Hourly to Salary Calculator
Convert an hourly wage into daily, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly, and annual pay.
Use 52 paid weeks for a standard year. Reduce it if you have unpaid time off. Daily figures assume a five-day week.
| Daily (5-day week) | $200.00 |
|---|---|
| Weekly | $1,000.00 |
| Biweekly | $2,000.00 |
| Semimonthly | $2,166.67 |
| Monthly | $4,333.33 |
| Annual | $52,000 |
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Gross figures are mathematical results based only on the values you enter. This is not a payroll, tax, legal, or financial-advice calculation.
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An hourly to salary calculator converts an hourly wage into an annual salary using your real hours per week and paid weeks per year. At 40 hours over 52 weeks — 2,080 hours — $25 an hour is $52,000 a year. It also shows daily, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly and monthly gross pay.
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How to convert an hourly wage to an annual salary
Annual = Hourly rate × Hours per week × Paid weeks per year
Weekly pay is rate × hours; daily assumes a five-day week; semimonthly is annual ÷ 24 and monthly is annual ÷ 12. Enter your own hours and paid weeks rather than accepting the defaults — those two numbers move the annual figure more than anything else on the page.
For a rough estimate without a calculator, double the hourly rate and read the answer as thousands: $18 an hour is about $36,000. The shortcut assumes a 2,000-hour year, so it lands roughly 4% under the true figure, which is based on 2,080.
Worked example
At $20 per hour, 37.5 hours per week, and 48 paid weeks: weekly pay is $750 and the annual equivalent is $750 × 48 = $36,000.
The same $20 an hour on a standard full-time year — 40 hours, 52 paid weeks — comes to $41,600 instead. Nothing about the wage changed; the difference is entirely in the hours and the weeks, which is why the conversion is worth doing with your real numbers rather than the standard ones.
Common hourly rates converted
These rows assume 40 hours a week and 52 paid weeks — 2,080 hours a year. Hourly roles often do not get paid time off, so if you expect unpaid weeks, lower the paid weeks in the calculator above before trusting the annual figure.
| Hourly rate | Per week | Every 2 weeks | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15.00 | $600.00 | $1,200.00 | $2,600.00 | $31,200 |
| $18.00 | $720.00 | $1,440.00 | $3,120.00 | $37,440 |
| $20.00 | $800.00 | $1,600.00 | $3,466.67 | $41,600 |
| $25.00 | $1,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $4,333.33 | $52,000 |
| $30.00 | $1,200.00 | $2,400.00 | $5,200.00 | $62,400 |
| $40.00 | $1,600.00 | $3,200.00 | $6,933.33 | $83,200 |
| $50.00 | $2,000.00 | $4,000.00 | $8,666.67 | $104,000 |
All figures are gross pay, before tax and deductions. Overtime is not included — if you regularly work more than 40 hours, add those hours in the calculator rather than reading a row here.
Part-time and non-standard schedules
The 2,080-hour year is a convention, not a description of most jobs. A 37.5-hour week with an unpaid lunch, a 30-hour contract, or a rota that varies week to week all produce a different annual figure from the same hourly rate. At $20 an hour across 52 paid weeks:
| Hours per week | Per week | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | $400.00 | $20,800 |
| 25 | $500.00 | $26,000 |
| 30 | $600.00 | $31,200 |
| 35 | $700.00 | $36,400 |
| 37.5 | $750.00 | $39,000 |
| 40 | $800.00 | $41,600 |
If your hours vary, take an honest average across several months rather than a good week. The annual figure is only as reliable as the hours you feed it.
Unpaid weeks are the biggest variable
A salaried employee is paid across the whole year including holidays and leave. Many hourly roles are not — you are paid for hours worked, so a week off is a week without pay. That single difference moves the annual figure more than most raises do.
At $20 an hour and 40 hours a week, a full 52 paid weeks is $41,600. Take two weeks of unpaid leave and two weeks of unpaid public holidays, and 48 paid weeks gives $38,400 — a gap of $3,200, or about 7.7% of the annual total, from time you were never paid for in the first place.
So when you set the paid weeks field, do not enter 52 out of habit. Enter the number of weeks you will actually be paid for, and the annual figure becomes something you can compare against a salaried offer honestly.
Overtime changes the answer
Where overtime is paid at a premium, the straight conversion understates your pay — sometimes substantially. Take $20 an hour with a regular 45-hour week: the first 40 hours pay $800, and five hours at time and a half pay $30 each, adding $150. That is $950 a week, or $49,400 a year against a $41,600 base.
The catch is reliability. Overtime that depends on demand can disappear, so it is worth knowing both numbers: what the job pays on contracted hours, and what it pays when the overtime is there. Budget against the first and treat the second as upside.
What the conversion does not tell you
Matching an hourly rate to a salary makes the two comparable on gross pay alone. Several things that decide which job pays better never enter the arithmetic: paid leave and sick pay, employer health contributions, retirement matching, guaranteed hours, and how much notice you get when a shift is cancelled.
Hourly work has real advantages too — overtime is paid rather than expected, and the hours you work are the hours you are paid for. The point of converting is to put both offers in the same units before weighing any of that, not to settle the question by itself.
Limitations
Results are gross pay before any deductions. Overtime premiums, tips, shift differentials and bonuses are not included. Daily figures assume five working days per week, and the annual figure assumes your hours stay constant across every paid week.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert an hourly wage to a salary?
Multiply the hourly rate by hours per week, then by paid weeks per year. $25 per hour at 40 hours and 52 weeks is 25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000 per year.
Is there a quick way to estimate it in my head?
Double the hourly rate and read it as thousands: $25 an hour is roughly $50,000 a year. It is a useful shortcut but it understates slightly, because a full year is 2,080 hours rather than 2,000 — the true figure for $25 is $52,000, about 4% higher than the estimate.
What about overtime?
The conversion uses a single rate for all hours. If you regularly work paid overtime at a different rate, the annual figure will underestimate your pay; treat the result as your base salary equivalent.
Should I use 52 weeks if I do not get paid holiday?
No, and this is the most common mistake in the conversion. If you are only paid for hours you work, every week off is a week unpaid. Enter the weeks you realistically expect to be paid for — at $20 an hour, dropping from 52 to 48 paid weeks takes the annual figure from $41,600 to $38,400.
How do I compare an hourly offer with a salaried job?
Convert the hourly rate first, then adjust for what the salaried role includes that the hourly one does not — paid leave, sick pay, and often a better benefits package. Two figures that match on annual pay are not equal offers if only one of them pays you for the weeks you are not working.
Does the annual figure account for tax?
No. Every figure here is gross — pay before income tax, payroll taxes, insurance premiums and retirement contributions come out. What reaches your account will be meaningfully lower, and depends on your filing status and location.
I want to go the other way — salary into an hourly rate.
Use the salary to hourly calculator instead. It divides an annual salary by your paid weeks and hours per week, which is the same relationship read in reverse.