Salary ↔ Hourly Converter

Switch between a yearly salary and an hourly wage, edit either side.

Your work

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Edit salary or hourly, the other updates automatically.

Your pay, every way

Equivalent hourly wage
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Gross pay before taxes and deductions. Assumes consistent hours across the year. Illustrative only.
About this calculator

Salary ↔ Hourly Converter

A salary-to-hourly calculator converts an annual salary into an equivalent hourly wage, and back again. Enter your pay and your hours to see what you earn per year, month, week, and hour.

Why 2,080 hours is the baseline

The standard full-time year is 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, or 2,080 hours, the number used to convert most salaries. If you take unpaid time off, work part-time, or regularly clock overtime, adjust the hours and weeks so the hourly figure reflects what you actually work rather than the textbook year.

Gross, not take-home

These conversions use gross pay, the figure before income tax, payroll tax, retirement contributions, and benefits come out. Your actual take-home will be meaningfully lower, and by how much depends on your tax situation. When comparing a salaried offer to hourly work, also weigh benefits, paid time off, and overtime eligibility, which the raw rate hides.

How to use it

  1. Enter either an annual salary or an hourly wage.
  2. Set your hours per week and weeks per year.
  3. See the equivalent figures across every pay period.
  4. Edit either side, the other updates automatically.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert salary to hourly?

Divide the annual salary by the hours you work per year (hours per week × weeks per year). A standard 40-hour, 52-week year is 2,080 hours.

Is this gross or net pay?

Gross, before taxes and deductions. Your take-home pay will be lower depending on your tax situation.

How many work hours are in a year?

Full-time at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks is 2,080 hours; adjust the inputs for part-time or unpaid weeks.

See the exact formula and a worked example on our methodology page.

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