Hourly to Salary Calculator

About this converter

A free hourly-to-salary converter. Enter an hourly wage, the hours you work each week, and the weeks you work each year, and it calculates the equivalent gross annual salary along with the monthly, semimonthly, biweekly, weekly, and daily amounts. It is useful for comparing an hourly job offer against a salaried one. This is gross-pay arithmetic that assumes consistent hours; it does not deduct taxes, overtime, or benefits, and it is not financial or payroll advice.

How the conversion works

The annual figure is your hourly wage multiplied by the hours you work each week and the weeks you work each year. Forty hours across 52 weeks is the common full-time assumption — 2,080 hours a year — but part-time schedules or unpaid weeks change the total, which is why the weeks-per-year field matters.

From that annual number the tool divides into monthly, semimonthly, biweekly, weekly, and daily amounts, so an hourly rate can be compared directly against a salaried offer that quotes a single yearly figure.

Comparing an hourly offer to a salary

Hourly and salaried jobs are not equivalent even at the same gross pay. Hourly roles can earn overtime and are paid only for hours actually worked, while salaried roles trade that for a fixed amount regardless of hours. When you compare two offers, also weigh benefits, paid time off, and expected overtime — none of which this gross figure captures.

The result is gross pay, before taxes and deductions. To see what actually lands in your bank account, run the equivalent salary through a take-home-pay calculator.

Why 2,080 hours is the default

Full-time in the United States is usually treated as 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, which is 2,080 paid hours a year — the basis most salary quotes assume. If you take unpaid leave, work a compressed or part-time schedule, or get paid holidays, your real hours differ; adjust the hours- and weeks-per-year fields to match your situation for an accurate equivalent.

Questions

How does it turn an hourly wage into a salary?

It multiplies your hourly wage by the hours you work per week and the weeks you work per year to get gross annual pay, then divides that across the other pay periods.

Does it account for taxes or overtime?

No. The result is gross pay before any withholding, and it assumes a flat schedule with no overtime or unpaid time off. Use a paycheck calculator to estimate take-home pay.

What if I do not work 52 weeks?

Lower the weeks-per-year field. Setting it to 50, for example, models two unpaid weeks and reduces the equivalent annual salary accordingly.