Hourly to Salary Calculator
Turning Hourly Pay into Annual Salary
Many workers are paid by the hour, which can make long-term budgeting or comparing job offers tricky. An annual salary provides a single number that captures the total value of the work performed over a year, but converting between hourly and salary figures requires some assumptions about the number of hours worked each week and the number of working weeks in a year. This calculator helps translate hourly wages into yearly earnings, letting you estimate monthly, biweekly, and weekly pay from a single wage. By understanding the math behind the conversion, you can better evaluate employment offers, plan budgets, and project future income.
In symbolic form, the annual salary is the product of the hourly wage , the weekly hours , and the working weeks per year , summarized as . If you earn $25 per hour, work 40 hours per week, and log 52 working weeks, the annual salary totals $52,000. Most employees take some time off, so you can lower the working weeks to 50 to account for unpaid vacation or holidays. The form lets you quickly test those scenarios.
Once the annual salary is known, other pay intervals follow simple fractions. Monthly pay divides by 12, biweekly pay divides by 26, and weekly pay divides by 52:
These relationships assume a regular schedule, but the calculator is flexible. Enter 25 hours per week if you work part time, or 48 weeks per year if you plan on a month of vacation. Adjusting the inputs lets gig workers, contractors, and shift employees model the pay impact of overtime, seasonal slowdowns, or sabbaticals.
Example Conversions at a Glance
The reference table below assumes 40-hour weeks and 52 working weeks to illustrate how modest hourly differences compound over a year. Swap in your own numbers above to generate a personalized version.
| Hourly wage | Weekly pay | Biweekly pay | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15.00 | $600.00 | $1,200.00 | $31,200.00 |
| $20.00 | $800.00 | $1,600.00 | $41,600.00 |
| $25.00 | $1,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $52,000.00 |
| $30.00 | $1,200.00 | $2,400.00 | $62,400.00 |
These figures highlight how even a dollar or two per hour cascades into thousands of dollars over a year. When negotiating a raise or comparing offers, plug the proposed wages into the calculator to see their annual impact. You can also experiment with overtime assumptions by increasing hours per week, or account for unpaid leave by lowering working weeks.
Remember that the output reflects gross pay. Taxes, insurance, and retirement contributions reduce take-home income. After calculating the gross salary, visit the salary-tax-calculator to estimate deductions, or use the salary-to-hourly-calculator to reverse the process when reviewing annual job offers. Long-term planners often compare scenarios with the salary-growth-projection-calculator to visualize how recurring raises compound over time.