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Salary to Hourly Calculator

Convert an annual salary into an equivalent hourly rate from your hours per week and weeks worked per year, with weekly and monthly gross pay.

Your salary and schedule

Enter your gross salary and the hours and weeks you work. The conversion uses your schedule, not a fixed number of hours.

Enter your gross annual salary before taxes and deductions.

The hours you work in a typical week. Decimals such as 37.5 are fine.

Up to 52. Use 52 to spread your salary over the whole year, or fewer to leave out weeks you do not work.

Private by design

Your salary and work schedule stay in your browser and are not sent to Calcora.

How salary-to-hourly conversion works

  1. Start with your gross salary

    Enter your annual salary before taxes and deductions: the amount in your offer letter or contract.

  2. Describe your work schedule

    Enter the hours you work in a typical week and the weeks you work in a year. Decimals such as 37.5 hours or 50.5 weeks are fine.

  3. Count the hours in a year

    Annual work hours are your hours per week × your weeks per year. 40 hours for 52 weeks is 2,080 hours.

  4. Divide the salary

    The hourly equivalent is the salary ÷ annual hours, the weekly equivalent is the salary ÷ weeks worked, and the monthly equivalent is the salary ÷ 12.

What changes the hourly equivalent

Why work hours matter

The same salary spread over more hours is a lower hourly equivalent, and over fewer hours a higher one. $60,000 is $28.85 an hour at 40 hours a week, and $30.77 at 37.5.

40 hours × 52 weeks = 2,080 hours

2,080 hours is a common reference for a full-time year, but it is only one schedule. The calculator uses the hours and weeks you enter instead of assuming it.

Why monthly pay is annual salary ÷ 12

A year has 12 months but about 52 weeks, so a month is about 4.33 weeks, not 4. Dividing the salary by 12 gives the monthly equivalent directly, without that error.

Paid time off and salaried work

Many salaried workers are paid for holidays and vacation. Enter 52 weeks to spread the salary over the whole year, or fewer weeks to see the rate for the weeks you work. Employers may state their own rates differently.

Gross pay vs take-home pay

Every amount here is gross: before income taxes, payroll taxes, retirement contributions, insurance premiums, and other deductions. Take-home pay is lower, by amounts this calculator does not estimate.

Example calculation

A $60,000 gross salary, converted over a few schedules. Calculated the same way as the calculator above.

40 hours × 52 weeks

Annual work hours
40 × 52 = 2,080
Hourly equivalent
$60,000.00 ÷ 2,080 = $28.85
Weekly equivalent
$60,000.00 ÷ 52 = $1,153.85
Monthly equivalent
$60,000.00 ÷ 12 = $5,000.00

Each amount is divided from the salary and rounded once. The hourly equivalent is not rounded first and then multiplied back up.

The same salary, other schedules

Annual work hours, hourly equivalent, and weekly equivalent for each schedule in the example
ScheduleAnnual hoursHourlyWeekly
40 h × 52 wk2,080$28.85$1,153.85
37.5 h × 52 wk1,950$30.77$1,153.85
40 h × 48 wk1,920$31.25$1,250.00
20 h × 52 wk1,040$57.69$1,153.85

Working 48 weeks instead of 52 raises the hourly and weekly equivalents, but the monthly equivalent stays at the salary ÷ 12.

Assumptions

  • The salary is gross annual pay before taxes and deductions. No taxes, deductions, benefits, retirement contributions, or insurance premiums are calculated.
  • Annual work hours are hours per week × weeks worked per year, kept exact for up to two decimal places in each (37.5 × 52 = 1,950 hours).
  • The hourly equivalent is the salary ÷ annual work hours. It describes your salary over the schedule you enter and may differ from a payroll hourly rate.
  • The weekly equivalent is the salary ÷ weeks worked: the pay per worked week. The monthly equivalent is the salary ÷ 12, never the weekly amount × 4.
  • Each amount is calculated from the salary on its own and rounded to the nearest cent once, so no amount carries another's rounding.
  • Overtime, bonuses, commissions, unpaid leave, and changes in pay during the year are not modeled. To include a bonus, add it to the salary you enter.

How Calcora calculates

  • Every calculator explains the formula behind its result in plain language.
  • Calculators are designed to run in your browser, so your inputs are not sent to Calcora.
  • Results help you understand your options. They are not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions

Is the hourly equivalent my take-home pay?
No. It is gross pay: your salary before taxes and deductions, divided by your work hours. Take-home pay is lower after income taxes, payroll taxes, and deductions such as retirement contributions and insurance premiums.
Why doesn't the calculator assume 2,080 hours?
2,080 hours is 40 hours × 52 weeks, a common full-time reference. Many schedules differ: 37.5-hour weeks, part-time work, or weeks off. The calculator uses the hours and weeks you enter, so 40 and 52 give 2,080 only when that is your schedule.
What should I enter for weeks worked if I get paid vacation?
It depends on the question you want answered. Enter 52 to spread your salary over every week of the year, as many employers do. Enter the weeks you actually work, such as 48, to see your pay per hour worked, which is higher.
Why is the monthly amount not the weekly amount × 4?
Because a month is longer than four weeks: a 52-week year has about 4.33 weeks per month. The monthly equivalent is the salary ÷ 12, which is exact.
Why is there no daily rate?
Workdays vary: 40 hours can be five 8-hour days or four 10-hour days. Rather than assume one, the calculator shows the hourly equivalent; multiply it by the hours you work in a day for a daily amount.
Does this include overtime or bonuses?
No. It converts the salary you enter. To include a bonus or other pay in the conversion, add it to the annual salary.
Does Calcora store my information?
No. Every calculation runs in your browser. Your salary and schedule are not sent to Calcora, stored, or shared.

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