How do you convert hourly pay to salary?
Multiply your hourly rate by the hours you work each week, then by the weeks you're paid each year. At $25.00, 40 hours, and 52 weeks, that's $52,000. The schedule matters as much as the rate, and full time isn't a single number. A 35-hour week and a 40-hour week at the same wage are very different salaries.
Annual pay = hourly rate × hours per week × paid weeks per year| Hourly | Weekly | Biweekly | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15.00 | $600.00 | $1,200.00 | $2,600.00 | $31,200 |
| $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 |
| $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 |
| $50.00 | $2,000.00 | $4,000.00 | $8,666.67 | $104,000 |
| $75.00 | $3,000.00 | $6,000.00 | $13,000.00 | $156,000 |
| $100.00 | $4,000.00 | $8,000.00 | $17,333.33 | $208,000 |
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, or $15,080 on this schedule. Many states and cities set a higher floor, so check your state labor office.
How much is your salary if you make $20 an hour?
At $20.00 an hour, 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, your salary is $41,600. Change the hours and the answer moves by $1,040 for each extra weekly hour.
| Hours a week | Weekly | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $400.00 | $1,733.33 | $20,800 |
| 30 | $600.00 | $2,600.00 | $31,200 |
| 35 | $700.00 | $3,033.33 | $36,400 |
| 37.5 | $750.00 | $3,250.00 | $39,000 |
| 40 | $800.00 | $3,466.67 | $41,600 |
| 45 | $900.00 | $3,900.00 | $46,800 |
| 50 | $1,000.00 | $4,333.33 | $52,000 |
Above 40 hours, this table is a floor for covered employees, because the extra hours should pay more than your regular rate. Enter overtime hours under advanced options to include that.
Timesheets often count in hours and minutes, so convert minutes to a decimal first by dividing by 60. Seven hours and 45 minutes is 7.75 hours, and at $20.00 an hour, that shift pays $155.00. Hours per week in this calculator take decimals too, so a schedule of 37 hours and 30 minutes goes in as 37.5.
How do I calculate my hourly rate from my salary?
Divide your annual salary by the hours you're actually paid for. The common shortcut divides by 2,080, which is 40 hours times 52 weeks. A $60,000 salary is $28.85 an hour that way. If that job really takes 45 hours a week, your rate is $25.64.
Hourly rate = annual salary ÷ (hours per week × paid weeks per year)| Annual salary | At 40 hours | At 45 hours | At 50 hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $14.42 | $12.82 | $11.54 |
| $40,000 | $19.23 | $17.09 | $15.38 |
| $50,000 | $24.04 | $21.37 | $19.23 |
| $60,000 | $28.85 | $25.64 | $23.08 |
| $75,000 | $36.06 | $32.05 | $28.85 |
| $100,000 | $48.08 | $42.74 | $38.46 |
| $125,000 | $60.10 | $53.42 | $48.08 |
| $150,000 | $72.12 | $64.10 | $57.69 |
This is the number to compare when you weigh a salaried offer against an hourly one. A higher salary can pay less per hour if the job expects more of your time. Paid leave and benefits count too, but they differ too much by employer for a calculator to guess.
What does unpaid time off do to your yearly pay?
Ten unpaid days at $25.00 an hour cost $2,000, taking a $52,000 year down to $50,000. That's the part a 2,080-hour shortcut hides. If you only get paid when you work, holidays, sick days, and vacations can all come out of the year.
Seasonal and school-year jobs have the same issue on a larger scale. At $25.00 and 40 hours, a job paid for 40 weeks comes to $40,000. Set paid weeks under advanced options, and enter unpaid days separately. Paid vacation doesn't count as unpaid, since your check keeps coming.
In this calculator, hourly, daily, weekly, and biweekly figures are rates while you work. Monthly and semimonthly figures are the year averaged out, so they already include unpaid time.
Why are biweekly and semimonthly checks different?
Biweekly means every two weeks, or 26 checks a year. Semimonthly means twice a month, or 24 checks. On a $52,000 salary, a biweekly check is $2,000.00 and a semimonthly check is $2,166.67, for the same total. Multiplying a biweekly check by two to get monthly pay leaves out those extra paydays, so it understates your year by two checks, or $4,000.
If you budget by the month on biweekly pay, plan on two checks and treat the extra ones as a bonus for savings or bills that come once a year. Our budget calculator can help with that split.
What about overtime and taxes?
Federal law requires time and a half for hours over 40 in a workweek for covered, non-exempt employees. Five overtime hours a week at $25.00 adds $9,750 a year, for $61,750 in all. Some jobs are exempt, and a fixed salary doesn't settle the question by itself. The U.S. Department of Labor fact sheet explains the rule, and your state labor office covers any state rules on top.
None of these figures are take-home pay. A single filer earning $52,000 would keep about $43,962, or 84.5%, after 2026 federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare, before any state tax or benefits. Turn on take-home under advanced options to include it in the tables. For a full pay stub estimate with retirement and benefits, use the paycheck calculator.
Common questions
How many work hours are in a year?
A 40-hour week for 52 weeks is 2,080 hours. That's a convention rather than a rule, and it counts paid holidays and vacation as hours. If some of your time off is unpaid, or your week isn't 40 hours, your own figure is lower or higher. This calculator uses your numbers.
How much is $25 an hour a year?
$52,000 at 40 hours and 52 weeks. It's $45,500 at 35 hours a week and $50,000 at 40 hours with ten unpaid days.
How much an hour is a $50,000 salary?
$24.04 at 2,080 hours. At 45 hours a week, it's $21.37.
Should I count paid vacation as hours worked?
For this conversion, count it, because you're paid for it. Leave the 52 weeks alone and only enter days you aren't paid for. If you want your rate per hour actually worked, lower the paid weeks instead, and read the result as that rate rather than your pay rate.
Does this work for other states?
Yes for the conversion, since the math is the same in California, Texas, Ohio, or anywhere else. State rules change minimum wage, overtime, and tax. For the state income tax on this pay, use our state income tax calculator.
What if I get a raise?
Enter the new rate here, or use the raise calculator to see what it adds after tax.
Sources
- Minimum wage · U.S. Department of Labor
- Fact Sheet #23: Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA · U.S. Department of Labor
- Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act · U.S. Department of Labor
- Publication 15-T, Federal Income Tax Withholding Methods · Internal Revenue Service