What is a $56,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

Yearly Salary

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$56,000 per year =
$28 per hour
($1,120 per week)

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$56,000 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 $56,000 yearly salary is about $28.00 per hour.
Is 56k a year good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $56,000 a year makes more than 68% 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

$56,000 / yr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Salary
2020	$55,248
2019	$54,013
2018	$53,001
2017	$51,906
2016	$50,851
2015	$50,483
2014	$50,104
2013	$49,363
2012	$48,518
2011	$47,122
2010	$46,427
2009	$45,197
2008	$45,156
2007	$43,386
2006	$42,311
2005	$40,913
2004	$39,623
2003	$38,892
2002	$37,989
2001	$37,409
2000	$36,183
1999	$35,237
1998	$34,678
1997	$34,098
1996	$33,001
1995	$32,184
1994	$31,346

Year	Salary
1993	$30,507
1992	$29,647
1991	$28,766
1990	$27,111
1989	$25,907
1988	$24,810
1987	$23,757
1986	$23,499
1985	$22,639
1984	$21,779
1983	$20,983
1982	$20,209
1981	$18,554
1980	$16,490
1979	$14,555
1978	$13,351
1977	$12,513
1976	$11,932
1975	$11,158
1974	$9,933
1973	$9,137
1972	$8,836
1971	$8,557
1970	$8,105
1969	$7,632
1968	$7,288
1967	$7,073

Year	Salary
1966	$6,837
1965	$6,708
1964	$6,643
1963	$6,536
1962	$6,450
1961	$6,407
1960	$6,321
1959	$6,213
1958	$6,106
1957	$5,934
1956	$5,762
1955	$5,740
1954	$5,783
1953	$5,740
1952	$5,697
1951	$5,375
1950	$5,074
1949	$5,181
1948	$5,031
1947	$4,622
1946	$3,913
1945	$3,827
1944	$3,741
1943	$3,633
1942	$3,332
1941	$3,031
1940	$3,010

Year	Salary
1939	$3,010
1938	$3,096
1937	$3,010
1936	$2,967
1935	$2,881
1934	$2,838
1933	$2,816
1932	$3,139
1931	$3,461
1930	$3,698
1929	$3,676
1928	$3,719
1927	$3,805
1926	$3,848
1925	$3,719
1924	$3,719
1923	$3,633
1922	$3,719
1921	$4,171
1920	$4,063
1919	$3,547
1918	$2,945
1917	$2,494
1916	$2,214
1915	$2,171
1914	$2,150

Nearby Values

Per Year	Per Hour
56,000	$28.00
56,005	$28.00
56,010	$28.01
56,015	$28.01
56,020	$28.01
56,025	$28.01
56,030	$28.02
56,035	$28.02
56,040	$28.02
56,045	$28.02
56,050	$28.03
56,055	$28.03
56,060	$28.03
56,065	$28.03
56,070	$28.04
56,075	$28.04
56,080	$28.04
56,085	$28.04
56,090	$28.05
56,095	$28.05
56,100	$28.05
56,105	$28.05
56,110	$28.06
56,115	$28.06
56,120	$28.06

Per Year	Per Hour
56,125	$28.06
56,130	$28.07
56,135	$28.07
56,140	$28.07
56,145	$28.07
56,150	$28.08
56,155	$28.08
56,160	$28.08
56,165	$28.08
56,170	$28.09
56,175	$28.09
56,180	$28.09
56,185	$28.09
56,190	$28.10
56,195	$28.10
56,200	$28.10
56,205	$28.10
56,210	$28.11
56,215	$28.11
56,220	$28.11
56,225	$28.11
56,230	$28.12
56,235	$28.12
56,240	$28.12
56,245	$28.12

Per Year	Per Hour
56,250	$28.13
56,255	$28.13
56,260	$28.13
56,265	$28.13
56,270	$28.14
56,275	$28.14
56,280	$28.14
56,285	$28.14
56,290	$28.15
56,295	$28.15
56,300	$28.15
56,305	$28.15
56,310	$28.16
56,315	$28.16
56,320	$28.16
56,325	$28.16
56,330	$28.17
56,335	$28.17
56,340	$28.17
56,345	$28.17
56,350	$28.18
56,355	$28.18
56,360	$28.18
56,365	$28.18
56,370	$28.19

Per Year	Per Hour
56,375	$28.19
56,380	$28.19
56,385	$28.19
56,390	$28.20
56,395	$28.20
56,400	$28.20
56,405	$28.20
56,410	$28.21
56,415	$28.21
56,420	$28.21
56,425	$28.21
56,430	$28.22
56,435	$28.22
56,440	$28.22
56,445	$28.22
56,450	$28.23
56,455	$28.23
56,460	$28.23
56,465	$28.23
56,470	$28.24
56,475	$28.24
56,480	$28.24
56,485	$28.24
56,490	$28.25
56,495	$28.25