What is a $9,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

What is your hourly wage if you earn $9,000 per year?
Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$9,000 per year =
$4.50 per hour
($180 per week)
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$9,000 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 $9,000 yearly salary is about $4.50 per hour.
Is 9k a year good pay?
No. $9,000/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
$9,000 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2022 $8,454
2021 $7,899
2020 $7,792
2019 $7,618
2018 $7,476
2017 $7,321
2016 $7,172
2015 $7,120
2014 $7,067
2013 $6,962
2012 $6,843
2011 $6,646
2010 $6,548
2009 $6,375
2008 $6,369
2007 $6,119
2006 $5,968
2005 $5,771
2004 $5,589
2003 $5,486
2002 $5,358
2001 $5,276
2000 $5,103
1999 $4,970
1998 $4,891
1997 $4,809
1996 $4,655
1995 $4,539
1994 $4,421
1993 $4,303
1992 $4,182
1991 $4,057
1990 $3,824
1989 $3,654
1988 $3,499
1987 $3,351
1986 $3,314
Year Salary
1985 $3,193
1984 $3,072
1983 $2,960
1982 $2,850
1981 $2,617
1980 $2,326
1979 $2,053
1978 $1,883
1977 $1,765
1976 $1,683
1975 $1,574
1974 $1,401
1973 $1,289
1972 $1,246
1971 $1,207
1970 $1,143
1969 $1,076
1968 $1,028
1967 $998
1966 $964
1965 $946
1964 $937
1963 $922
1962 $910
1961 $904
1960 $892
1959 $876
1958 $861
1957 $837
1956 $813
1955 $810
1954 $816
1953 $810
1952 $804
1951 $758
1950 $716
1949 $731
Year Salary
1948 $710
1947 $652
1946 $552
1945 $540
1944 $528
1943 $512
1942 $470
1941 $428
1940 $425
1939 $425
1938 $437
1937 $425
1936 $418
1935 $406
1934 $400
1933 $397
1932 $443
1931 $488
1930 $522
1929 $519
1928 $525
1927 $537
1926 $543
1925 $525
1924 $525
1923 $512
1922 $525
1921 $588
1920 $573
1919 $500
1918 $415
1917 $352
1916 $312
1915 $306
1914 $303
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