Salary to Hourly Calculator
Turn a yearly salary into an equivalent hourly wage in one step. Enter your annual pay and your real hours per week, and the calculator also breaks it down to weekly, monthly and daily amounts. Every figure is gross pay, before tax, benefits and other deductions, and the whole thing runs in your browser.
How to convert salary to hourly pay
- Enter your gross annual pay in the 'Annual salary' field.
- Set 'Hours per week' to the paid hours you actually work (the default is 40).
- Set 'Weeks per year' to your paid weeks (the default is 52); lower it if you take unpaid time off.
- Set 'Days per week' to shape the daily figure (the default is 5).
- Optionally pick a currency from the menu in the top corner for the display symbol.
- Read the Hourly, Weekly, Monthly and Daily cards, then press Copy to grab the summary.
Examples
52,000 salary at 40 hours over 52 weeks
annualSalary: 52000, hoursPerWeek: 40, weeksPerYear: 52, daysPerWeek: 5
25.00 / hr, 1,000.00 / wk, 4,333.33 / mo, 200.00 / day
60,000 salary on a standard full-time schedule
annualSalary: 60000, hoursPerWeek: 40, weeksPerYear: 52, daysPerWeek: 5
28.85 / hr, 1,153.85 / wk, 5,000.00 / mo, 230.77 / day
Part-time 30,000 at 25 hours over 50 paid weeks
annualSalary: 30000, hoursPerWeek: 25, weeksPerYear: 50, daysPerWeek: 5
24.00 / hr, 600.00 / wk, 2,500.00 / mo, 120.00 / day
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert a salary to an hourly rate?
Divide your annual salary by the number of paid hours in a year. At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks that is 2,080 hours, so a 52,000 salary works out to 25.00 per hour. Change the hours or weeks if your schedule differs.
Why is 2,080 the number everyone uses?
It is simply 40 hours multiplied by 52 weeks, the assumed full-time year. If you keep the defaults, dividing your salary by 2,080 gives the same hourly figure this tool shows. Adjust the two inputs and the hour count changes with them.
How does 'Weeks per year' change the result?
Fewer paid weeks means the same salary is earned over fewer hours, so the hourly and weekly rates rise. If you take two unpaid weeks, setting weeks to 50 raises your effective hourly pay because you are paid the full salary for less working time.
How is the monthly figure calculated?
Monthly pay is your annual salary divided by 12, independent of hours or weeks, so a 52,000 salary is about 4,333.33 per month. The weekly figure instead divides the salary by your weeks per year.
How is the daily rate worked out?
The daily rate divides your weekly pay by your working days per week, which defaults to five. At 1,000 per week over five days that is 200.00 per day. Change 'Days per week' if you work a four-day or six-day pattern.
Is this gross or take-home pay?
All figures are gross, meaning before income tax, national insurance, pension contributions and any other deductions. Your net take-home pay will be lower and depends on where you live and your personal situation.
Does it account for overtime, bonuses or paid leave?
No. It converts a flat salary using the hours and weeks you enter, so overtime premiums, bonuses and commission are not modelled. Paid leave is already built into a salary, so it does not change the hourly figure.
Does the currency selector convert exchange rates?
No. It only sets the currency symbol and number formatting used in the display. The math is identical for every currency, so pick whichever matches how you think about your pay.
Is this the opposite of an hourly to salary calculator?
Yes. This tool goes from a yearly salary to an hourly wage, while an hourly to salary calculator goes the other way. Using the same hours and weeks, the two are exact inverses of each other.
Is my salary kept private?
Yes. Everything runs in your browser. Your salary, hours and weeks are never uploaded, logged or stored anywhere.
Learn more
- Salary to Hourly: The Math Behind 2,080 Hours
How the 2,080 hour work year converts a salary to an hourly wage, and why the weekly, monthly and daily figures use different divisors.
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