Hourly ⇄ Salary Converter

Convert an hourly wage to daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly and annual pay — or work backwards from a salary to the hourly rate.

Hourly wage

$/hr

Hours per week

hrs

Weeks worked per year

wks

Or start from a salary

$/yr

Fill in the hourly side or type a salary — the table updates either way. Assumes paid weeks only; unpaid time off lowers the real figure.

What that pay really looks like

$52,000

gross per year

Illustration of a clock and a salary document connected by a two-way arrow — converting between an hourly wage and an annual salary — One wage, many units — hourly, weekly, monthly and annual are the same pay, divided differently.

About the Hourly ⇄ Salary Converter

What it calculates. The same pay, expressed every way employers and workers actually use it: hourly, daily (8 hours), weekly, biweekly, monthly and annual. It converts in both directions — wage to salary, or salary back to the hourly rate it really represents.

How the calculation works

Annual pay = hourly rate × hours per week × paid weeks per year. Every other figure is that annual total divided down (weekly = ÷ weeks, monthly = ÷ 12). Going the other way, hourly rate = annual salary ÷ (hours × weeks). The one input people get wrong is "weeks": 52 assumes every week is paid, including holidays and vacation. If you take 3 weeks of unpaid leave, your real year is 49 weeks — enter 49 and the annual figure drops to the truth.

Worked example: $25/hour at 40 hours a week, paid all 52 weeks → $25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000 a year, which is $1,000 a week, $2,000 biweekly and $4,333.33 a month. Working backwards, a $52,000 salary offer for a 45-hour week is really $52,000 ÷ (45 × 52) = $22.22/hour — the extra five hours a week quietly cut the rate by nearly $3.

Limitations & common mistakes

Gross, not take-home. This converts earnings before tax. To see what survives tax, run the annual figure through the Paycheck Calculator.
Salaried ≠ hourly at the same total. A non-exempt hourly worker earns overtime on top; a salary figure usually bundles expected overtime in. Compare totals at the same hours.
Monthly is not 4 weeks. A month averages 4.33 weeks. Multiplying a weekly wage by 4 understates annual pay by a full month over a year.

Converter FAQ

How many work hours are in a year?: A full-time 40-hour schedule is 2,080 hours (40 × 52) before holidays and leave; after typical US holidays and two weeks' vacation it is closer to 1,920–1,960 actually-worked hours.
Is $30 an hour a good salary?: At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks it is $62,400 gross a year. Whether that is "good" depends on your state tax, benefits and local costs — the Paycheck Calculator shows the after-tax picture for your state.
Why does my monthly pay not equal 4 × my weekly pay?: Because months are longer than 4 weeks. Annual ÷ 12 is the correct monthly figure; 4 × weekly quietly deletes about 4 weeks of pay per year.

Disclaimer: results are estimates for education only and are not tax, financial or legal advice. Figures use tax year 2026 data from IRS.gov; verify important numbers with the IRS or a qualified professional.