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Salary Calculator
Enter any single pay rate — hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or annual — and tell us which unit it is. Set your hours per week, days per week and weeks per year, and the worksheet converts your pay into every other unit instantly. It runs entirely in your browser and shows the conversion math below. This is handy when a US job listing quotes an hourly wage but you budget monthly, when you're comparing a $30/hour contract role against a $62,000 salaried offer, or when you simply want to know what a raise works out to per paycheck. Everything here is gross pay — the figure before federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, state tax and 401(k) contributions come out — so treat it as your top-line number, not your take-home.
Your pay rate
gross, before tax & deductions
Gross figures only — taxes, pension and other deductions are not applied.
How the salary calculator works
The calculator first converts whatever you enter into a single annual figure, then divides that back out into every other unit using your working pattern. Hours per week, days per week and weeks per year decide how many hours and days exist in your work year, so part-time and unusual schedules convert correctly.
Conversion formulas
annual = weekly × weeks/yr weekly = hourly × hours/wk = daily × days/wk hourly = annual ÷ (hours/wk × weeks/yr) monthly = annual ÷ 12where: hours/wk, days/wk and weeks/yr come from your inputs (default 40, 5, 52)
For example, $25/hour at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks is $52,000 a year, $1,000 a week, $200 a day and about $4,333.33 a month.
Notes & assumptions
- Monthly pay is the annual figure divided by 12, so it does not vary by the number of days in a month.
- All figures are gross — before income tax, national insurance, pension or other deductions.
- Calculations are for general information only — verify before relying on them.
Worked example
Suppose you're offered $22 an hour for a full-time job in Ohio working a standard 40-hour week, with two weeks of unpaid time off (so 50 paid weeks a year). Enter 22 per hour, 40 hours per week, 5 days per week and 50 weeks per year. The worksheet converts that to $44,000 gross per year, $880 per week, $176 per day and about $3,666.67 per month. If the company instead pays for all 52 weeks (paid vacation), bump weeks per year to 52 and the annual figure rises to $45,760. This is also how you compare offers: a $50,000 salary at 40 hours over 52 weeks works out to roughly $24.04 an hour, so the $22 hourly role is a slightly lower base rate before you weigh in benefits, overtime and commute.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert an hourly wage to an annual salary?
Multiply your hourly rate by the hours you work per week, then by the weeks you work per year. At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, multiply by 2,080. So $25 an hour becomes $25 × 2,080 = $52,000 a year before taxes. If you take unpaid time off, use the actual number of paid weeks instead of 52.
How many work hours are in a year?
A standard full-time US schedule of 40 hours a week across all 52 weeks is 2,080 hours a year. If you subtract two weeks of unpaid vacation, you're closer to 2,000 hours. Part-time and seasonal schedules will be lower — the calculator uses your own hours-per-week and weeks-per-year figures so the conversion matches your situation.
What is $20 an hour as a yearly salary at 40 hours a week?
$20 × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $41,600 per year gross. At $15 an hour it's $31,200, and at $30 an hour it's $62,400. These are pre-tax figures; your actual take-home pay will be lower after federal and state taxes, Social Security and Medicare.
What's the difference between gross pay and net pay?
Gross pay is your total earnings before anything is withheld — it's the number on a job offer or in this calculator. Net pay, often called take-home pay, is what actually lands in your bank account after federal income tax, Social Security (6.2%), Medicare (1.45%), state and local taxes, health insurance premiums and retirement contributions are deducted. Net pay is typically 20–35% lower than gross, depending on your state and benefits.
How do I figure out my monthly pay from an annual salary?
Divide your annual salary by 12. A $60,000 salary is $5,000 a month gross. Note that if you're paid biweekly (every two weeks), you'll receive 26 paychecks a year of about $2,307 each, which doesn't divide evenly into calendar months — two months a year you'll get a third paycheck.
Does this calculator account for overtime?
No. It assumes every hour is paid at the same flat rate. Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, eligible hourly workers earn 1.5× their regular rate for hours over 40 in a week, so if you regularly work overtime your real annual pay will be higher than the straight-time figure shown here.