Salary Calculator
Convert hourly pay to annual salary, or annual salary to an hourly rate — plus your realistic take-home estimate.
What this calculator does
Converts between hourly rate and annual salary in either direction, then breaks the result down across year, month, week, and hour so you can compare pay quoted in different formats on equal footing.
Who this is for
Anyone comparing a job offer quoted in a different pay format than they're used to, hourly workers wanting to know their annual equivalent, or salaried employees curious what their pay works out to per hour.
How this calculator works
Multiply your hourly rate by the hours you work each week, then by the number of weeks you actually work in a year (52 if you take no unpaid time off). Going the other way, your annual salary is divided by total working hours in the year to get an hourly-equivalent rate.
This is a gross-pay estimate — it doesn't yet account for tax withholding. Use the Income Tax Calculator or Take-Home Pay Calculator to see what actually lands in your bank account.
Worked example
$25/hour, 40 hours/week, 52 weeks/year: $25 × 40 = $1,000/week. $1,000 × 52 = $52,000/year. Going the other direction, a $52,000 salary divided by 2,080 total annual hours (40 × 52) gives back the same $25/hour equivalent.
Your pay across every time period
Run the calculator above to see your pay broken down by year, month, week, and hour.
Common mistakes
- Assuming 52 paid weeks. If you take unpaid leave, work seasonally, or have unpaid holidays, your real annual total is lower than rate × 52 weeks × hours.
- Confusing gross with take-home. This is pre-tax pay. Your actual deposit will be lower once federal/state tax, Social Security, and Medicare (US) or equivalent deductions are applied.
- Forgetting overtime rules. If you regularly work more than 40 hours/week as an hourly employee, check the Overtime Pay Calculator — overtime hours are usually paid at 1.5x, not your flat rate.
- Using a rough "2,000 hours a year" shortcut without checking your actual schedule. This shortcut assumes exactly 50 weeks at 40 hours — close for many full-time roles, but off for anyone with a different weeks-worked total, which can meaningfully shift the hourly-equivalent figure.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What's a quick way to estimate annual salary from an hourly rate?
A common shortcut is hourly rate × 2,000 (assuming 40 hours/week for 50 weeks), but this is only accurate if your actual schedule matches those assumptions. For an exact figure, use your real hours-per-week and weeks-worked-per-year in the calculator above.
Is this before or after tax?
Before tax (gross pay). Use the Take-Home Pay Calculator to see your estimated net deposit after federal, state, and payroll tax deductions.
How do I convert a salary that includes unpaid time off?
Reduce the "weeks worked per year" field below 52 to reflect actual paid weeks — for example, 50 if you take 2 unpaid weeks off, or fewer if you work a seasonal or part-year schedule.
Does this account for overtime pay?
No, this calculator assumes a flat rate for all hours entered. If you regularly work more than 40 hours a week as an hourly employee, use the Overtime Pay Calculator for a more accurate total, since overtime hours are usually paid at a higher rate.