What is a $48,500 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

Yearly Salary

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$48,500 per year =
$24.25 per hour
($970 per week)

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$48,500 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 $48,500 yearly salary is about $24.25 per hour.
Is 48.5k a year good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $48,500 a year makes more than 61% 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

$48,500 / yr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Salary
2020	$47,848
2019	$46,779
2018	$45,903
2017	$44,954
2016	$44,041
2015	$43,722
2014	$43,393
2013	$42,751
2012	$42,020
2011	$40,811
2010	$40,209
2009	$39,144
2008	$39,108
2007	$37,575
2006	$36,644
2005	$35,434
2004	$34,316
2003	$33,683
2002	$32,901
2001	$32,399
2000	$31,337
1999	$30,518
1998	$30,034
1997	$29,531
1996	$28,582
1995	$27,874
1994	$27,148

Year	Salary
1993	$26,422
1992	$25,677
1991	$24,913
1990	$23,480
1989	$22,437
1988	$21,487
1987	$20,575
1986	$20,352
1985	$19,607
1984	$18,862
1983	$18,173
1982	$17,503
1981	$16,069
1980	$14,281
1979	$12,606
1978	$11,563
1977	$10,837
1976	$10,334
1975	$9,664
1974	$8,602
1973	$7,913
1972	$7,653
1971	$7,411
1970	$7,020
1969	$6,610
1968	$6,312
1967	$6,126

Year	Salary
1966	$5,921
1965	$5,809
1964	$5,754
1963	$5,660
1962	$5,586
1961	$5,549
1960	$5,474
1959	$5,381
1958	$5,288
1957	$5,139
1956	$4,990
1955	$4,972
1954	$5,009
1953	$4,972
1952	$4,934
1951	$4,655
1950	$4,394
1949	$4,487
1948	$4,357
1947	$4,003
1946	$3,389
1945	$3,314
1944	$3,240
1943	$3,147
1942	$2,886
1941	$2,625
1940	$2,607

Year	Salary
1939	$2,607
1938	$2,681
1937	$2,607
1936	$2,570
1935	$2,495
1934	$2,458
1933	$2,439
1932	$2,719
1931	$2,998
1930	$3,203
1929	$3,184
1928	$3,221
1927	$3,296
1926	$3,333
1925	$3,221
1924	$3,221
1923	$3,147
1922	$3,221
1921	$3,612
1920	$3,519
1919	$3,072
1918	$2,551
1917	$2,160
1916	$1,918
1915	$1,881
1914	$1,862

Nearby Values

Per Year	Per Hour
48,500	$24.25
48,505	$24.25
48,510	$24.26
48,515	$24.26
48,520	$24.26
48,525	$24.26
48,530	$24.27
48,535	$24.27
48,540	$24.27
48,545	$24.27
48,550	$24.28
48,555	$24.28
48,560	$24.28
48,565	$24.28
48,570	$24.29
48,575	$24.29
48,580	$24.29
48,585	$24.29
48,590	$24.30
48,595	$24.30
48,600	$24.30
48,605	$24.30
48,610	$24.31
48,615	$24.31
48,620	$24.31

Per Year	Per Hour
48,625	$24.31
48,630	$24.32
48,635	$24.32
48,640	$24.32
48,645	$24.32
48,650	$24.33
48,655	$24.33
48,660	$24.33
48,665	$24.33
48,670	$24.34
48,675	$24.34
48,680	$24.34
48,685	$24.34
48,690	$24.35
48,695	$24.35
48,700	$24.35
48,705	$24.35
48,710	$24.36
48,715	$24.36
48,720	$24.36
48,725	$24.36
48,730	$24.37
48,735	$24.37
48,740	$24.37
48,745	$24.37

Per Year	Per Hour
48,750	$24.38
48,755	$24.38
48,760	$24.38
48,765	$24.38
48,770	$24.39
48,775	$24.39
48,780	$24.39
48,785	$24.39
48,790	$24.40
48,795	$24.40
48,800	$24.40
48,805	$24.40
48,810	$24.41
48,815	$24.41
48,820	$24.41
48,825	$24.41
48,830	$24.42
48,835	$24.42
48,840	$24.42
48,845	$24.42
48,850	$24.43
48,855	$24.43
48,860	$24.43
48,865	$24.43
48,870	$24.44

Per Year	Per Hour
48,875	$24.44
48,880	$24.44
48,885	$24.44
48,890	$24.45
48,895	$24.45
48,900	$24.45
48,905	$24.45
48,910	$24.46
48,915	$24.46
48,920	$24.46
48,925	$24.46
48,930	$24.47
48,935	$24.47
48,940	$24.47
48,945	$24.47
48,950	$24.48
48,955	$24.48
48,960	$24.48
48,965	$24.48
48,970	$24.49
48,975	$24.49
48,980	$24.49
48,985	$24.49
48,990	$24.50
48,995	$24.50