# Hourly to Salary Calculator

> Pick hourly to salary or salary to hourly, then enter the rate, hours per week, paid weeks and unpaid weeks. You get yearly, monthly, every 2 weeks, weekly and daily pay, or the hourly rate behind a salary. $25 an hour for 40 hours, 52 weeks is $52,000.00 a year.

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Updated: 2026-10-28 · Sources re-checked by: 2027-04-28

This is a free interactive calculator that runs in the browser. Nothing you type is stored or sent. Results are estimates.

## How it works

Paid hours a year = hours per week × (weeks in a year − unpaid weeks). Hourly to yearly: annual pay = hourly rate × paid hours. Salary to hourly: hourly rate = annual salary ÷ paid hours. Monthly = annual ÷ 12, every 2 weeks = annual ÷ 26, weekly = annual ÷ the paid weeks, and daily = annual ÷ (paid weeks × days a week). The figures are gross, before tax. Unpaid weeks matter: two weeks without pay changes $25 an hour from $52,000 to $50,000 a year.

**Hourly rate and yearly pay (40 hours a week, 52 paid weeks)**

| Hourly rate | Weekly | Monthly | Yearly |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $15.00 | $600.00 | $2,600.00 | $31,200.00 |
| $20.00 | $800.00 | $3,466.67 | $41,600.00 |
| $25.00 | $1,000.00 | $4,333.33 | $52,000.00 |
| $30.00 | $1,200.00 | $5,200.00 | $62,400.00 |
| $40.00 | $1,600.00 | $6,933.33 | $83,200.00 |
| $50.00 | $2,000.00 | $8,666.67 | $104,000.00 |

**Yearly salary and the hourly rate behind it (2,080 paid hours)**

| Yearly salary | Hourly rate |
| --- | --- |
| $40,000.00 | $19.23 |
| $52,000.00 | $25.00 |
| $65,000.00 | $31.25 |
| $80,000.00 | $38.46 |
| $100,000.00 | $48.08 |

## Worked example: $25 an hour, 40 hours a week

1. Paid hours: 40 × 52 = 2,080. Yearly pay: 2,080 × $25 = $52,000.00.
2. Monthly: $52,000.00 ÷ 12 = $4,333.33. Every 2 weeks: $2,000.00. Weekly: $1,000.00. Daily on a 5-day week: $200.00.
3. With 2 unpaid weeks the paid hours are 2,000, and the yearly pay is $50,000.00.
4. Back the other way: a $52,000 salary over 2,080 hours is $25.00 an hour.

## FAQ

### How do I convert an hourly wage to a yearly salary?
Multiply the hourly rate by the hours you work each week and by the weeks you are paid. At 40 hours for 52 weeks that is 2,080 paid hours.

### How do I convert a salary to an hourly rate?
Divide the yearly salary by the paid hours in a year, 2,080 for a standard full-time year. A $52,000 salary is $25 an hour.

### Why do unpaid weeks change the answer?
Fewer paid weeks means fewer paid hours. If you are paid only 50 weeks, the same hourly rate gives a smaller yearly pay, and a given salary works out to a higher hourly rate.

### What does 2,080 mean?
It is 40 hours × 52 weeks, the usual count of paid hours in a full-time year.

### Is this before or after tax?
Before. These are gross figures, so take-home pay will be lower after tax and other deductions.

### How do I compare a freelance rate with a salary?
A freelancer also pays tax, overhead and unpaid time, so compare using the contractor hourly rate calculator on this site as well.

## Sources

- [U.S. Department of Labor, overtime pay: time and one-half the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (FLSA)](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/overtime) (checked 2026-10-28)
- [U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation: wages and benefits as parts of total compensation cost](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.toc.htm) (checked 2026-10-28)

This calculator is an estimate of gross pay. Pay rules, tax and benefits differ, so check your own contract and the rules where you work.