Hourly to Salary Calculator
Convert an hourly rate into yearly, monthly and weekly pay, or turn a salary back into an hourly rate. Set your own hours per week and weeks per year. All figures are before tax.
1. Hourly rate to salary
2. Salary to hourly rate
The 2,080-hour shortcut
Most quick conversions assume a 40-hour week and 52 weeks, which is 2,080 working hours a year. That makes the maths easy — multiply an hourly rate by 2,080 for a rough salary, or divide a salary by 2,080 for a rough hourly rate — but it ignores unpaid leave, overtime and part-time schedules. The fields above let you use your real numbers instead.
Gross is not take-home
Every figure here is gross, before deductions. What actually reaches your account is lower once income tax, social security or payroll contributions, pension and benefit costs come out. The gap varies a lot by country and income level.
Employee vs contractor
Converting a salary to an hourly rate does not tell a contractor what to charge. A salary quietly includes paid holidays, employer taxes, pension contributions and equipment. A contractor pays for all of that out of their rate, and also has unpaid gaps between contracts, so a sustainable contract rate is well above the hourly-equivalent of the same salary.
Frequently asked questions
How do you convert an hourly wage to an annual salary?
Multiply the hourly rate by the hours you work per week, then by the number of paid weeks in the year. The common shortcut assumes 40 hours and 52 weeks, which is 2,080 hours a year, so a $25 hourly rate is $52,000.
How do you convert a salary to an hourly rate?
Divide the annual salary by the hours worked per year (hours per week × weeks per year). At 40 hours and 52 weeks, divide by 2,080. A $60,000 salary works out to about $28.85 an hour.
Is this before or after tax?
Before tax. These are gross figures. Your take-home pay is lower after income tax, social security or payroll contributions, pension, and any benefit deductions.
Why should a contractor charge more per hour than an employee earns?
An employee salary usually includes paid holiday and sick days, employer payroll taxes, pension contributions, equipment and insurance. A contractor covers all of that from their rate, so matching an employee's hourly-equivalent leaves them worse off. A dedicated freelance rate calculation accounts for that.
What should I use for weeks per year?
For a salaried employee, use 52 — paid time off is already included. For contract or hourly work where time off is unpaid, subtract your holiday and expected sick weeks, so something like 46–48.