Hourly to Salary Calculator
Convert hourly wage to annual salary or salary to hourly rate. See breakdowns by week, biweekly, month, and year for 18 countries.
How to Convert Hourly Wage to Salary
Converting between hourly and annual pay is straightforward once you know your working hours. Most full-time employees work 40 hours per week for 52 weeks, but adjusting for unpaid time off gives a more realistic number.
Annual Salary = Hourly Rate × Hours per Week × Working Weeks
Annual → Hourly
Hourly Rate = Annual Salary ÷ Working Weeks ÷ Hours per Week
What This Calculator Shows
This calculator converts gross pay — your wage before any deductions. Actual take-home pay depends on federal, state/provincial, and local taxes, plus deductions like retirement contributions and health insurance. These vary dramatically by country, region, income level, and filing status, so we recommend using your government's official tax calculator for net pay estimates.
Accounting for Time Off
If you get paid time off (PTO), keep weeks at 52 — you're paid for those weeks. If time off is unpaid, reduce the working weeks. For example, if you take 2 weeks of unpaid vacation, use 50 weeks. This significantly affects the calculation: $25/hr × 40 hrs × 52 weeks = $52,000, but × 50 weeks = $50,000. Freelancers and contractors should also account for weeks spent finding work or doing admin.
Frequently Asked Questions
At 40 hours per week for 52 weeks, $20/hour equals $41,600 per year gross. That's roughly $3,467 per month, $1,600 biweekly, or $800 per week before any deductions. Adjust the working weeks field if you have unpaid time off.
$30/hour equals $62,400/year (40 hrs × 52 weeks), or $5,200/month. This is above the US median personal income. Whether it's "good" depends heavily on your location — it goes much further in lower-cost areas than in cities like San Francisco or New York.
Divide your annual salary by 52 weeks, then divide by your weekly hours. A $75,000 salary ÷ 52 ÷ 40 = $36.06/hour. Use the "Salary → Hourly" mode above for instant conversion with period breakdowns.
Our calculator uses regular hours. If you regularly work overtime, calculate your base salary first, then add overtime separately. In the US, overtime is typically 1.5× your regular rate for hours over 40/week. So 10 hours of overtime at $25/hr = $37.50/hr × 10 = $375/week extra.
It depends on your situation. Salaried positions often include benefits (health insurance, retirement matching, PTO) worth 20-30% on top of base pay. Hourly workers get overtime pay for extra hours and clearer work-life boundaries. Compare total compensation, not just the base number.