What is a $59,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

What is your hourly wage if you earn $59,000 per year?
Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$59,000 per year =
$29.50 per hour
($1,180 per week)
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$59,000 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 $59,000 yearly salary is about $29.50 per hour.
Is 59k a year good pay?
It's above average. We estimate a person earning $59,000 a year makes more than 63% 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
$59,000 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2022 $55,423
2021 $51,779
2020 $51,084
2019 $49,942
2018 $49,006
2017 $47,994
2016 $47,019
2015 $46,678
2014 $46,328
2013 $45,642
2012 $44,861
2011 $43,570
2010 $42,928
2009 $41,791
2008 $41,753
2007 $40,116
2006 $39,122
2005 $37,830
2004 $36,637
2003 $35,961
2002 $35,126
2001 $34,589
2000 $33,456
1999 $32,582
1998 $32,065
1997 $31,528
1996 $30,514
1995 $29,759
1994 $28,983
1993 $28,208
1992 $27,413
1991 $26,598
1990 $25,067
1989 $23,954
1988 $22,940
1987 $21,966
1986 $21,728
Year Salary
1985 $20,932
1984 $20,137
1983 $19,402
1982 $18,686
1981 $17,155
1980 $15,247
1979 $13,458
1978 $12,345
1977 $11,570
1976 $11,033
1975 $10,317
1974 $9,184
1973 $8,449
1972 $8,170
1971 $7,912
1970 $7,494
1969 $7,057
1968 $6,739
1967 $6,540
1966 $6,321
1965 $6,202
1964 $6,143
1963 $6,043
1962 $5,964
1961 $5,924
1960 $5,844
1959 $5,745
1958 $5,646
1957 $5,487
1956 $5,328
1955 $5,308
1954 $5,347
1953 $5,308
1952 $5,268
1951 $4,970
1950 $4,691
1949 $4,791
Year Salary
1948 $4,652
1947 $4,274
1946 $3,618
1945 $3,538
1944 $3,459
1943 $3,360
1942 $3,081
1941 $2,803
1940 $2,783
1939 $2,783
1938 $2,863
1937 $2,783
1936 $2,743
1935 $2,664
1934 $2,624
1933 $2,604
1932 $2,902
1931 $3,201
1930 $3,419
1929 $3,399
1928 $3,439
1927 $3,519
1926 $3,558
1925 $3,439
1924 $3,439
1923 $3,360
1922 $3,439
1921 $3,857
1920 $3,757
1919 $3,280
1918 $2,723
1917 $2,306
1916 $2,048
1915 $2,008
1914 $1,988
Nearby Values
Per Year Per Hour
$59,000 $29.50
$59,005 $29.50
$59,010 $29.51
$59,015 $29.51
$59,020 $29.51
$59,025 $29.51
$59,030 $29.52
$59,035 $29.52
$59,040 $29.52
$59,045 $29.52
$59,050 $29.53
$59,055 $29.53
$59,060 $29.53
$59,065 $29.53
$59,070 $29.54
$59,075 $29.54
$59,080 $29.54
$59,085 $29.54
$59,090 $29.55
$59,095 $29.55
$59,100 $29.55
$59,105 $29.55
$59,110 $29.56
$59,115 $29.56
$59,120 $29.56
$59,125 $29.56
$59,130 $29.57
$59,135 $29.57
$59,140 $29.57
$59,145 $29.57
$59,150 $29.58
$59,155 $29.58
$59,160 $29.58
$59,165 $29.58
Per Year Per Hour
$59,170 $29.59
$59,175 $29.59
$59,180 $29.59
$59,185 $29.59
$59,190 $29.60
$59,195 $29.60
$59,200 $29.60
$59,205 $29.60
$59,210 $29.61
$59,215 $29.61
$59,220 $29.61
$59,225 $29.61
$59,230 $29.62
$59,235 $29.62
$59,240 $29.62
$59,245 $29.62
$59,250 $29.63
$59,255 $29.63
$59,260 $29.63
$59,265 $29.63
$59,270 $29.64
$59,275 $29.64
$59,280 $29.64
$59,285 $29.64
$59,290 $29.65
$59,295 $29.65
$59,300 $29.65
$59,305 $29.65
$59,310 $29.66
$59,315 $29.66
$59,320 $29.66
$59,325 $29.66
$59,330 $29.67
$59,335 $29.67
Per Year Per Hour
$59,340 $29.67
$59,345 $29.67
$59,350 $29.68
$59,355 $29.68
$59,360 $29.68
$59,365 $29.68
$59,370 $29.69
$59,375 $29.69
$59,380 $29.69
$59,385 $29.69
$59,390 $29.70
$59,395 $29.70
$59,400 $29.70
$59,405 $29.70
$59,410 $29.71
$59,415 $29.71
$59,420 $29.71
$59,425 $29.71
$59,430 $29.72
$59,435 $29.72
$59,440 $29.72
$59,445 $29.72
$59,450 $29.73
$59,455 $29.73
$59,460 $29.73
$59,465 $29.73
$59,470 $29.74
$59,475 $29.74
$59,480 $29.74
$59,485 $29.74
$59,490 $29.75
$59,495 $29.75