What is a $800 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

What is your hourly wage if you earn $800 per year?
Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$800 per year =
$0.40 per hour
($16 per week)
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$800 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 $800 yearly salary is about $0.40 per hour.
Is 800 a year good pay?
No. $800/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
$800 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2022 $751
2021 $702
2020 $693
2019 $677
2018 $664
2017 $651
2016 $638
2015 $633
2014 $628
2013 $619
2012 $608
2011 $591
2010 $582
2009 $567
2008 $566
2007 $544
2006 $530
2005 $513
2004 $497
2003 $488
2002 $476
2001 $469
2000 $454
1999 $442
1998 $435
1997 $427
1996 $414
1995 $404
1994 $393
1993 $382
1992 $372
1991 $361
1990 $340
1989 $325
1988 $311
1987 $298
1986 $295
Year Salary
1985 $284
1984 $273
1983 $263
1982 $253
1981 $233
1980 $207
1979 $182
1978 $167
1977 $157
1976 $150
1975 $140
1974 $125
1973 $115
1972 $111
1971 $107
1970 $102
1969 $95.69
1968 $91.38
1967 $88.68
1966 $85.72
1965 $84.10
1964 $83.29
1963 $81.94
1962 $80.86
1961 $80.32
1960 $79.25
1959 $77.90
1958 $76.55
1957 $74.39
1956 $72.24
1955 $71.97
1954 $72.51
1953 $71.97
1952 $71.43
1951 $67.39
1950 $63.61
1949 $64.96
Year Salary
1948 $63.07
1947 $57.95
1946 $49.06
1945 $47.98
1944 $46.90
1943 $45.55
1942 $41.78
1941 $38.01
1940 $37.74
1939 $37.74
1938 $38.81
1937 $37.74
1936 $37.20
1935 $36.12
1934 $35.58
1933 $35.31
1932 $39.35
1931 $43.40
1930 $46.36
1929 $46.09
1928 $46.63
1927 $47.71
1926 $48.25
1925 $46.63
1924 $46.63
1923 $45.55
1922 $46.63
1921 $52.29
1920 $50.94
1919 $44.47
1918 $36.93
1917 $31.27
1916 $27.76
1915 $27.22
1914 $26.95
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