How to use the salary converter
- Enter a pay amount and choose how often it is paid: per hour, per week, every 2 weeks, per month or per year.
- Set your usual hours per week. Leave 40 for a standard full-time schedule, or enter 20, 30 or 37.5 for other schedules.
- Set the weeks you are paid each year. Keep 52 if vacation and holidays are paid; use 50 if you take two unpaid weeks off.
- Read the hourly, weekly, biweekly, monthly and yearly amounts. All of them update as you type.
The hourly to yearly salary formula
The calculator starts from a yearly figure and spreads it evenly:
- Yearly = hourly wage × hours per week × weeks paid per year
- Monthly = yearly ÷ 12
- Biweekly = yearly ÷ 26 (one paycheck every two weeks)
- Weekly = yearly ÷ 52
Because monthly, biweekly and weekly pay are averages of the year, they stay correct even when you work fewer than 52 weeks. For example, $20 an hour for 30 hours a week over 50 weeks is $30,000 a year, which averages $2,500 a month. A standard 40-hour, 52-week year has 2,080 paid hours; the federal government uses 2,087 hours when it sets employees' hourly rates (5 U.S.C. § 5504(b)), so its hourly figures come out slightly lower.
Converting an annual salary to hourly
To convert salary to hourly pay, divide the yearly amount by the hours you are paid for in a year. A $65,000 salary ÷ 2,080 hours is $31.25 an hour. For a monthly salary, multiply by 12 first; for a biweekly paycheck, multiply by 26. This is how you compare a salaried offer with an hourly one on equal terms.
If a salaried job regularly takes more than 40 hours a week, enter the hours you actually work: a $65,000 salary at 50 hours a week is $25.00 an hour, not $31.25.
Hourly to salary chart
Hour to year conversions for common hourly wages, with weekly, biweekly and monthly pay, at 40 hours a week and 52 weeks a year, before taxes.
| Hourly wage | Weekly | Biweekly | Monthly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15.00 | $600.00 | $1,200.00 | $2,600.00 | $31,200 |
| $17.00 | $680.00 | $1,360.00 | $2,946.67 | $35,360 |
| $18.00 | $720.00 | $1,440.00 | $3,120.00 | $37,440 |
| $20.00 | $800.00 | $1,600.00 | $3,466.67 | $41,600 |
| $22.00 | $880.00 | $1,760.00 | $3,813.33 | $45,760 |
| $25.00 | $1,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $4,333.33 | $52,000 |
| $28.00 | $1,120.00 | $2,240.00 | $4,853.33 | $58,240 |
| $30.00 | $1,200.00 | $2,400.00 | $5,200.00 | $62,400 |
| $35.00 | $1,400.00 | $2,800.00 | $6,066.67 | $72,800 |
| $40.00 | $1,600.00 | $3,200.00 | $6,933.33 | $83,200 |
| $45.00 | $1,800.00 | $3,600.00 | $7,800.00 | $93,600 |
| $50.00 | $2,000.00 | $4,000.00 | $8,666.67 | $104,000 |
So $20 an hour is how much a year? Read across the $20.00 row: $800.00 a week, $3,466.67 a month and $41,600 a year. For other schedules, change the hours per week or weeks per year in the calculator above.
Annual salary to hourly chart
Hourly rates for common yearly salaries, based on 2,080 paid hours.
| Yearly salary | Monthly | Biweekly | Hourly |
|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $2,500.00 | $1,153.85 | $14.42 |
| $35,000 | $2,916.67 | $1,346.15 | $16.83 |
| $40,000 | $3,333.33 | $1,538.46 | $19.23 |
| $45,000 | $3,750.00 | $1,730.77 | $21.63 |
| $50,000 | $4,166.67 | $1,923.08 | $24.04 |
| $55,000 | $4,583.33 | $2,115.38 | $26.44 |
| $60,000 | $5,000.00 | $2,307.69 | $28.85 |
| $65,000 | $5,416.67 | $2,500.00 | $31.25 |
| $70,000 | $5,833.33 | $2,692.31 | $33.65 |
| $75,000 | $6,250.00 | $2,884.62 | $36.06 |
| $80,000 | $6,666.67 | $3,076.92 | $38.46 |
| $90,000 | $7,500.00 | $3,461.54 | $43.27 |
| $100,000 | $8,333.33 | $3,846.15 | $48.08 |
What the results include, and what they leave out
Every figure is gross pay: what you earn before federal, state and payroll taxes, insurance or retirement deductions. This is a salary converter, not a take-home paycheck calculator, so your deposit will be smaller than the biweekly amount shown.
The yearly figure also assumes the same hours every week and no overtime. If you regularly work past 40 hours, the extra hours are usually paid at time and a half under federal law (29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1)); add them with the overtime calculator, or total a real week of hours with the hours worked calculator before you convert it.
How many hours count as full time depends on who is asking. Overtime law uses 40 hours a week, while the Bureau of Labor Statistics counts people who usually work 35 hours or more as full-time workers (BLS: Current Population Survey definitions). Your employer's benefits policy may use yet another number.
Results are estimates, not legal, tax or payroll advice.