What is a $9,500 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

What is your hourly wage if you earn $9,500 per year?
Yearly Salary
$
Hours per Week
Weeks per Year
If you work 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year:
$9,500 per year =
$4.75 per hour
($190 per week)
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$9,500 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 $9,500 yearly salary is about $4.75 per hour.
Is 9.5k a year good pay?
No. $9,500/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
$9,500 / yr - Inflation Adjusted
Year Salary
2022 $8,924
2021 $8,337
2020 $8,225
2019 $8,042
2018 $7,891
2017 $7,728
2016 $7,571
2015 $7,516
2014 $7,460
2013 $7,349
2012 $7,223
2011 $7,016
2010 $6,912
2009 $6,729
2008 $6,723
2007 $6,459
2006 $6,299
2005 $6,091
2004 $5,899
2003 $5,790
2002 $5,656
2001 $5,569
2000 $5,387
1999 $5,246
1998 $5,163
1997 $5,077
1996 $4,913
1995 $4,792
1994 $4,667
1993 $4,542
1992 $4,414
1991 $4,283
1990 $4,036
1989 $3,857
1988 $3,694
1987 $3,537
1986 $3,499
Year Salary
1985 $3,370
1984 $3,242
1983 $3,124
1982 $3,009
1981 $2,762
1980 $2,455
1979 $2,167
1978 $1,988
1977 $1,863
1976 $1,776
1975 $1,661
1974 $1,479
1973 $1,360
1972 $1,316
1971 $1,274
1970 $1,207
1969 $1,136
1968 $1,085
1967 $1,053
1966 $1,018
1965 $999
1964 $989
1963 $973
1962 $960
1961 $954
1960 $941
1959 $925
1958 $909
1957 $883
1956 $858
1955 $855
1954 $861
1953 $855
1952 $848
1951 $800
1950 $755
1949 $771
Year Salary
1948 $749
1947 $688
1946 $583
1945 $570
1944 $557
1943 $541
1942 $496
1941 $451
1940 $448
1939 $448
1938 $461
1937 $448
1936 $442
1935 $429
1934 $423
1933 $419
1932 $467
1931 $515
1930 $551
1929 $547
1928 $554
1927 $567
1926 $573
1925 $554
1924 $554
1923 $541
1922 $554
1921 $621
1920 $605
1919 $528
1918 $439
1917 $371
1916 $330
1915 $323
1914 $320
Nearby Values
Per Year Per Hour
$9,500 $4.75
$9,501 $4.75
$9,502 $4.75
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$9,510 $4.76
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$9,530 $4.77
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$9,534 $4.77
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$9,567 $4.78
Per Year Per Hour
$9,568 $4.78
$9,569 $4.78
$9,570 $4.79
$9,571 $4.79
$9,572 $4.79
$9,573 $4.79
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