What is a $1,500 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

Yearly Salary

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$1,500 per year =
$0.75 per hour
($30 per week)

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$1,500 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 $1,500 yearly salary is about $0.75 per hour.
Is 1.5k a year good pay?
No. $1,500/year is in the bottom 10% of workers in the United States.

Median Yearly Salary by Profession – United States
May 2019 data. Source

Profession	Salary
Doctors (General Practice)	$201,590
Dentists	$155,600
Pharmacists	$128,090
Air Traffic Controllers	$122,990
Lawyers	$122,960
Physician Assistants	$112,260
Actuaries	$108,350
Mathematicians	$105,030
Veterinarians	$95,460
Civil Engineers	$87,060
Computer Programmers	$86,550
Psychologists	$78,200
Registered Nurses	$73,300
Accountants	$71,550
Police Officers	$63,150

Profession	Salary
High School Teachers	$61,660
Librarians	$61,530
Flight Attendants	$56,230
Electricians	$56,180
Clergy	$55,190
Plumbers	$55,160
Undertakers	$54,150
All Occupations	$53,490
Head Chefs	$51,530
Mail Carriers	$51,310
Insurance Agents	$50,940
Firefighters	$50,850
Real Estate Agents	$48,930
Carpenters	$48,330
Bus Drivers	$45,830

Profession	Salary
Prison Guards	$45,180
Machinists	$44,420
Secretaries	$37,690
Construction Laborers	$36,860
Photographers	$36,280
Butchers	$32,500
Bank Tellers	$31,230
Preschool Teachers	$30,520
Barbers	$30,150
Security Guards	$29,680
Models	$28,350
Cooks	$27,790
Nannies	$24,230
Cashiers	$23,650

Median Yearly Salary by U.S. State
May 2019 data. Source

State	Rank	Salary
Alabama	44	$34,800
Alaska	2	$48,540
Arizona	25	$38,410
Arkansas	49	$32,940
California	10	$44,180
Colorado	9	$44,250
Connecticut	3	$48,530
Delaware	20	$40,900
Florida	39	$35,850
Georgia	34	$36,930
Hawaii	8	$44,400
Idaho	43	$35,360
Illinois	18	$41,060
Indiana	33	$36,960
Iowa	28	$38,280
Kansas	32	$37,010
Kentucky	41	$35,540

State	Rank	Salary
Louisiana	47	$34,650
Maine	27	$38,370
Maryland	6	$45,970
Massachusetts	1	$50,200
Michigan	23	$38,680
Minnesota	12	$44,110
Mississippi	50	$31,210
Missouri	31	$37,180
Montana	36	$36,420
Nebraska	26	$38,390
Nevada	37	$36,410
New Hampshire	16	$41,490
New Jersey	7	$45,000
New Mexico	42	$35,420
New York	5	$46,680
North Carolina	35	$36,910
North Dakota	13	$42,510

State	Rank	Salary
Ohio	24	$38,560
Oklahoma	40	$35,730
Oregon	17	$41,250
Pennsylvania	21	$39,490
Rhode Island	11	$44,170
South Carolina	46	$34,690
South Dakota	45	$34,750
Tennessee	38	$35,910
Texas	29	$38,010
Utah	30	$37,910
Vermont	19	$40,920
Virginia	14	$42,220
Washington	4	$48,140
West Virginia	48	$33,920
Wisconsin	22	$39,090
Wyoming	15	$41,650

$1,500 / yr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Salary
2020	$1,480
2019	$1,447
2018	$1,420
2017	$1,390
2016	$1,362
2015	$1,352
2014	$1,342
2013	$1,322
2012	$1,300
2011	$1,262
2010	$1,244
2009	$1,211
2008	$1,210
2007	$1,162
2006	$1,133
2005	$1,096
2004	$1,061
2003	$1,042
2002	$1,018
2001	$1,002
2000	$969
1999	$944
1998	$929
1997	$913
1996	$884
1995	$862
1994	$840

Year	Salary
1993	$817
1992	$794
1991	$771
1990	$726
1989	$694
1988	$665
1987	$636
1986	$629
1985	$606
1984	$583
1983	$562
1982	$541
1981	$497
1980	$442
1979	$390
1978	$358
1977	$335
1976	$320
1975	$299
1974	$266
1973	$245
1972	$237
1971	$229
1970	$217
1969	$204
1968	$195
1967	$189

Year	Salary
1966	$183
1965	$180
1964	$178
1963	$175
1962	$173
1961	$172
1960	$169
1959	$166
1958	$164
1957	$159
1956	$154
1955	$154
1954	$155
1953	$154
1952	$153
1951	$144
1950	$136
1949	$139
1948	$135
1947	$124
1946	$105
1945	$103
1944	$100
1943	$97.32
1942	$89.26
1941	$81.20
1940	$80.62

Year	Salary
1939	$80.62
1938	$82.93
1937	$80.62
1936	$79.47
1935	$77.17
1934	$76.02
1933	$75.44
1932	$84.08
1931	$92.72
1930	$99.05
1929	$98.47
1928	$99.63
1927	$102
1926	$103
1925	$99.63
1924	$99.63
1923	$97.32
1922	$99.63
1921	$112
1920	$109
1919	$95.02
1918	$78.89
1917	$66.80
1916	$59.31
1915	$58.16
1914	$57.59

Nearby Values

Per Year	Per Hour
1,500	$0.75
1,501	$0.75
1,502	$0.75
1,503	$0.75
1,504	$0.75
1,505	$0.75
1,506	$0.75
1,507	$0.75
1,508	$0.75
1,509	$0.75
1,510	$0.76
1,511	$0.76
1,512	$0.76
1,513	$0.76
1,514	$0.76
1,515	$0.76
1,516	$0.76
1,517	$0.76
1,518	$0.76
1,519	$0.76
1,520	$0.76
1,521	$0.76
1,522	$0.76
1,523	$0.76
1,524	$0.76

Per Year	Per Hour
1,525	$0.76
1,526	$0.76
1,527	$0.76
1,528	$0.76
1,529	$0.76
1,530	$0.77
1,531	$0.77
1,532	$0.77
1,533	$0.77
1,534	$0.77
1,535	$0.77
1,536	$0.77
1,537	$0.77
1,538	$0.77
1,539	$0.77
1,540	$0.77
1,541	$0.77
1,542	$0.77
1,543	$0.77
1,544	$0.77
1,545	$0.77
1,546	$0.77
1,547	$0.77
1,548	$0.77
1,549	$0.77

Per Year	Per Hour
1,550	$0.78
1,551	$0.78
1,552	$0.78
1,553	$0.78
1,554	$0.78
1,555	$0.78
1,556	$0.78
1,557	$0.78
1,558	$0.78
1,559	$0.78
1,560	$0.78
1,561	$0.78
1,562	$0.78
1,563	$0.78
1,564	$0.78
1,565	$0.78
1,566	$0.78
1,567	$0.78
1,568	$0.78
1,569	$0.78
1,570	$0.79
1,571	$0.79
1,572	$0.79
1,573	$0.79
1,574	$0.79

Per Year	Per Hour
1,575	$0.79
1,576	$0.79
1,577	$0.79
1,578	$0.79
1,579	$0.79
1,580	$0.79
1,581	$0.79
1,582	$0.79
1,583	$0.79
1,584	$0.79
1,585	$0.79
1,586	$0.79
1,587	$0.79
1,588	$0.79
1,589	$0.79
1,590	$0.80
1,591	$0.80
1,592	$0.80
1,593	$0.80
1,594	$0.80
1,595	$0.80
1,596	$0.80
1,597	$0.80
1,598	$0.80
1,599	$0.80