Hourly to Salary Calculator
Enter an hourly wage to see the equivalent annual, monthly, and weekly salary, or switch modes and enter a yearly salary to find the hourly rate behind it. Adjust hours per week and weeks worked per year to match part-time hours, unpaid leave, or a standard full-time schedule.
How this calculation works
The calculator first finds your total paid hours per year: hours per week × weeks worked per year. Going from hourly to salary, it multiplies your hourly rate by that yearly-hours figure to get an annual salary, divides the annual figure by 12 for a monthly amount, and multiplies your hourly rate by hours per week for a weekly amount.
Going the other direction, from salary to hourly, it divides your annual salary by the same yearly-hours figure to get an hourly rate, divides the annual salary by 12 for a monthly amount, and divides it by weeks per year for a weekly amount.
The weeks-per-year input matters more than it looks. Someone paid for 52 weeks a year (including paid vacation) converts differently than someone who only works — and is only paid for — 48 or 50 weeks because of unpaid time off.
Worked example
Typical work-year assumptions
How you set hours per week and weeks per year changes the conversion a lot. A few common schedules:
| Schedule | Hours/week | Weeks/year | Hours/year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard full-time | 40 | 52 | 2,080 |
| Full-time, 2 weeks unpaid leave | 40 | 50 | 2,000 |
| Reduced-hours office job | 37.5 | 52 | 1,950 |
| Part-time | 20 | 52 | 1,040 |
| Seasonal / contract work | 40 | 26 | 1,040 |
Hourly to annual, step by step
- Find yearly hours: hours per week × weeks per year.
- Multiply yearly hours by the hourly rate to get the annual salary.
- Divide the annual salary by 12 for an average monthly figure.
- Multiply the hourly rate by hours per week for the weekly figure.
- To reverse the process, divide the annual salary by yearly hours to recover the hourly rate.
Why the weeks-per-year figure matters
Salaried employees are usually paid the same amount every pay period regardless of holidays, so 52 weeks is the right divisor for converting their salary to an equivalent hourly rate. Hourly and contract workers who only earn money for weeks actually worked should use a lower number — subtracting unpaid holidays, sick leave, or gaps between contracts — or the calculator will overstate their true annual earnings.
This distinction matters most when comparing a salaried job offer to an hourly or freelance rate: the two numbers are only comparable once both are converted using the weeks each role is actually paid for.
Gross pay, not take-home pay
Every figure this calculator produces is gross pay — the amount before income tax, social security or pension contributions, and health insurance are subtracted. Take-home pay is typically lower and depends on your tax bracket, filing status, and local deductions, so use this tool for comparing job offers or negotiating a rate, not for household budgeting.