What is a $28,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

Yearly Salary

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$28,000 per year =
$14 per hour
($560 per week)

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$28,000 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 $28,000 yearly salary is about $14.00 per hour.
Is 28k a year good pay?
No. We estimate that only 28% of workers in the United States earn less than $28,000 a year.

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

$28,000 / yr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Salary
2020	$27,624
2019	$27,007
2018	$26,500
2017	$25,953
2016	$25,426
2015	$25,241
2014	$25,052
2013	$24,681
2012	$24,259
2011	$23,561
2010	$23,214
2009	$22,599
2008	$22,578
2007	$21,693
2006	$21,155
2005	$20,457
2004	$19,812
2003	$19,446
2002	$18,995
2001	$18,704
2000	$18,092
1999	$17,619
1998	$17,339
1997	$17,049
1996	$16,501
1995	$16,092
1994	$15,673

Year	Salary
1993	$15,254
1992	$14,824
1991	$14,383
1990	$13,555
1989	$12,953
1988	$12,405
1987	$11,878
1986	$11,749
1985	$11,319
1984	$10,889
1983	$10,492
1982	$10,105
1981	$9,277
1980	$8,245
1979	$7,278
1978	$6,676
1977	$6,256
1976	$5,966
1975	$5,579
1974	$4,966
1973	$4,569
1972	$4,418
1971	$4,278
1970	$4,053
1969	$3,816
1968	$3,644
1967	$3,537

Year	Salary
1966	$3,418
1965	$3,354
1964	$3,322
1963	$3,268
1962	$3,225
1961	$3,203
1960	$3,160
1959	$3,107
1958	$3,053
1957	$2,967
1956	$2,881
1955	$2,870
1954	$2,892
1953	$2,870
1952	$2,849
1951	$2,687
1950	$2,537
1949	$2,591
1948	$2,515
1947	$2,311
1946	$1,956
1945	$1,913
1944	$1,870
1943	$1,817
1942	$1,666
1941	$1,516
1940	$1,505

Year	Salary
1939	$1,505
1938	$1,548
1937	$1,505
1936	$1,483
1935	$1,440
1934	$1,419
1933	$1,408
1932	$1,569
1931	$1,731
1930	$1,849
1929	$1,838
1928	$1,860
1927	$1,903
1926	$1,924
1925	$1,860
1924	$1,860
1923	$1,817
1922	$1,860
1921	$2,085
1920	$2,032
1919	$1,774
1918	$1,473
1917	$1,247
1916	$1,107
1915	$1,086
1914	$1,075

Nearby Values

Per Year	Per Hour
28,000	$14.00
28,005	$14.00
28,010	$14.01
28,015	$14.01
28,020	$14.01
28,025	$14.01
28,030	$14.02
28,035	$14.02
28,040	$14.02
28,045	$14.02
28,050	$14.03
28,055	$14.03
28,060	$14.03
28,065	$14.03
28,070	$14.04
28,075	$14.04
28,080	$14.04
28,085	$14.04
28,090	$14.05
28,095	$14.05
28,100	$14.05
28,105	$14.05
28,110	$14.06
28,115	$14.06
28,120	$14.06

Per Year	Per Hour
28,125	$14.06
28,130	$14.07
28,135	$14.07
28,140	$14.07
28,145	$14.07
28,150	$14.08
28,155	$14.08
28,160	$14.08
28,165	$14.08
28,170	$14.09
28,175	$14.09
28,180	$14.09
28,185	$14.09
28,190	$14.10
28,195	$14.10
28,200	$14.10
28,205	$14.10
28,210	$14.11
28,215	$14.11
28,220	$14.11
28,225	$14.11
28,230	$14.12
28,235	$14.12
28,240	$14.12
28,245	$14.12

Per Year	Per Hour
28,250	$14.13
28,255	$14.13
28,260	$14.13
28,265	$14.13
28,270	$14.14
28,275	$14.14
28,280	$14.14
28,285	$14.14
28,290	$14.15
28,295	$14.15
28,300	$14.15
28,305	$14.15
28,310	$14.16
28,315	$14.16
28,320	$14.16
28,325	$14.16
28,330	$14.17
28,335	$14.17
28,340	$14.17
28,345	$14.17
28,350	$14.18
28,355	$14.18
28,360	$14.18
28,365	$14.18
28,370	$14.19

Per Year	Per Hour
28,375	$14.19
28,380	$14.19
28,385	$14.19
28,390	$14.20
28,395	$14.20
28,400	$14.20
28,405	$14.20
28,410	$14.21
28,415	$14.21
28,420	$14.21
28,425	$14.21
28,430	$14.22
28,435	$14.22
28,440	$14.22
28,445	$14.22
28,450	$14.23
28,455	$14.23
28,460	$14.23
28,465	$14.23
28,470	$14.24
28,475	$14.24
28,480	$14.24
28,485	$14.24
28,490	$14.25
28,495	$14.25