Hourly to Salary Calculator
This hourly to salary calculator converts an hourly wage to annual, monthly and weekly pay, or a salary back to an hourly rate.
Formula & worked example
Formula: Annual = hourly rate × hours per week × weeks paid. Hourly = annual ÷ (hours per week × weeks paid). Monthly = annual ÷ 12.
Example: 16.50 × 37.5 h × 52 weeks = 32,175 a year (2,681.25 a month). 45,000 on 40 h × 52 weeks = 21.63 an hour.
Method & source: Standard pay conversion using your own hours and paid weeks. See how we test our calculators.
Next step: try overtime pay or UK take-home pay.
What Is an Hourly to Salary Calculator?
An hourly to salary calculator converts what you earn per hour into an annual salary, and the other way round. It also breaks the amount down into weekly, fortnightly and monthly pay so you can compare a wage with a salaried offer on equal terms.
It uses your own hours per week and weeks paid per year, instead of assuming a fixed 2,080-hour year, so part-time work, unpaid weeks off and different contracts are all handled correctly.
How Our Hourly to Salary Calculator Works
Pick a direction, enter your pay and describe your working pattern.
- Hourly to annual: annual pay = hourly rate × hours per week × weeks paid per year.
- Salary to hourly: hourly rate = annual salary ÷ (hours per week × weeks paid).
- Full breakdown: hourly, daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly and annual gross pay.
- Flexible weeks: use 52 if holidays are paid, or fewer if weeks off are unpaid.
- Paid hours per year: see the total hours your pay is based on.
All figures are gross – before tax and other deductions. Use a take-home pay calculator to see the net amount.
Why Converting Hourly Pay and Salary Matters
Job offers arrive in different formats, and comparing an hourly wage with a salary is not always obvious.
- Compare an hourly job with a salaried job fairly.
- Check whether a salary is worth it once you count the real hours you work.
- Work out your monthly income to plan a budget.
- Negotiate a rate knowing what it means over a year.
- Understand how part-time hours change annual earnings.
Once you can convert quickly between hourly and annual pay, every job offer becomes easier to judge.
Worked walkthrough: comparing two offers
One job pays 16.50 an hour for 37.5 hours a week, paid for 52 weeks. That is 16.50 × 37.5 × 52 = 32,175 a year, or 2,681.25 a month and 618.75 a week. A second job offers a salary of 45,000 for 40 hours a week. Over 52 paid weeks, that equals 21.63 an hour. If only 48 weeks are paid because holidays are unpaid, the same salary is equivalent to 23.44 an hour. Putting both offers on an hourly basis makes the comparison fair.
Practical tips for hourly to salary calculations
- Use the real hours you are contracted to work, including regular unpaid breaks only if they are not deducted from your pay.
- For a job with paid holidays, keep weeks paid at 52. Reduce it only if weeks off really are unpaid.
- Remember that monthly pay is annual pay divided by 12, which is not the same as four weeks of pay.
- Compare gross figures with gross figures. A wage and a salary should both be before tax when you compare them.
- If your hours vary, use your average hours across a few months for a realistic annual estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Multiply your hourly rate by the hours you work each week and by the number of weeks you are paid in a year. At 20 an hour, 40 hours a week and 52 weeks, that is 41,600.
Divide the salary by the hours worked in a year (hours per week × weeks paid). A 41,600 salary on a 40-hour, 52-week basis is 20 an hour.
Because some contracts do not pay for holidays. Using fewer paid weeks gives a lower annual figure and a higher hourly equivalent for the same salary.
Before tax. It is gross pay. To see what you take home, use a calculator that applies income tax and social contributions for your country.
Monthly pay is the annual figure divided by 12. Weekly pay is the annual figure divided by the weeks paid, and daily pay assumes a five-day week.
Gross pay only. Results are gross figures before tax and other deductions, based on the hours and weeks you enter. Your contract and payroll rules determine your actual pay. See our full disclaimer.