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Hourly to Salary Calculator – Convert Hourly Pay to Annual Salary

Turn an hourly wage into a yearly salary, or a salary into an hourly rate. See what you earn per day, week, two weeks, half month, month and year based on your own hours per week and paid weeks per year.

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How to use the hourly to salary calculator

  1. Enter your pay and choose the period it’s for — hourly, daily, weekly, every two weeks, twice a month, monthly or yearly.
  2. Enter your hours per week and days per week.
  3. Enter your paid weeks per year — 52 if all your time off is paid.

The result shows your pay converted to every other period. Everything is gross pay, before tax and deductions.

The formulas

Yearly pay = Hourly rate × Hours per week × Paid weeks per year
Hourly rate = Yearly salary ÷ (Hours per week × Paid weeks per year)

Monthly pay is yearly ÷ 12, biweekly is yearly ÷ 26 (for 52 weeks) and semi-monthly is yearly ÷ 24.

Worked example: $25 an hour

At 40 hours a week and 52 weeks:

PeriodPay
Hour$25.00
Day (8 hours)$200.00
Week$1,000.00
Every 2 weeks$2,000.00
Twice a month$2,166.67
Month$4,333.33
Year$52,000

Common conversions (40 hours, 52 weeks)

HourlyYearly
$15$31,200
$20$41,600
$30$62,400
$40$83,200
$50$104,000

Comparing jobs fairly

  • Count unpaid time off. A contractor at $40 an hour taking four unpaid weeks earns $76,800, not $83,200.
  • Include benefits. Health insurance, pension or 401(k) matching and paid leave can be worth thousands a year.
  • Watch overtime. In the US, many hourly workers get 1.5× pay over 40 hours a week; this calculator doesn’t add overtime automatically.
  • Look at take-home pay. Taxes differ by country, state and pay level.

Part-time, shifts and contract work

The calculator works for any schedule. For a 25-hour part-time job, enter 25 hours a week. For 12-hour shifts three days a week, enter 36 hours and 3 days. Contractors and freelancers should set paid weeks to the weeks they actually bill — and remember that they usually pay their own payroll taxes, pension and insurance, so a contract hourly rate needs to be higher than an employee’s rate for the same take-home pay. A common rule of thumb is to charge roughly 1.25 to 1.5 times the equivalent employee rate.

Why your paycheck looks smaller

The figures here are gross pay. Income tax, social security or National Insurance, pension contributions and benefits come out before you are paid, so your take-home pay is lower — often by 20% to 35% depending on where you live and how much you earn.

Next steps

See your US take-home pay with the paycheck calculator, or UK pay after tax and National Insurance with the UK take-home pay calculator.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert hourly pay to a yearly salary?

Multiply your hourly rate by the hours you work per week and the weeks you are paid per year. At 40 hours a week and 52 paid weeks, the shortcut is hourly rate × 2,080.

$25 an hour is how much a year?

At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, $25 an hour is $52,000 a year before tax — about $4,333 a month, $2,000 every two weeks and $1,000 a week.

How do I turn a salary into an hourly rate?

Divide the yearly salary by your yearly hours. $60,000 ÷ 2,080 hours = about $28.85 an hour. Choose “Yearly (salary)” in the calculator to do it automatically.

Should I use 52 weeks or fewer?

Use 52 if your holidays and vacation are paid. If you take unpaid time off — common for contractors and hourly workers — subtract those weeks, for example 50 weeks.

What is the difference between biweekly and semi-monthly pay?

Biweekly means every two weeks — 26 paychecks a year. Semi-monthly means twice a month — 24 paychecks. A $52,000 salary pays $2,000 biweekly or about $2,167 semi-monthly.

Is this before or after tax?

Before tax (gross pay). To see take-home pay, use the paycheck calculator for the US or the UK take-home pay calculator.

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