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Convert between hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and annual pay in both directions

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Quick summary

Multiply your hourly rate by hours per week and weeks per year to get annual salary: $25/hour × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $52,000/year. Going the other way, divide salary by total annual hours (2,080 for a standard full-time year): $60,000/year ≈ $28.85/hour. Adjust hours and weeks for part-time work or unpaid time off. All figures are gross pay before taxes.

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How to use this calculator

  1. Choose a Direction: Hourly → Salary or Salary → Hourly.
  2. Enter your Hourly Rate ($) or your Annual Salary ($), depending on the direction you picked.
  3. Set Hours / Week to the hours you are paid for in a typical week (40 for standard full time).
  4. Set Weeks / Year to 52 for paid time off, or lower (for example 50) to exclude unpaid weeks.
  5. Read the main result (annual salary or hourly rate) and the total working hours per year, then use the Daily, Weekly, Biweekly, Semimonthly, and Monthly figures to compare against a paycheck or job offer.

Salary Conversion Formulas

Hourly Rate to Annual Salary

Annual=Hourly×Hours per Week×Weeks per Year\text{Annual} = \text{Hourly} \times \text{Hours per Week} \times \text{Weeks per Year}
Hourly
Gross hourly pay rate
Hours per Week
Paid hours in a typical week (40 for full time)
Weeks per Year
Paid weeks per year (52, or fewer to exclude unpaid time off)

Worked example

$25 per hour, 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Given
Hourly = $25
Hours per Week = 40
Weeks per Year = 52
Calculation
Annual=25×40×52=25×2,080\text{Annual} = 25 \times 40 \times 52 = 25 \times 2{,}080
Result
Annual = $52,000 (monthly = 52,000 ÷ 12 ≈ $4,333.33)

Annual Salary to Hourly Rate

Hourly=AnnualHours per Week×Weeks per Year\text{Hourly} = \frac{\text{Annual}}{\text{Hours per Week} \times \text{Weeks per Year}}
Annual
Gross annual salary
Hours per Week
Hours you actually work in a typical week
Weeks per Year
Paid weeks per year

Worked example

$60,000 per year at 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Given
Annual = $60,000
Hours per Week = 40
Weeks per Year = 52
Calculation
Hourly=60,00040×52=60,0002,080\text{Hourly} = \frac{60{,}000}{40 \times 52} = \frac{60{,}000}{2{,}080}
Result
Hourly ≈ $28.85

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert hourly pay to annual salary?

Multiply your hourly rate by your hours per week and then by your weeks per year. Full time at 40 hours and 52 weeks means multiplying by 2,080, so $25 an hour is $52,000 a year. A quick mental shortcut is to double the hourly rate and read it in thousands, which gives $50,000 for $25 an hour, slightly under the exact figure.

$25 an hour is how much a year?

$25 an hour is $52,000 a year at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, before taxes. That works out to $1,000 a week, $2,000 biweekly, about $2,166.67 semimonthly, and about $4,333.33 a month. If you take two weeks of unpaid time off (50 weeks), the annual figure drops to $50,000.

How much is $60,000 a year per hour?

$60,000 a year is about $28.85 an hour at full-time hours (60,000 ÷ 2,080). At 35 hours a week it rises to about $32.97 an hour, because the same salary is spread over fewer hours. That is why the hours you actually work matter as much as the salary number when comparing jobs.

What is 2,080 hours?

2,080 hours is the standard US full-time work year: 40 hours a week times 52 weeks. Payroll and HR teams commonly use it as the divisor for converting a salary to an hourly rate. Paid holidays and vacation are still counted in those hours, so the figure reflects paid hours rather than hours actually spent working.

What is the difference between biweekly and semimonthly pay?

Biweekly pay comes every two weeks, for 26 paychecks a year, while semimonthly pay comes twice a month, for 24 paychecks a year. At the same $52,000 salary, a biweekly check is $2,000 and a semimonthly check is about $2,166.67. Biweekly schedules produce two months each year with three paychecks, which helps when budgeting.

Should I compare jobs on salary or hourly rate?

Compare jobs on the same basis first, then look at total compensation. Convert both offers to an hourly rate using the hours you expect to work, and add the value of benefits, retirement matching, and overtime eligibility. For example, a $70,000 salary that routinely requires 55-hour weeks is about $24.48 an hour, less than a $26-an-hour job at 40 hours.

Does this converter include taxes or overtime?

No, this converter shows gross pay only and treats every hour at the same rate. It does not deduct taxes, benefits, or retirement contributions, and it does not apply time-and-a-half for overtime hours. To estimate your net paycheck with 2026 federal tax, FICA, and overtime at 1.5×, use the take-home pay calculator.

Key terms

2,080 Hours
The standard full-time work year (40 × 52) used to convert between salary and hourly pay.
Gross Pay
Pay before taxes and deductions — everything on this page is gross; take-home is what remains after.
Semimonthly vs Biweekly
Semimonthly is twice a month (24 checks/year); biweekly is every two weeks (26 checks/year) — the amounts differ even at the same salary.
Exempt Employee
A salaried role not entitled to overtime — worth factoring in when comparing against hourly offers.

Methodology, sources & limitations

This page shows the formula, assumptions, and limitations used for this estimate. Rates, thresholds, and other time-sensitive inputs can change, so verify them against the relevant official source before relying on a result.

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