What is a $87,000 Salary on a Per-Hour Basis?

Yearly Salary

Hours per Week

Weeks per Year

$87,000 per year =
$43.50 per hour
($1,740 per week)

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$87,000 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 $87,000 yearly salary is about $43.50 per hour.
Is 87k a year good pay?
Yes. We estimate a person earning $87,000 a year makes more than 86% 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

$87,000 / yr – Inflation Adjusted

Year	Salary
2020	$85,831
2019	$83,913
2018	$82,341
2017	$80,640
2016	$79,001
2015	$78,429
2014	$77,840
2013	$76,688
2012	$75,376
2011	$73,207
2010	$72,128
2009	$70,218
2008	$70,153
2007	$67,403
2006	$65,732
2005	$63,561
2004	$61,557
2003	$60,422
2002	$59,019
2001	$58,117
2000	$56,213
1999	$54,744
1998	$53,875
1997	$52,973
1996	$51,270
1995	$50,001
1994	$48,698

Year	Salary
1993	$47,396
1992	$46,059
1991	$44,690
1990	$42,118
1989	$40,248
1988	$38,544
1987	$36,908
1986	$36,507
1985	$35,171
1984	$33,835
1983	$32,599
1982	$31,397
1981	$28,825
1980	$25,618
1979	$22,612
1978	$20,742
1977	$19,439
1976	$18,537
1975	$17,335
1974	$15,431
1973	$14,195
1972	$13,728
1971	$13,293
1970	$12,592
1969	$11,857
1968	$11,323
1967	$10,989

Year	Salary
1966	$10,621
1965	$10,421
1964	$10,321
1963	$10,154
1962	$10,020
1961	$9,953
1960	$9,820
1959	$9,653
1958	$9,486
1957	$9,219
1956	$8,951
1955	$8,918
1954	$8,985
1953	$8,918
1952	$8,851
1951	$8,350
1950	$7,883
1949	$8,050
1948	$7,816
1947	$7,181
1946	$6,079
1945	$5,945
1944	$5,812
1943	$5,645
1942	$5,177
1941	$4,709
1940	$4,676

Year	Salary
1939	$4,676
1938	$4,810
1937	$4,676
1936	$4,609
1935	$4,476
1934	$4,409
1933	$4,375
1932	$4,876
1931	$5,378
1930	$5,745
1929	$5,712
1928	$5,778
1927	$5,912
1926	$5,979
1925	$5,778
1924	$5,778
1923	$5,645
1922	$5,778
1921	$6,480
1920	$6,313
1919	$5,511
1918	$4,576
1917	$3,874
1916	$3,440
1915	$3,373
1914	$3,340

Nearby Values

Per Year	Per Hour
87,000	$43.50
87,005	$43.50
87,010	$43.51
87,015	$43.51
87,020	$43.51
87,025	$43.51
87,030	$43.52
87,035	$43.52
87,040	$43.52
87,045	$43.52
87,050	$43.53
87,055	$43.53
87,060	$43.53
87,065	$43.53
87,070	$43.54
87,075	$43.54
87,080	$43.54
87,085	$43.54
87,090	$43.55
87,095	$43.55
87,100	$43.55
87,105	$43.55
87,110	$43.56
87,115	$43.56
87,120	$43.56

Per Year	Per Hour
87,125	$43.56
87,130	$43.57
87,135	$43.57
87,140	$43.57
87,145	$43.57
87,150	$43.58
87,155	$43.58
87,160	$43.58
87,165	$43.58
87,170	$43.59
87,175	$43.59
87,180	$43.59
87,185	$43.59
87,190	$43.60
87,195	$43.60
87,200	$43.60
87,205	$43.60
87,210	$43.61
87,215	$43.61
87,220	$43.61
87,225	$43.61
87,230	$43.62
87,235	$43.62
87,240	$43.62
87,245	$43.62

Per Year	Per Hour
87,250	$43.63
87,255	$43.63
87,260	$43.63
87,265	$43.63
87,270	$43.64
87,275	$43.64
87,280	$43.64
87,285	$43.64
87,290	$43.65
87,295	$43.65
87,300	$43.65
87,305	$43.65
87,310	$43.66
87,315	$43.66
87,320	$43.66
87,325	$43.66
87,330	$43.67
87,335	$43.67
87,340	$43.67
87,345	$43.67
87,350	$43.68
87,355	$43.68
87,360	$43.68
87,365	$43.68
87,370	$43.69

Per Year	Per Hour
87,375	$43.69
87,380	$43.69
87,385	$43.69
87,390	$43.70
87,395	$43.70
87,400	$43.70
87,405	$43.70
87,410	$43.71
87,415	$43.71
87,420	$43.71
87,425	$43.71
87,430	$43.72
87,435	$43.72
87,440	$43.72
87,445	$43.72
87,450	$43.73
87,455	$43.73
87,460	$43.73
87,465	$43.73
87,470	$43.74
87,475	$43.74
87,480	$43.74
87,485	$43.74
87,490	$43.75
87,495	$43.75