Hourly to Salary Calculator
Convert an hourly wage into weekly, monthly and annual salary in any currency with this hourly-to-salary calculator and its pay breakdown.
What it does
The Hourly to Salary Calculator turns an hourly wage into the pay you actually plan around: a weekly amount, a monthly figure and a full-year salary. It works in any currency and any country because the maths is the same everywhere.
Data sources & parameters
This calculator uses standard financial formulas and runs entirely in your browser. It needs no external rate data — your result is computed only from the values you enter above.
We always strive to use the latest data for every variable so our results and reports are as accurate as possible. Even so, errors are possible — you should not rely on this tool or its report alone, and we accept no liability for any decision made based on it.
The formula
annual_salary = hourly_rate × hours_per_week × weeks_per_year; monthly_salary = annual_salary ÷ 12
How it works
It multiplies your hourly rate by the hours you work each week to get weekly pay, multiplies that by the number of weeks you work in a year to get the annual salary, then divides the annual figure by twelve for a monthly amount.
Where it is used
- Comparing an hourly job offer against a salaried one
- Setting a monthly budget from an hourly wage
- Checking what a raise or extra hours are worth over a year
Worked example
Someone earning $25.00 an hour for 40 hours a week across 52 weeks earns … a week, … a month and a full-year salary of ….
What the hourly to salary calculator does
Rent, subscriptions and loan repayments arrive monthly or yearly, not by the hour, so for budgeting you need the salary your hourly rate adds up to. Enter what you earn per hour, how many hours you work in a typical week and how many weeks you work in a year, and the calculator returns your weekly pay, monthly salary and annual salary side by side.
The maths is the same everywhere, so the tool works in any country and any currency, with no tax code or regional rule built in.
How the calculation works
Your hourly rate is multiplied by the hours you work each week to give weekly pay. That is multiplied by the number of weeks you work in a year to give the annual salary, and the annual salary is divided by twelve to give an even monthly figure.
- weekly pay = hourly rate × hours per week
- annual salary = weekly pay × weeks per year
- monthly salary = annual salary ÷ 12
If you earn 25 an hour, work 40 hours a week, and work all 52 weeks of the year, your weekly pay is 25 × 40 = 1,000, your annual salary is 1,000 × 52 = 52,000, and your monthly salary is 52,000 ÷ 12 = 4,333.33.
Choosing the number of weeks
The weeks-worked figure is the input people most often get wrong. Fifty-two weeks assumes you are paid for every week of the year, including the ones you take off, which is realistic for a salaried role with paid holidays.
If you are paid only for the hours you work, as is common for contractors, freelancers and many hourly staff, lower the weeks to reflect unpaid time off. Using 48 or 50 weeks builds in a few weeks of unpaid holiday and gives a more accurate annual figure.
Reading the three results
The annual salary is the figure most job offers and comparisons use. The weekly amount is what lands if you are paid each week, and the monthly amount is the one to set against rent, utilities and subscriptions.
The bar chart shows all three on the same scale. Small changes to the hourly rate or weekly hours move the annual figure by a lot.
Gross pay, not take-home
Every figure here is gross pay, before deductions. Income tax, social security or national insurance, pension contributions and health premiums all come out before the money reaches your account, so take-home pay can be meaningfully lower than the gross salary shown, depending on where you live and how much you earn.
Use the output to compare offers and set a rough budget, then apply your local deductions, for example with a take-home or budget calculator.
When to use it
The calculator helps whenever pay is stated in different ways: weighing an hourly contract against a salaried job, converting a recruiter's hourly rate into a yearly equivalent, or seeing what a few extra hours a week, or a small raise, is worth over a full year.
About This Hourly to Salary Calculator
Use this hourly to salary calculator to get an instant estimate based on the figures you enter. Adjust the inputs above to match your situation, or browse all our calculators to plan your next step.
Frequently asked questions
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