What is a $19,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

Yearly Salary

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$19,000 per year =
$9.50 per hour
($380 per week)

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$19,000 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 $19,000 yearly salary is about $9.50 per hour.
Is 19k a year good pay?
No. $19,000/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

$19,000 / yr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Salary
2020	$18,745
2019	$18,326
2018	$17,982
2017	$17,611
2016	$17,253
2015	$17,128
2014	$17,000
2013	$16,748
2012	$16,461
2011	$15,988
2010	$15,752
2009	$15,335
2008	$15,321
2007	$14,720
2006	$14,355
2005	$13,881
2004	$13,444
2003	$13,196
2002	$12,889
2001	$12,692
2000	$12,276
1999	$11,956
1998	$11,766
1997	$11,569
1996	$11,197
1995	$10,920
1994	$10,635

Year	Salary
1993	$10,351
1992	$10,059
1991	$9,760
1990	$9,198
1989	$8,790
1988	$8,418
1987	$8,060
1986	$7,973
1985	$7,681
1984	$7,389
1983	$7,119
1982	$6,857
1981	$6,295
1980	$5,595
1979	$4,938
1978	$4,530
1977	$4,245
1976	$4,048
1975	$3,786
1974	$3,370
1973	$3,100
1972	$2,998
1971	$2,903
1970	$2,750
1969	$2,590
1968	$2,473
1967	$2,400

Year	Salary
1966	$2,320
1965	$2,276
1964	$2,254
1963	$2,217
1962	$2,188
1961	$2,174
1960	$2,145
1959	$2,108
1958	$2,072
1957	$2,013
1956	$1,955
1955	$1,948
1954	$1,962
1953	$1,948
1952	$1,933
1951	$1,824
1950	$1,721
1949	$1,758
1948	$1,707
1947	$1,568
1946	$1,328
1945	$1,298
1944	$1,269
1943	$1,233
1942	$1,131
1941	$1,029
1940	$1,021

Year	Salary
1939	$1,021
1938	$1,050
1937	$1,021
1936	$1,007
1935	$977
1934	$963
1933	$956
1932	$1,065
1931	$1,174
1930	$1,255
1929	$1,247
1928	$1,262
1927	$1,291
1926	$1,306
1925	$1,262
1924	$1,262
1923	$1,233
1922	$1,262
1921	$1,415
1920	$1,379
1919	$1,204
1918	$999
1917	$846
1916	$751
1915	$737
1914	$729

Nearby Values

Per Year	Per Hour
19,000	$9.50
19,005	$9.50
19,010	$9.51
19,015	$9.51
19,020	$9.51
19,025	$9.51
19,030	$9.52
19,035	$9.52
19,040	$9.52
19,045	$9.52
19,050	$9.53
19,055	$9.53
19,060	$9.53
19,065	$9.53
19,070	$9.54
19,075	$9.54
19,080	$9.54
19,085	$9.54
19,090	$9.55
19,095	$9.55
19,100	$9.55
19,105	$9.55
19,110	$9.56
19,115	$9.56
19,120	$9.56

Per Year	Per Hour
19,125	$9.56
19,130	$9.57
19,135	$9.57
19,140	$9.57
19,145	$9.57
19,150	$9.58
19,155	$9.58
19,160	$9.58
19,165	$9.58
19,170	$9.59
19,175	$9.59
19,180	$9.59
19,185	$9.59
19,190	$9.60
19,195	$9.60
19,200	$9.60
19,205	$9.60
19,210	$9.61
19,215	$9.61
19,220	$9.61
19,225	$9.61
19,230	$9.62
19,235	$9.62
19,240	$9.62
19,245	$9.62

Per Year	Per Hour
19,250	$9.63
19,255	$9.63
19,260	$9.63
19,265	$9.63
19,270	$9.64
19,275	$9.64
19,280	$9.64
19,285	$9.64
19,290	$9.65
19,295	$9.65
19,300	$9.65
19,305	$9.65
19,310	$9.66
19,315	$9.66
19,320	$9.66
19,325	$9.66
19,330	$9.67
19,335	$9.67
19,340	$9.67
19,345	$9.67
19,350	$9.68
19,355	$9.68
19,360	$9.68
19,365	$9.68
19,370	$9.69

Per Year	Per Hour
19,375	$9.69
19,380	$9.69
19,385	$9.69
19,390	$9.70
19,395	$9.70
19,400	$9.70
19,405	$9.70
19,410	$9.71
19,415	$9.71
19,420	$9.71
19,425	$9.71
19,430	$9.72
19,435	$9.72
19,440	$9.72
19,445	$9.72
19,450	$9.73
19,455	$9.73
19,460	$9.73
19,465	$9.73
19,470	$9.74
19,475	$9.74
19,480	$9.74
19,485	$9.74
19,490	$9.75
19,495	$9.75