What is a $50,500 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

Yearly Salary

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$50,500 per year =
$25.25 per hour
($1,010 per week)

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$50,500 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 $50,500 yearly salary is about $25.25 per hour.
Is 50.5k a year good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $50,500 a year makes more than 63% 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

$50,500 / yr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Salary
2020	$49,821
2019	$48,708
2018	$47,795
2017	$46,808
2016	$45,857
2015	$45,525
2014	$45,183
2013	$44,514
2012	$43,753
2011	$42,494
2010	$41,868
2009	$40,758
2008	$40,721
2007	$39,124
2006	$38,155
2005	$36,895
2004	$35,732
2003	$35,072
2002	$34,258
2001	$33,735
2000	$32,630
1999	$31,776
1998	$31,272
1997	$30,749
1996	$29,760
1995	$29,023
1994	$28,267

Year	Salary
1993	$27,511
1992	$26,736
1991	$25,941
1990	$24,448
1989	$23,362
1988	$22,373
1987	$21,423
1986	$21,191
1985	$20,415
1984	$19,640
1983	$18,922
1982	$18,224
1981	$16,732
1980	$14,870
1979	$13,125
1978	$12,040
1977	$11,284
1976	$10,760
1975	$10,062
1974	$8,957
1973	$8,240
1972	$7,968
1971	$7,716
1970	$7,309
1969	$6,883
1968	$6,572
1967	$6,379

Year	Salary
1966	$6,165
1965	$6,049
1964	$5,991
1963	$5,894
1962	$5,816
1961	$5,778
1960	$5,700
1959	$5,603
1958	$5,506
1957	$5,351
1956	$5,196
1955	$5,177
1954	$5,215
1953	$5,177
1952	$5,138
1951	$4,847
1950	$4,576
1949	$4,672
1948	$4,537
1947	$4,168
1946	$3,529
1945	$3,451
1944	$3,373
1943	$3,277
1942	$3,005
1941	$2,734
1940	$2,714

Year	Salary
1939	$2,714
1938	$2,792
1937	$2,714
1936	$2,676
1935	$2,598
1934	$2,559
1933	$2,540
1932	$2,831
1931	$3,121
1930	$3,335
1929	$3,315
1928	$3,354
1927	$3,432
1926	$3,470
1925	$3,354
1924	$3,354
1923	$3,277
1922	$3,354
1921	$3,761
1920	$3,664
1919	$3,199
1918	$2,656
1917	$2,249
1916	$1,997
1915	$1,958
1914	$1,939

Nearby Values

Per Year	Per Hour
50,500	$25.25
50,505	$25.25
50,510	$25.26
50,515	$25.26
50,520	$25.26
50,525	$25.26
50,530	$25.27
50,535	$25.27
50,540	$25.27
50,545	$25.27
50,550	$25.28
50,555	$25.28
50,560	$25.28
50,565	$25.28
50,570	$25.29
50,575	$25.29
50,580	$25.29
50,585	$25.29
50,590	$25.30
50,595	$25.30
50,600	$25.30
50,605	$25.30
50,610	$25.31
50,615	$25.31
50,620	$25.31

Per Year	Per Hour
50,625	$25.31
50,630	$25.32
50,635	$25.32
50,640	$25.32
50,645	$25.32
50,650	$25.33
50,655	$25.33
50,660	$25.33
50,665	$25.33
50,670	$25.34
50,675	$25.34
50,680	$25.34
50,685	$25.34
50,690	$25.35
50,695	$25.35
50,700	$25.35
50,705	$25.35
50,710	$25.36
50,715	$25.36
50,720	$25.36
50,725	$25.36
50,730	$25.37
50,735	$25.37
50,740	$25.37
50,745	$25.37

Per Year	Per Hour
50,750	$25.38
50,755	$25.38
50,760	$25.38
50,765	$25.38
50,770	$25.39
50,775	$25.39
50,780	$25.39
50,785	$25.39
50,790	$25.40
50,795	$25.40
50,800	$25.40
50,805	$25.40
50,810	$25.41
50,815	$25.41
50,820	$25.41
50,825	$25.41
50,830	$25.42
50,835	$25.42
50,840	$25.42
50,845	$25.42
50,850	$25.43
50,855	$25.43
50,860	$25.43
50,865	$25.43
50,870	$25.44

Per Year	Per Hour
50,875	$25.44
50,880	$25.44
50,885	$25.44
50,890	$25.45
50,895	$25.45
50,900	$25.45
50,905	$25.45
50,910	$25.46
50,915	$25.46
50,920	$25.46
50,925	$25.46
50,930	$25.47
50,935	$25.47
50,940	$25.47
50,945	$25.47
50,950	$25.48
50,955	$25.48
50,960	$25.48
50,965	$25.48
50,970	$25.49
50,975	$25.49
50,980	$25.49
50,985	$25.49
50,990	$25.50
50,995	$25.50