What is a $73,500 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

Yearly Salary

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$73,500 per year =
$36.75 per hour
($1,470 per week)

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$73,500 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 $73,500 yearly salary is about $36.75 per hour.
Is 73.5k a year good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $73,500 a year makes more than 80% 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

$73,500 / yr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Salary
2020	$72,512
2019	$70,892
2018	$69,564
2017	$68,127
2016	$66,742
2015	$66,259
2014	$65,761
2013	$64,788
2012	$63,680
2011	$61,847
2010	$60,936
2009	$59,322
2008	$59,268
2007	$56,943
2006	$55,533
2005	$53,698
2004	$52,005
2003	$51,046
2002	$49,861
2001	$49,099
2000	$47,491
1999	$46,249
1998	$45,515
1997	$44,753
1996	$43,314
1995	$42,242
1994	$41,142

Year	Salary
1993	$40,041
1992	$38,912
1991	$37,755
1990	$35,583
1989	$34,002
1988	$32,563
1987	$31,181
1986	$30,842
1985	$29,713
1984	$28,585
1983	$27,541
1982	$26,525
1981	$24,352
1980	$21,643
1979	$19,103
1978	$17,523
1977	$16,423
1976	$15,661
1975	$14,645
1974	$13,037
1973	$11,993
1972	$11,598
1971	$11,231
1970	$10,638
1969	$10,017
1968	$9,566
1967	$9,284

Year	Salary
1966	$8,973
1965	$8,804
1964	$8,719
1963	$8,578
1962	$8,465
1961	$8,409
1960	$8,296
1959	$8,155
1958	$8,014
1957	$7,788
1956	$7,562
1955	$7,534
1954	$7,591
1953	$7,534
1952	$7,478
1951	$7,054
1950	$6,659
1949	$6,800
1948	$6,603
1947	$6,067
1946	$5,136
1945	$5,023
1944	$4,910
1943	$4,769
1942	$4,374
1941	$3,979
1940	$3,950

Year	Salary
1939	$3,950
1938	$4,063
1937	$3,950
1936	$3,894
1935	$3,781
1934	$3,725
1933	$3,697
1932	$4,120
1931	$4,543
1930	$4,853
1929	$4,825
1928	$4,882
1927	$4,995
1926	$5,051
1925	$4,882
1924	$4,882
1923	$4,769
1922	$4,882
1921	$5,474
1920	$5,333
1919	$4,656
1918	$3,866
1917	$3,273
1916	$2,906
1915	$2,850
1914	$2,822

Nearby Values

Per Year	Per Hour
73,500	$36.75
73,505	$36.75
73,510	$36.76
73,515	$36.76
73,520	$36.76
73,525	$36.76
73,530	$36.77
73,535	$36.77
73,540	$36.77
73,545	$36.77
73,550	$36.78
73,555	$36.78
73,560	$36.78
73,565	$36.78
73,570	$36.79
73,575	$36.79
73,580	$36.79
73,585	$36.79
73,590	$36.80
73,595	$36.80
73,600	$36.80
73,605	$36.80
73,610	$36.81
73,615	$36.81
73,620	$36.81

Per Year	Per Hour
73,625	$36.81
73,630	$36.82
73,635	$36.82
73,640	$36.82
73,645	$36.82
73,650	$36.83
73,655	$36.83
73,660	$36.83
73,665	$36.83
73,670	$36.84
73,675	$36.84
73,680	$36.84
73,685	$36.84
73,690	$36.85
73,695	$36.85
73,700	$36.85
73,705	$36.85
73,710	$36.86
73,715	$36.86
73,720	$36.86
73,725	$36.86
73,730	$36.87
73,735	$36.87
73,740	$36.87
73,745	$36.87

Per Year	Per Hour
73,750	$36.88
73,755	$36.88
73,760	$36.88
73,765	$36.88
73,770	$36.89
73,775	$36.89
73,780	$36.89
73,785	$36.89
73,790	$36.90
73,795	$36.90
73,800	$36.90
73,805	$36.90
73,810	$36.91
73,815	$36.91
73,820	$36.91
73,825	$36.91
73,830	$36.92
73,835	$36.92
73,840	$36.92
73,845	$36.92
73,850	$36.93
73,855	$36.93
73,860	$36.93
73,865	$36.93
73,870	$36.94

Per Year	Per Hour
73,875	$36.94
73,880	$36.94
73,885	$36.94
73,890	$36.95
73,895	$36.95
73,900	$36.95
73,905	$36.95
73,910	$36.96
73,915	$36.96
73,920	$36.96
73,925	$36.96
73,930	$36.97
73,935	$36.97
73,940	$36.97
73,945	$36.97
73,950	$36.98
73,955	$36.98
73,960	$36.98
73,965	$36.98
73,970	$36.99
73,975	$36.99
73,980	$36.99
73,985	$36.99
73,990	$37.00
73,995	$37.00