Hourly to Salary Calculator
Enter any pay rate and period to see equivalent hourly, daily, weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly, and annual figures — based on your hours per week and a 52-week year.
Calculate
Annual salary
The formula
Normalize the input to an annual figure, then divide by standard period lengths. Hourly uses hours/week × paid weeks. Weekly uses paid weeks; biweekly uses paid weeks ÷ 2; semi-monthly uses 24 × (paid weeks ÷ 52); monthly uses 12 × (paid weeks ÷ 52); daily uses days/week × paid weeks.
Worked example
- $25/hour × 40 hours/week × 52 weeks = $52,000/year
- Monthly ≈ $52,000 ÷ 12 ≈ $4,333.33
- Biweekly ≈ $52,000 ÷ 26 ≈ $2,000
Result: $25/hr ≈ $52,000/year at 40 h/week
How pay-period conversion works
Job posts mix hourly and salary language. This tool translates between them with explicit assumptions you can change.
40-hour default
U.S. full-time norms often assume 40 hours/week and 52 weeks/year (2,080 hours). Part-time, overtime, unpaid leave, and unpaid holidays mean real annual totals differ — adjust hours/week and unpaid weeks off to match your contract.
Salary vs hourly jobs
Salaried roles are usually quoted annually and may exclude overtime. Hourly roles may include overtime premiums (e.g. 1.5×). This converter uses straight-time equivalents only.
Gross vs take-home
Results are gross pay before tax by default. Enter an estimated tax rate under More options for a simple net estimate, or use the take-home pay calculator for a fuller model.
Interesting facts
2,080 hours/year
40 × 52 = 2,080 — the common full-time hour count used in U.S. salary ↔ hourly conversions.
Biweekly ≠ twice monthly
Biweekly is every two weeks (26 paychecks). Semi-monthly is twice per month (24). Confusing them skews budget math.
Overtime not included
This tool converts straight-time rates. Overtime, shift differentials, and bonuses need separate handling.
Contract hours matter
A “$60k salary” at 45 expected hours/week is a lower effective hourly rate than the same salary at 35 hours.
Compare offers fairly
Convert both offers to the same period (usually annual or hourly) before comparing.
Frequently asked questions
At 40 hours/week and 52 weeks: $25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000 gross per year. Change hours/week if your schedule differs.
Choose Annual as the period, enter the salary, and set your hours/week. The result grid shows the equivalent hourly rate.
No. Biweekly = 26 pays/year. Semi-monthly = 24. This calculator uses true biweekly (annual ÷ 26 when you work all 52 weeks).
Gross by default. Optionally enter an estimated tax rate under More options for a simple % of gross — not a full tax return. Pair with the take-home pay calculator for a richer net estimate.
At the common 40 hours/week default, a full-time year is 2,080 hours (40 × 52). Adjust hours per week and unpaid weeks off if your schedule includes part-time hours, overtime, or unpaid leave.
Biweekly means every two weeks, producing 26 paychecks per year. Semi-monthly means twice per month on fixed dates, producing 24 paychecks per year — the two are not interchangeable in budgeting.
Set the pay period to Annual, enter the salary, and set your hours per week. The calculator divides your annual figure by paid weeks and then by your weekly hours to show the hourly equivalent.
References
- Wage and Hour Division — overtime Context on overtime vs straight-time pay.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Official wage statistics by occupation.