What Is an Hourly to Salary Conversion?
Hourly jobs pay for each hour you work, while salaried jobs quote a yearly amount. Turning an hourly wage into a yearly salary lets you compare offers, plan a budget, or fill in a loan or rental application that asks for annual income.
- Full-time year: 40 hours × 52 weeks = 2,080 paid hours.
- Paid time off: if your employer pays holidays and vacation, those hours still count, so nothing changes.
- Unpaid days off: days you don't work and aren't paid for lower your yearly pay.
A quick table for a 40-hour week, 52 weeks a year:
| Hourly | Yearly Salary |
|---|---|
| $15 an hour | $31,200 a year |
| $20 an hour | $41,600 a year |
| $25 an hour | $52,000 a year |
| $30 an hour | $62,400 a year |
| $40 an hour | $83,200 a year |
| $50 an hour | $104,000 a year |
Which calculator should I use?
- Hourly to Salary Calculator: to turn an hourly wage into yearly, monthly, weekly and daily pay, before tax.
- Salary to Hourly Calculator: to go the other way, and see what a salary pays for each hour you actually work.
- Annual Income Calculator: to see take-home pay after tax.
How to Calculate Salary From Hourly Pay
Multiply the hourly rate by the hours you work each week and by 52 weeks:
- Hourly rate: your pay for one hour, before tax.
- Hours a week: the hours you're paid for in a normal week, usually 40 for full-time work.
- 52: the weeks in a year. For unpaid days off, take off hours a week ÷ days a week for each one, 8 hours on a 5-day week.
Then divide the salary to get other pay periods: ÷ 12 for a month, ÷ 26 for every two weeks, ÷ 52 for a week.
Example
- $25 an hour, 40 hours a week: 25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000.00 a year.
- Per month: $52,000.00 ÷ 12 = $4,333.33. Every two weeks: $2,000.00.
- With 10 unpaid days off: 25 × (2,080 − 10 × 8) = $50,000.00 a year.
A quick rule: on a 40-hour week, double the hourly rate and add three zeros. $25 an hour is about $50,000 a year (exactly $52,000).
How to Use the Hourly to Salary Calculator
"I'm offered $25 an hour for 40 hours a week. What's that as a yearly salary, and per month?" This calculator answers that.
Let's enter the numbers for this example in each box. They are already filled in when the calculator opens, so you can follow along and then change any box to match your own pay.
- Hourly Rate: Enter 25.00, which is your pay for an hour. It must be more than 0 and less than $1 billion.
- Hours per Week: Enter 40, the hours you work in a normal week. Up to 168, and no more than 24 a day.
- Days per Week: Enter 5, the days you work in a week. It sets how long a day off is. Up to 7.
- Unpaid Days Off: Enter 0, the days in a year you aren't paid. Up to all your work days in a year (260 on a 5-day week).
Calculate and Reset
Click Calculate to see your results. If a box has a problem, such as more than 24 hours in a day, a message pops up under that box instead. With the default numbers you get:
- Your Results: a short summary in words: $52,000.00 a year, $4,333.33 a month, $2,000.00 every two weeks or $1,000.00 a week.
- Yearly Salary: the headline, $52,000.00.
- Monthly, Every Two Weeks, Weekly and Daily: $4,333.33, $2,000.00, $1,000.00 and $200.00.
- Nearby Hourly Rates: the yearly, monthly and weekly pay for the rates around yours, so you can see what a raise is worth. Yours is highlighted.
- Links: open the Annual Income Calculator with your pay filled in to see take-home pay, or the Salary to Hourly Calculator to compare with a salaried job.
- Share Results: a link that opens this calculator with your numbers filled in. Copy it, or share it on Facebook or X.
Click Reset to put every box back to its default. The calculator works before tax and doesn't count overtime, bonuses or benefits. This is for information only, not financial advice.