What is a $53,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
$53,000 per year =
$26.50 per hour
($1,060 per week)
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$53,000 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 $53,000 yearly salary is about $26.50 per hour.
Is 53k a year good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $53,000 a year makes more than 66% of workers in the United States.
Median Yearly Salary by Profession - United States
May 2019 data. Source
Profession Salary
Doctors (General Practice) $201,590
Dentists $155,600
Pharmacists $128,090
Air Traffic Controllers $122,990
Lawyers $122,960
Physician Assistants $112,260
Actuaries $108,350
Mathematicians $105,030
Veterinarians $95,460
Civil Engineers $87,060
Computer Programmers $86,550
Psychologists $78,200
Registered Nurses $73,300
Accountants $71,550
Police Officers $63,150
Profession Salary
High School Teachers $61,660
Librarians $61,530
Flight Attendants $56,230
Electricians $56,180
Clergy $55,190
Plumbers $55,160
Undertakers $54,150
All Occupations $53,490
Head Chefs $51,530
Mail Carriers $51,310
Insurance Agents $50,940
Firefighters $50,850
Real Estate Agents $48,930
Carpenters $48,330
Bus Drivers $45,830
Profession Salary
Prison Guards $45,180
Machinists $44,420
Secretaries $37,690
Construction Laborers $36,860
Photographers $36,280
Butchers $32,500
Bank Tellers $31,230
Preschool Teachers $30,520
Barbers $30,150
Security Guards $29,680
Models $28,350
Cooks $27,790
Nannies $24,230
Cashiers $23,650
Median Yearly Salary by U.S. State
May 2019 data. Source
State Rank Salary
Alabama 44 $34,800
Alaska 2 $48,540
Arizona 25 $38,410
Arkansas 49 $32,940
California 10 $44,180
Colorado 9 $44,250
Connecticut 3 $48,530
Delaware 20 $40,900
Florida 39 $35,850
Georgia 34 $36,930
Hawaii 8 $44,400
Idaho 43 $35,360
Illinois 18 $41,060
Indiana 33 $36,960
Iowa 28 $38,280
Kansas 32 $37,010
Kentucky 41 $35,540
State Rank Salary
Louisiana 47 $34,650
Maine 27 $38,370
Maryland 6 $45,970
Massachusetts 1 $50,200
Michigan 23 $38,680
Minnesota 12 $44,110
Mississippi 50 $31,210
Missouri 31 $37,180
Montana 36 $36,420
Nebraska 26 $38,390
Nevada 37 $36,410
New Hampshire 16 $41,490
New Jersey 7 $45,000
New Mexico 42 $35,420
New York 5 $46,680
North Carolina 35 $36,910
North Dakota 13 $42,510
State Rank Salary
Ohio 24 $38,560
Oklahoma 40 $35,730
Oregon 17 $41,250
Pennsylvania 21 $39,490
Rhode Island 11 $44,170
South Carolina 46 $34,690
South Dakota 45 $34,750
Tennessee 38 $35,910
Texas 29 $38,010
Utah 30 $37,910
Vermont 19 $40,920
Virginia 14 $42,220
Washington 4 $48,140
West Virginia 48 $33,920
Wisconsin 22 $39,090
Wyoming 15 $41,650
$53,000 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2020 $52,288
2019 $51,120
2018 $50,162
2017 $49,125
2016 $48,127
2015 $47,778
2014 $47,420
2013 $46,718
2012 $45,919
2011 $44,597
2010 $43,940
2009 $42,776
2008 $42,737
2007 $41,061
2006 $40,044
2005 $38,721
2004 $37,500
2003 $36,809
2002 $35,954
2001 $35,405
2000 $34,245
1999 $33,350
1998 $32,821
1997 $32,271
1996 $31,233
1995 $30,460
1994 $29,667
Year Salary
1993 $28,873
1992 $28,059
1991 $27,225
1990 $25,658
1989 $24,519
1988 $23,481
1987 $22,484
1986 $22,240
1985 $21,426
1984 $20,612
1983 $19,859
1982 $19,127
1981 $17,560
1980 $15,607
1979 $13,775
1978 $12,636
1977 $11,842
1976 $11,293
1975 $10,560
1974 $9,401
1973 $8,648
1972 $8,363
1971 $8,098
1970 $7,671
1969 $7,223
1968 $6,898
1967 $6,694
Year Salary
1966 $6,471
1965 $6,348
1964 $6,287
1963 $6,186
1962 $6,104
1961 $6,064
1960 $5,982
1959 $5,880
1958 $5,779
1957 $5,616
1956 $5,453
1955 $5,433
1954 $5,473
1953 $5,433
1952 $5,392
1951 $5,087
1950 $4,802
1949 $4,904
1948 $4,761
1947 $4,375
1946 $3,703
1945 $3,622
1944 $3,540
1943 $3,439
1942 $3,154
1941 $2,869
1940 $2,849
Year Salary
1939 $2,849
1938 $2,930
1937 $2,849
1936 $2,808
1935 $2,727
1934 $2,686
1933 $2,666
1932 $2,971
1931 $3,276
1930 $3,500
1929 $3,479
1928 $3,520
1927 $3,602
1926 $3,642
1925 $3,520
1924 $3,520
1923 $3,439
1922 $3,520
1921 $3,947
1920 $3,846
1919 $3,357
1918 $2,788
1917 $2,360
1916 $2,096
1915 $2,055
1914 $2,035
Nearby Values
Per Year Per Hour
53,000 $26.50
53,005 $26.50
53,010 $26.51
53,015 $26.51
53,020 $26.51
53,025 $26.51
53,030 $26.52
53,035 $26.52
53,040 $26.52
53,045 $26.52
53,050 $26.53
53,055 $26.53
53,060 $26.53
53,065 $26.53
53,070 $26.54
53,075 $26.54
53,080 $26.54
53,085 $26.54
53,090 $26.55
53,095 $26.55
53,100 $26.55
53,105 $26.55
53,110 $26.56
53,115 $26.56
53,120 $26.56
Per Year Per Hour
53,125 $26.56
53,130 $26.57
53,135 $26.57
53,140 $26.57
53,145 $26.57
53,150 $26.58
53,155 $26.58
53,160 $26.58
53,165 $26.58
53,170 $26.59
53,175 $26.59
53,180 $26.59
53,185 $26.59
53,190 $26.60
53,195 $26.60
53,200 $26.60
53,205 $26.60
53,210 $26.61
53,215 $26.61
53,220 $26.61
53,225 $26.61
53,230 $26.62
53,235 $26.62
53,240 $26.62
53,245 $26.62
Per Year Per Hour
53,250 $26.63
53,255 $26.63
53,260 $26.63
53,265 $26.63
53,270 $26.64
53,275 $26.64
53,280 $26.64
53,285 $26.64
53,290 $26.65
53,295 $26.65
53,300 $26.65
53,305 $26.65
53,310 $26.66
53,315 $26.66
53,320 $26.66
53,325 $26.66
53,330 $26.67
53,335 $26.67
53,340 $26.67
53,345 $26.67
53,350 $26.68
53,355 $26.68
53,360 $26.68
53,365 $26.68
53,370 $26.69
Per Year Per Hour
53,375 $26.69
53,380 $26.69
53,385 $26.69
53,390 $26.70
53,395 $26.70
53,400 $26.70
53,405 $26.70
53,410 $26.71
53,415 $26.71
53,420 $26.71
53,425 $26.71
53,430 $26.72
53,435 $26.72
53,440 $26.72
53,445 $26.72
53,450 $26.73
53,455 $26.73
53,460 $26.73
53,465 $26.73
53,470 $26.74
53,475 $26.74
53,480 $26.74
53,485 $26.74
53,490 $26.75
53,495 $26.75