Hourly to salary calculator

Turn an hourly wage into a salary, or a salary into an hourly rate

This hourly to salary calculator converts pay between five boxes: "Hourly pay", "Daily pay", "Weekly pay", "Monthly pay" and "Annual salary". Type an amount in any of them and the other four update straight away. It works both ways, so it is also a salary to hourly calculator: enter an annual salary and read the hourly rate. Everything runs in your browser.

Use it to read a job ad quoted per hour or to compare a salaried role with contract work.

How to use it

1. Type your figure in a box: "52,000", "52000" and "1,820.50" are all accepted.
2. Under "Settings", set "Hours per week" (40 by default), "Days worked per week" and "Paid weeks per year" (52).
3. Pick the "Currency": USD by default, with GBP and EUR available.
4. Choose "Pay months per year". Most US and UK jobs pay 12 months, but some European contracts pay 13 or 14.
5. Set the "Amount type" to "Gross" or "Net". This only changes the labels.
6. Under "Options (optional)", add "Unpaid weeks per year", "Overtime hours per week" and the "Overtime premium (%)".
7. "Copy link" gives you an address that reopens the calculation with your values.

The formulas, with an exact example

Everything goes through the annual figure: hourly rate × hours per week × paid weeks. Monthly pay is the annual figure divided by the number of pay months; daily pay is weekly pay divided by the days worked.

Example: $20 an hour at 40 hours a week gives 20 × 40 × 52 = $41,600 a year, or $3,466.67 a month. In the other direction, an annual salary of $52,000 divided by 2,080 hours is exactly $25 an hour, and $65,000 works out at $31.25. The tool shows these steps on the "Working" line.

Where do the 2,080 hours come from?

A full-time week in the US is usually counted as 40 hours. Over 52 weeks that makes 40 × 52 = 2,080 paid hours a year, shown as "Paid hours per year". In the UK, many contracts are based on 37.5 hours, or 1,950 hours a year, so £30,000 is £15.38 an hour. In France the legal week is 35 hours; in Germany, Spain and Italy it is often around 40 hours depending on the contract or collective agreement.

Overtime and unpaid weeks

With "Overtime hours per week" set to 5 and an "Overtime premium (%)" of 50, the usual time and a half, a $25 hourly rate pays $37.50 per extra hour: $187.50 more a week and $9,750 more a year. For two weeks of unpaid leave, enter 2 in "Unpaid weeks per year": 40 hours over 50 weeks gives 2,000 paid hours.

Gross or net: what the tool does not do

No income tax, Social Security, National Insurance or other deduction is calculated. The tool converts within the type of amount you enter: gross hourly gives gross annual, take-home monthly gives take-home annual. Deductions depend on where you live, your filing status and benefits. Minimum wages exist at several levels and are reviewed regularly, so check the current figure with an official source.

Comparing two job offers

"Compare two job offers" puts two amounts side by side on a yearly basis, each with its own period and "Hours per week". By default, $25 an hour at 40 hours ($52,000 a year) is compared with a $50,000 salary: the hourly offer pays $2,000 more per year, or $166.67 a month, which is 4.00% more. Look beyond pay too: health insurance, retirement match, paid time off, commute and the hours you will really work.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert an annual salary to hourly?

Divide it by 2,080 for a 40-hour week. $52,000 ÷ 2,080 = $25 an hour.

Is the result before or after tax?

It matches what you type. Enter gross pay to get gross figures, take-home pay to get take-home figures.

What about part-time work?

Change "Hours per week". At 20 hours, a year has 1,040 paid hours, so $18 an hour comes to $18,720.

Why does monthly pay differ from four weekly checks?

A month averages 52 ÷ 12 = 4.33 weeks, not 4. At $1,000 a week, monthly pay is $4,333.33.