Convert between an hourly wage and an annual salary, with weekly, biweekly, monthly and daily breakdowns. Enter either the hourly rate or the annual salary and the hours you work.
Salary Calculator
How the Salary Calculator Works
This calculator converts pay between hourly, weekly, monthly, and annual figures, so you can compare job offers quoted in different ways. Enter the pay in whichever unit you have — an hourly wage, a weekly salary, or an annual package — and it shows the equivalent in every other unit. It is handy when weighing a job change, negotiating a rate, or simply understanding what an hourly figure really means over a year.
The conversions use standard working assumptions. Annual salary = hourly rate × hours per week × 52 weeks. Weekly pay = annual salary ÷ 52. Monthly pay = annual salary ÷ 12. Hourly rate = annual salary ÷ (hours per week × 52). If you enter an hourly rate, the calculator builds the annual figure from your weekly hours; if you enter an annual salary, it divides it down to the other units.
The assumptions are simple and transparent: 52 weeks a year and the hours per week you enter. It does not account for overtime, unpaid leave, part-time variations, or tax — for take-home figures, use the income tax calculator after converting. The value is in apples-to-apples comparisons between offers quoted in different units.
How to Use This Calculator
- Choose the pay unit you are starting from: hourly, weekly, monthly, or annual.
- Enter the pay amount in that unit.
- Enter your hours per week if the conversion needs them.
- Press Calculate.
- Compare the hourly, weekly, monthly, and annual equivalents side by side.
Example
An hourly rate of $25 with a 40-hour week gives a weekly pay of $1,000, a monthly pay of $4,333.33, and an annual salary of $52,000.
An annual salary of $75,000 at 40 hours a week equals $1,442.31 a week, $6,250 a month, and $36.06 an hour. Seeing the hourly figure often changes how people judge a salary — $75,000 sounds large until it is $36 an hour.
What Affects the Result
- Hours per week — the same hourly rate means very different annual pay at 30 hours versus 40 hours.
- Pay unit — offers quoted monthly can hide whether the year is 12 equal months or includes extra payments.
- Weeks worked — this calculator assumes 52 weeks; unpaid time off reduces the real annual total.
- Overtime — not included; overtime hours at a higher rate raise the true annual figure.
- Practical tip — always convert competing offers to the same unit (usually annual) before comparing, and check the hours behind each figure.
The hours assumption deserves extra attention, because it is where comparisons most often go wrong. Two jobs can both pay $30 an hour yet differ by thousands a year: at 40 hours a week the annual salary is $62,400, but at 35 hours it is $54,600 — a $7,800 gap for the same headline rate. The reverse trap is a salary that looks generous until the hours are counted: $70,000 for a 50-hour week works out to $26.92 an hour, less than $30 an hour at 40 hours, which pays $62,400. Before accepting any offer, convert it to an hourly figure using the real hours you will work, including regular overtime that is effectively compulsory, and compare that — not the annual number — against your current job.
It is also worth converting any offer into monthly terms, because that is how most household budgets actually run. A $52,000 salary is $4,333.33 a month before tax, but if you are paid weekly, the months with five paydays feel richer than the months with four — an illusion worth seeing through when you set a monthly budget. Use the monthly equivalent as your planning figure and treat the extra-payday months as a bonus, not as income you depend on.
Salary Calculator FAQs
How do I convert an hourly wage to a salary?
Multiply the hourly rate by your hours per week, then by 52 weeks. For example, $25 an hour at 40 hours a week is $25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000 a year.
What if I work part-time or irregular hours?
Enter your average hours per week and the calculator will convert on that basis. For very irregular work, average your hours over a typical month first, then use that figure.
Does this calculator include tax?
No — it converts gross pay between units. To see take-home pay, run the annual figure through the income tax calculator.
Why is the monthly figure not the annual divided by 12 in some cases?
It is — monthly pay here is always the annual salary divided by 12. If your employer pays monthly on a different cycle, the per-paycheck amount may differ slightly, but the annual total is the same.
Should I compare offers by annual salary or hourly rate?
Compare both, but weight the hourly rate more heavily when hours differ. Annual salary hides the hours behind it; the hourly rate reveals what your time is actually worth.
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