What is a $4,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

What is your hourly wage if you earn $4,000 per year?
Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$4,000 per year =
$2 per hour
($80 per week)
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$4,000 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 $4,000 yearly salary is about $2.00 per hour.
Is 4k a year good pay?
No. $4,000/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
$4,000 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2022 $3,757
2021 $3,510
2020 $3,463
2019 $3,386
2018 $3,322
2017 $3,254
2016 $3,188
2015 $3,165
2014 $3,141
2013 $3,094
2012 $3,041
2011 $2,954
2010 $2,910
2009 $2,833
2008 $2,831
2007 $2,720
2006 $2,652
2005 $2,565
2004 $2,484
2003 $2,438
2002 $2,381
2001 $2,345
2000 $2,268
1999 $2,209
1998 $2,174
1997 $2,137
1996 $2,069
1995 $2,018
1994 $1,965
1993 $1,912
1992 $1,859
1991 $1,803
1990 $1,699
1989 $1,624
1988 $1,555
1987 $1,489
1986 $1,473
Year Salary
1985 $1,419
1984 $1,365
1983 $1,315
1982 $1,267
1981 $1,163
1980 $1,034
1979 $912
1978 $837
1977 $784
1976 $748
1975 $699
1974 $623
1973 $573
1972 $554
1971 $536
1970 $508
1969 $478
1968 $457
1967 $443
1966 $429
1965 $420
1964 $416
1963 $410
1962 $404
1961 $402
1960 $396
1959 $389
1958 $383
1957 $372
1956 $361
1955 $360
1954 $363
1953 $360
1952 $357
1951 $337
1950 $318
1949 $325
Year Salary
1948 $315
1947 $290
1946 $245
1945 $240
1944 $235
1943 $228
1942 $209
1941 $190
1940 $189
1939 $189
1938 $194
1937 $189
1936 $186
1935 $181
1934 $178
1933 $177
1932 $197
1931 $217
1930 $232
1929 $230
1928 $233
1927 $239
1926 $241
1925 $233
1924 $233
1923 $228
1922 $233
1921 $261
1920 $255
1919 $222
1918 $185
1917 $156
1916 $139
1915 $136
1914 $135
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