Hourly to Salary Calculator
Convert between an hourly wage and an annual salary in either direction, and see the equivalent broken down by hour, day, week, biweekly pay period, month, and year.
Use 50 if you take 2 unpaid weeks off.
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Enter your pay details and click calculate to see the equivalent across every pay frequency.
Quick Answer
To convert hourly pay to salary, multiply your hourly rate by hours per week and weeks per year. To convert salary to hourly, divide your annual salary by your total working hours for the year (hours per week × weeks per year).
How It Works: Formula & Variables
Annual Salary = Hourly Rate × Hours per Week × Weeks per Year
Hourly Rate = Annual Salary ÷ (Hours per Week × Weeks per Year)
Worked Examples
Example 1: Hourly to salary
$28/hour, 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year: 28 × 40 × 52 = $58,240 a year.
Example 2: Salary to hourly
A $75,000 salary at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks: 75,000 ÷ (40 × 52) = 75,000 ÷ 2,080 = $36.06 an hour.
Key Concepts
2,080 hours is the standard reference: A 40-hour week for 52 weeks comes out to 2,080 hours a year, the baseline most "quick" hourly-to-salary conversions use.
Unpaid time off changes the math: If you take unpaid leave, your real annual earnings are lower than hourly rate × 2,080, since you're not paid for every week of the year.
Salaried doesn't always mean more hours are free: Converting a salary to an hourly rate assumes a fixed number of hours. Many salaried roles run longer than 40 hours a week without additional pay, which lowers the real effective hourly rate below what this calculator shows.
Common Mistakes
Assuming 52 paid weeks for every job: Freelancers, contractors, and seasonal workers often don't get paid time off, so their real weeks worked may be well under 52.
Ignoring unpaid overtime in salaried roles: If a salaried job regularly runs 50-hour weeks, dividing the salary by 2,080 hours overstates the real hourly rate.
Comparing gross figures only: A higher converted hourly rate doesn't automatically mean better take-home pay once benefits, taxes, and paid leave differences are factored in.
Frequently Asked Questions
Multiply your hourly wage by the number of hours you work per week, then multiply that by the number of weeks you work per year. For a standard full-time schedule, that's hourly rate × 40 hours × 52 weeks.
Divide your annual salary by the total hours you work in a year: hours per week × weeks per year. For a standard 40-hour week worked all 52 weeks, divide your salary by 2,080.
Use 52 if you're paid for time off (most salaried employees). Use 50 (or fewer) if you take unpaid weeks off, since those weeks don't contribute to your actual annual earnings.
No, this calculator assumes a flat number of hours every week. If you regularly work overtime, use the Overtime Pay Calculator to add time-and-a-half or double-time on top of your base hours before comparing to a salaried offer.
They often don't end up equivalent in practice. Salaried roles are typically paid the same amount regardless of hours worked in a given week, while hourly workers are paid only for hours actually worked and may qualify for overtime. Two roles with the same converted hourly rate can end up paying very differently once real-world hours vary.