Hourly to Salary Calculator
Convert hourly wage to annual salary. Calculate yearly, monthly, bi-weekly, and weekly pay from your hourly rate and hours worked per week.
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How to Use This Calculator
- Enter your Hourly Rate.
- Set Hours Per Week — default is 40 for full-time employment.
- Set Weeks Per Year — use 50 if you take 2 weeks of unpaid vacation.
- See your equivalent Annual Salary, Monthly, Bi-weekly, and Weekly pay.
Formula
Annual Salary = Hourly Rate × Hours/Week × Weeks/Year
Monthly Pay = Annual Salary ÷ 12
Bi-weekly Pay = Hourly Rate × Hours/Week × 2
Example
Example: $25/hour, 40 hours/week, 52 weeks/year.
- Weekly Pay: $25 × 40 = $1,000
- Annual Salary: $1,000 × 52 = $52,000
- Monthly Pay: $52,000 ÷ 12 = $4,333
- Bi-weekly Pay: $2,000
Frequently Asked Questions
- Annual salary = Hourly rate × Hours per week × Weeks per year. At $25/hour for 40 hours/week and 52 weeks: $25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000/year. This calculator handles custom hours and weeks automatically.
- The federal minimum wage is $7.25/hour as of 2025. Many states and cities have higher minimums. Washington DC has the highest at $17.50/hour. California and Washington state are at $16.50/hour.
- Divide the annual salary by work hours: $60,000 ÷ 2,080 hours (40 hrs × 52 weeks) = $28.85/hour. For a quick estimate, divide your salary by 2,000 — so $60,000 ÷ 2,000 = $30/hour (close enough for most purposes).
- Salaried workers typically receive more benefits: paid vacation, health insurance, retirement plans. Hourly workers get overtime pay (1.5× after 40 hours). Neither is universally better — it depends on the employer and position.
- Standard full-time = 40 hrs/week × 52 weeks = 2,080 hours/year. Minus ~10 federal holidays = 2,000 working hours. Many salaried workers report 45–50+ hours per week, which affects effective hourly rate.