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Hourly to Salary Calculator
Enter an hourly wage and your typical hours and weeks worked. The calculator returns the annualized salary and gross pay for every common pay schedule (monthly, semi-monthly, biweekly, weekly, daily), with optional unpaid time off.
The gross hourly rate before taxes and deductions. · e.g. 25
Typical full-time is 40. · e.g. 40
Calendar weeks worked. Default 52. · e.g. 52
Weeks not paid. Lowers the annualized total when set. · e.g. 2
Highlight pay schedule
Pick the pay schedule to feature at the top of the result. All schedules are shown in the breakdown.
Annual
$52,000.00 / year
From $25.00 per hour at 40 hours × 52 weeks
An hourly wage of $25.00 at 40 hours per week across 52 weeks per year works out to $1,000.00 per week, $2,000.00 biweekly, $2,166.67 semi-monthly, $4,333.33 per month, and $52,000.00 per year.
Gross pay only. This calculator does not estimate taxes, deductions, benefits, overtime, or take-home pay. For take-home pay, see the paycheck calculator; for overtime math, see the overtime calculator.
Examples
$25/hr at 40 hr/wk × 52 wk
= $52,000 / year
$25/hr weekly gross
= $1,000
$25/hr biweekly gross
= $2,000
$30/hr at 40 hr/wk with 2 unpaid wk
= $60,000 / year
How it works
The annual salary is the hourly wage times the total hours worked in a year. The per-pay-schedule numbers come from simple multiplications or fixed denominators (24 semi-monthly periods, 12 months) so they always sum to the annual total.
Annual salary
annual = hourly × hours per week × weeks per year
Pay-schedule equivalents
- weekly = hourly × hours per week
- biweekly = weekly × 2
- semi-monthly = annual / 24
- monthly = annual / 12
- daily = weekly / 5 (5-day week)
With unpaid time off
annual = hourly × hours per week × (weeks per year − unpaid PTO)
Unpaid PTO lowers the annualized total because no income is earned during those weeks.
Gross pay only. The calculator does not subtract taxes, retirement contributions, insurance premiums, or any other deductions, and does not apply an overtime multiplier.
What this calculator does
The hourly to salary calculator converts an hourly wage into an annual salary and every common pay-schedule equivalent: monthly, semi-monthly, biweekly, weekly, and a daily approximation. When you enter unpaid time off in weeks, it lowers the annual total to match the income actually earned.
How the calculator works
Enter the hourly wage, the typical hours per week, and the number of weeks per year worked. The calculator:
- Multiplies hourly × hours per week × (weeks per year − unpaid PTO) to get the annual salary.
- Multiplies hourly × hours per week to get the weekly gross.
- Divides annual by 24, 12, and 26-equivalent multiplications to get the semi-monthly, monthly, and biweekly equivalents.
- Divides weekly by 5 to get an approximate daily gross (assuming a 5-day work week).
- Highlights one pay schedule based on the toggle you pick, but always shows every schedule in the breakdown below the primary value.
Gross pay vs take-home pay
This calculator handles gross pay only. Gross pay is the dollar amount before any taxes or deductions. Take-home pay (net pay) is what actually lands in the bank account after federal income tax, state and local taxes, Social Security and Medicare, health insurance premiums, retirement contributions, and other deductions are taken out.
The difference between gross and net pay varies a lot by income, location, family situation, and benefit elections. For a take-home estimate, use the paycheck calculator instead.
Overtime is separate
This calculator uses a single hourly rate. If part of your week is paid at an overtime multiplier (1.5×, 2×, or any custom multiplier), the annualized number from this calculator will be too low. Use the overtime calculator for gross pay that includes overtime hours at the higher rate, then plug the resulting weekly gross back into this calculator if you want an annualized view.
Unpaid time off changes the annual total
Hourly workers without paid PTO genuinely lose income during off weeks. The unpaid time off input subtracts those weeks from the working denominator. A common real-world example: $25/hr at 40 hours/week for 50 working weeks (2 unpaid) = $50,000/year, not $52,000.
When unpaid PTO is zero, the annual total is the standard hourly × hours × weeks calculation. If your job offers paid time off (you still receive the hourly rate during PTO weeks), leave the unpaid PTO field blank or set it to zero.
Pay-schedule conversions
- Weekly: hourly × hours per week. $25/hr at 40 hr/wk = $1,000 per week.
- Biweekly: weekly × 2. $2,000 per paycheck on a $25/hr × 40 hr/wk schedule.
- Semi-monthly: annual / 24. At $52,000/year, about $2,166.67 per paycheck on the 1st and 15th.
- Monthly: annual / 12. At $52,000/year, about $4,333.33 per month.
- Daily (5-day week): weekly / 5. $200 per day on a $25/hr × 40 hr/wk schedule.
Biweekly and semi-monthly are easy to confuse. Biweekly pays every 14 days (26 paychecks per year); semi-monthly pays twice a month (24 paychecks per year). The per-paycheck dollar amount and the timing both differ.
Worked examples
- $25/hr at 40 hr/week × 52 weeks: weekly $1,000, biweekly $2,000, monthly ≈ $4,333.33, annual $52,000.
- $30/hr at 40 hr/week × 52 weeks: weekly $1,200, biweekly $2,400, annual $62,400.
- $25/hr at 40 hr/week with 2 unpaid PTO weeks: working weeks 50, annual ≈ $50,000 (lower than the no-PTO case).
- $15/hr at 32 hr/week × 50 weeks: weekly $480, monthly $2,000, annual $24,000.
- $45/hr at 40 hr/week × 52 weeks: weekly $1,800, biweekly $3,600, monthly $7,800, annual $93,600.
Common mistakes
- Comparing an hourly wage's annualized number to a W-2 salary without adjusting for benefits. A $25/hr role without benefits is not equivalent to a $52,000 salaried role with employer-paid health insurance, paid PTO, and retirement match.
- Forgetting overtime. If your week includes overtime hours at a higher rate, the calculator's annualized number is too low. Use the overtime calculator first.
- Treating biweekly and semi-monthly as the same. They produce different per-paycheck amounts and different paycheck timing.
- Ignoring unpaid time off. Hourly workers without paid PTO genuinely lose income during off weeks; the annual total should reflect that.
- Using the calculator to estimate take-home pay. This tool handles gross pay only.
Related tools
- Salary to hourly calculator for the inverse conversion (annual salary to hourly equivalent).
- Paycheck calculator for take-home pay estimates with taxes and deductions.
- Time card calculator for hourly time totals across a week, with breaks and overtime.
- Overtime calculator for gross pay including overtime at any multiplier.
- Savings calculator for projecting how much to save from each paycheck toward a goal.
- All money calculators.
Gross pay only, not financial advice. This calculator converts an hourly wage into common pay-schedule frames and an annual salary. It does not estimate taxes, deductions, benefits, overtime, or take-home pay. For take-home pay, use the paycheck calculator; for overtime math, use the overtime calculator. For decisions that affect a payment, refer to your offer letter, pay stub, or a qualified professional.
Frequently asked questions
Multiply the hourly wage by the hours worked per week and by the weeks worked per year. At 40 hours per week for 52 weeks, the formula is annual salary = hourly × 40 × 52 = hourly × 2,080. So $25 per hour works out to about $52,000 per year.
About $24.04 per hour, assuming a standard 40-hour week and 52 weeks per year ($50,000 / 2,080 ≈ $24.04). For the inverse direction, the salary to hourly calculator handles this conversion directly.
This is gross pay only. A paycheck calculator estimates take-home pay after federal, state, and local taxes, Social Security, Medicare, retirement contributions, and other deductions. Use the paycheck calculator linked in the related tools section if you want a net pay estimate.
Multiply the weekly amount by 2. Weekly = hourly × hours per week. So $25/hr at 40 hours per week is $1,000 weekly and $2,000 biweekly. The calculator shows both numbers in the breakdown.
Biweekly pays every two weeks (26 paychecks per year). Semi-monthly pays twice a month on fixed dates (24 paychecks per year). For the same annual total, semi-monthly checks are slightly larger than biweekly checks, but you get fewer of them.
Yes, if you set unpaid time off weeks. Annual = hourly × hours × (weeks per year − unpaid PTO). For paid time off where you still receive the hourly rate, leave the unpaid PTO field blank or set it to zero. Hourly workers without paid PTO genuinely lose income during off weeks, so the unpaid PTO input matters for accuracy.
Enter your typical hours per week. For genuinely variable schedules, average the hours over a representative period. The annual estimate is most accurate when hours stay roughly constant.
No. This is a straight conversion at the entered hourly rate. For pay that includes overtime hours at a higher rate, use the overtime calculator linked in the related tools section. It supports any overtime multiplier (1.5×, 2×, or custom).
Not included. The calculator uses a single hourly rate. For mixed compensation (different rates by hour, differential pay, bonuses, commissions, or tips), run the calculator with your base rate and add the extra income separately.
No. This is a gross-pay conversion tool. Tax and deduction rules vary by location, employer, and individual situation, so any take-home estimate needs a calculator built for that. For decisions that affect a payment, refer to your offer letter, pay stub, or a qualified professional.
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