,571 $1.79
$3,572 $1.79
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$3,599 $1.80