Hourly to Salary Calculator United States

When one job is advertised by the hour and another as a yearly salary, you need to convert one before you can compare. This hourly to salary calculator takes your hourly rate and hours worked and shows the equivalent weekly, monthly and annual gross pay. All figures are pre-tax, the numbers an employer quotes.

How the conversion works

Weekly pay is your hourly rate times the hours you work in a week. Weekly pay times the weeks you work in a year is the annual salary, and the annual figure divided by 12 is the monthly equivalent. No tax rates or thresholds are involved, so the result does not go out of date.

The 2,080-hour rule of thumb

A US full-time schedule is usually counted as 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, 2,080 hours a year, the calculator’s default. That gives familiar pairs: $25 an hour is $52,000 a year and $30 an hour is $62,400. The 2,080 figure assumes you are paid for vacation weeks; with unpaid time off, the real annual total is lower.

Part-time or seasonal work

If you work fewer than 40 hours a week, change the hours-per-week input. If you work only part of the year (seasonal work, a contract with gaps, or several weeks of unpaid leave), open the advanced option and reduce the weeks per year below 52.

Gross pay versus take-home pay

Every figure here is gross: nothing is subtracted for federal income tax, state income tax, Social Security or Medicare. Your take-home pay depends on your filing status, your state, and pre-tax deductions such as a 401(k) or health premiums. Run the annual figure through a take-home pay calculator for a net estimate before budgeting with it.

A worked example

Suppose you are offered $20 an hour for a standard 40-hour week. Your weekly pay is $800, your annual salary $41,600, and your monthly pay about $3,466.67, all before taxes. Against a competing $40,000 salary, the hourly job is slightly ahead on gross pay, which you can weigh against benefits, hours and stability.

Comparing an hourly job with a salaried offer

Salaried roles are often exempt from overtime, so a 50-hour week pays the same as a 40-hour one, while hourly workers are typically paid time-and-a-half beyond 40 hours, which can make a lower rate worth more. Benefits matter too: employer-paid health insurance, a 401(k) match, paid time off and predictable hours have real value that does not appear in the pay figure. A $2-an-hour raise is worth about $4,160 a year at full time, but a strong 401(k) match or fully covered health premiums can be worth more. Hourly pay also falls if your hours are cut, while a salary stays fixed. Use the annual figure as a common measure, then add benefits, overtime rules and stability.

Common mistakes to avoid

Treating the annual figure as take-home pay is the biggest error. Leaving the default 52 weeks when you take unpaid leave overstates the total. If your 30-minute lunch is unpaid, your paid hours may be 37.5 a week, not 40. And overtime, tips, bonuses and commission are not included, so a job with a lower base and reliable overtime can earn more than a higher base without it. Compare offers on the same pre-tax, same-hours basis.

Assumptions and limitations

This is a unit conversion for planning and comparison. It assumes every hour is paid at the same base rate and does not account for overtime premiums, shift differentials, tips, bonuses or commission. It uses 12 equal months, treats the weeks you enter as fully paid, and does not model taxes or deductions, so the output is always gross pay.

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.