What is a $400 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?
What is your hourly wage if you earn $400 per year?
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$400 per year =
$0.20 per hour
($8 per week)
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$400 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 $400 yearly salary is about $0.20 per hour.
Is 400 a year good pay?
No. $400/year is in the bottom 10% of workers in the United States.
Median Yearly Salary by Profession - United States
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
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 |
$400 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year |
Salary |
2022 |
$376 |
2021 |
$351 |
2020 |
$346 |
2019 |
$339 |
2018 |
$332 |
2017 |
$325 |
2016 |
$319 |
2015 |
$316 |
2014 |
$314 |
2013 |
$309 |
2012 |
$304 |
2011 |
$295 |
2010 |
$291 |
2009 |
$283 |
2008 |
$283 |
2007 |
$272 |
2006 |
$265 |
2005 |
$256 |
2004 |
$248 |
2003 |
$244 |
2002 |
$238 |
2001 |
$235 |
2000 |
$227 |
1999 |
$221 |
1998 |
$217 |
1997 |
$214 |
1996 |
$207 |
1995 |
$202 |
1994 |
$196 |
1993 |
$191 |
1992 |
$186 |
1991 |
$180 |
1990 |
$170 |
1989 |
$162 |
1988 |
$156 |
1987 |
$149 |
1986 |
$147 |
Year |
Salary |
1985 |
$142 |
1984 |
$137 |
1983 |
$132 |
1982 |
$127 |
1981 |
$116 |
1980 |
$103 |
1979 |
$91.24 |
1978 |
$83.69 |
1977 |
$78.44 |
1976 |
$74.80 |
1975 |
$69.95 |
1974 |
$62.26 |
1973 |
$57.28 |
1972 |
$55.39 |
1971 |
$53.64 |
1970 |
$50.81 |
1969 |
$47.84 |
1968 |
$45.69 |
1967 |
$44.34 |
1966 |
$42.86 |
1965 |
$42.05 |
1964 |
$41.64 |
1963 |
$40.97 |
1962 |
$40.43 |
1961 |
$40.16 |
1960 |
$39.62 |
1959 |
$38.95 |
1958 |
$38.28 |
1957 |
$37.20 |
1956 |
$36.12 |
1955 |
$35.98 |
1954 |
$36.25 |
1953 |
$35.98 |
1952 |
$35.71 |
1951 |
$33.69 |
1950 |
$31.81 |
1949 |
$32.48 |
Year |
Salary |
1948 |
$31.54 |
1947 |
$28.98 |
1946 |
$24.53 |
1945 |
$23.99 |
1944 |
$23.45 |
1943 |
$22.78 |
1942 |
$20.89 |
1941 |
$19.00 |
1940 |
$18.87 |
1939 |
$18.87 |
1938 |
$19.41 |
1937 |
$18.87 |
1936 |
$18.60 |
1935 |
$18.06 |
1934 |
$17.79 |
1933 |
$17.66 |
1932 |
$19.68 |
1931 |
$21.70 |
1930 |
$23.18 |
1929 |
$23.05 |
1928 |
$23.32 |
1927 |
$23.85 |
1926 |
$24.12 |
1925 |
$23.32 |
1924 |
$23.32 |
1923 |
$22.78 |
1922 |
$23.32 |
1921 |
$26.15 |
1920 |
$25.47 |
1919 |
$22.24 |
1918 |
$18.46 |
1917 |
$15.63 |
1916 |
$13.88 |
1915 |
$13.61 |
1914 |
$13.48 |
Nearby Values
Per Year |
Per Hour |
$400 |
$0.20 |
$401 |
$0.20 |
$402 |
$0.20 |
$403 |
$0.20 |
$404 |
$0.20 |
$405 |
$0.20 |
$406 |
$0.20 |
$407 |
$0.20 |
$408 |
$0.20 |
$409 |
$0.20 |
$410 |
$0.21 |
$411 |
$0.21 |
$412 |
$0.21 |
$413 |
$0.21 |
$414 |
$0.21 |
$415 |
$0.21 |
$416 |
$0.21 |
$417 |
$0.21 |
$418 |
$0.21 |
$419 |
$0.21 |
$420 |
$0.21 |
$421 |
$0.21 |
$422 |
$0.21 |
$423 |
$0.21 |
$424 |
$0.21 |
$425 |
$0.21 |
$426 |
$0.21 |
$427 |
$0.21 |
$428 |
$0.21 |
$429 |
$0.21 |
$430 |
$0.22 |
$431 |
$0.22 |
$432 |
$0.22 |
$433 |
$0.22 |
Per Year |
Per Hour |
$434 |
$0.22 |
$435 |
$0.22 |
$436 |
$0.22 |
$437 |
$0.22 |
$438 |
$0.22 |
$439 |
$0.22 |
$440 |
$0.22 |
$441 |
$0.22 |
$442 |
$0.22 |
$443 |
$0.22 |
$444 |
$0.22 |
$445 |
$0.22 |
$446 |
$0.22 |
$447 |
$0.22 |
$448 |
$0.22 |
$449 |
$0.22 |
$450 |
$0.23 |
$451 |
$0.23 |
$452 |
$0.23 |
$453 |
$0.23 |
$454 |
$0.23 |
$455 |
$0.23 |
$456 |
$0.23 |
$457 |
$0.23 |
$458 |
$0.23 |
$459 |
$0.23 |
$460 |
$0.23 |
$461 |
$0.23 |
$462 |
$0.23 |
$463 |
$0.23 |
$464 |
$0.23 |
$465 |
$0.23 |
$466 |
$0.23 |
$467 |
$0.23 |
Per Year |
Per Hour |
$468 |
$0.23 |
$469 |
$0.23 |
$470 |
$0.24 |
$471 |
$0.24 |
$472 |
$0.24 |
$473 |
$0.24 |
$474 |
$0.24 |
$475 |
$0.24 |
$476 |
$0.24 |
$477 |
$0.24 |
$478 |
$0.24 |
$479 |
$0.24 |
$480 |
$0.24 |
$481 |
$0.24 |
$482 |
$0.24 |
$483 |
$0.24 |
$484 |
$0.24 |
$485 |
$0.24 |
$486 |
$0.24 |
$487 |
$0.24 |
$488 |
$0.24 |
$489 |
$0.24 |
$490 |
$0.25 |
$491 |
$0.25 |
$492 |
$0.25 |
$493 |
$0.25 |
$494 |
$0.25 |
$495 |
$0.25 |
$496 |
$0.25 |
$497 |
$0.25 |
$498 |
$0.25 |
$499 |
$0.25 |