What is a $900 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

What is your hourly wage if you earn $900 per year?
Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$900 per year =
$0.45 per hour
($18 per week)
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$900 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 $900 yearly salary is about $0.45 per hour.
Is 900 a year good pay?
No. $900/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
$900 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2022 $845
2021 $790
2020 $779
2019 $762
2018 $748
2017 $732
2016 $717
2015 $712
2014 $707
2013 $696
2012 $684
2011 $665
2010 $655
2009 $637
2008 $637
2007 $612
2006 $597
2005 $577
2004 $559
2003 $549
2002 $536
2001 $528
2000 $510
1999 $497
1998 $489
1997 $481
1996 $465
1995 $454
1994 $442
1993 $430
1992 $418
1991 $406
1990 $382
1989 $365
1988 $350
1987 $335
1986 $331
Year Salary
1985 $319
1984 $307
1983 $296
1982 $285
1981 $262
1980 $233
1979 $205
1978 $188
1977 $176
1976 $168
1975 $157
1974 $140
1973 $129
1972 $125
1971 $121
1970 $114
1969 $108
1968 $103
1967 $99.77
1966 $96.43
1965 $94.61
1964 $93.70
1963 $92.18
1962 $90.97
1961 $90.36
1960 $89.15
1959 $87.64
1958 $86.12
1957 $83.69
1956 $81.27
1955 $80.96
1954 $81.57
1953 $80.96
1952 $80.36
1951 $75.81
1950 $71.56
1949 $73.08
Year Salary
1948 $70.96
1947 $65.20
1946 $55.19
1945 $53.98
1944 $52.76
1943 $51.25
1942 $47.00
1941 $42.76
1940 $42.45
1939 $42.45
1938 $43.67
1937 $42.45
1936 $41.85
1935 $40.63
1934 $40.03
1933 $39.72
1932 $44.27
1931 $48.82
1930 $52.16
1929 $51.85
1928 $52.46
1927 $53.67
1926 $54.28
1925 $52.46
1924 $52.46
1923 $51.25
1922 $52.46
1921 $58.83
1920 $57.31
1919 $50.03
1918 $41.54
1917 $35.18
1916 $31.23
1915 $30.63
1914 $30.32
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