The formula
How it works
Convert a wage between hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly figures. Enter any one rate along with your usual hours, and the calculator shows what it works out to over every other period.
FAQ
Is this before or after tax?
These are gross (pre-tax) figures. Your take-home pay will be lower after income tax, national insurance or social security, and any pension or benefit deductions, which vary by country and situation.
How are the conversions made?
Everything is converted through a yearly total, assuming 52 weeks a year. Hours per week and days per week let the calculator translate accurately between an hourly rate and salaried periods.
What is the difference between biweekly and semi-monthly pay?
Biweekly pay happens every two weeks, giving 26 paychecks a year, while semi-monthly pay happens twice a month for 24 paychecks — the calculator’s “two weeks” option models the biweekly schedule.
Does this include overtime pay?
No, it assumes every hour is paid at the same flat rate. If you earn overtime at a higher rate, calculate the base and overtime portions separately and add them together.
How does unpaid time off affect the annual figure?
The calculator assumes you work every week of the year, so unpaid leave, unpaid holidays or gaps between contracts will lower your actual annual earnings below the figure shown.
Can I use this for part-time or irregular hours?
Yes — just set your actual hours and days per week, and the calculator will scale the conversions accordingly. For hours that vary week to week, use your average to get a representative estimate.
How can I compare an hourly contract offer to a salaried one?
Convert both offers to the same annual figure using this calculator, then remember that hourly and contract roles often lack benefits like paid leave or employer retirement contributions that salaried positions include.
About the salary calculator
This calculator converts pay from one time period to another — turning an hourly rate into an annual salary, a monthly figure into a weekly one, and every combination in between. Job offers and payslips quote pay in different ways, which makes them hard to compare directly. By converting everything through a single yearly total, this tool lets you line up an hourly gig against a salaried role, or check that a monthly wage matches the rate you agreed.
How to use it
Enter a pay amount and choose the period it applies to — per hour, week, month or year, for instance. Then set your usual hours and days per week so the hourly conversions are accurate. The calculator shows the equivalent pay for every period at once. For example, $25 an hour over a 40-hour week is $1,000 a week, about $4,333 a month and $52,000 a year. Adjust the hours to match part-time or overtime schedules.
The formula
All conversions run through the annual figure. From an hourly rate, the yearly total is . From there, the monthly figure is the annual divided by 12, weekly is divided by 52, and daily is the weekly divided by days worked. Working backward, an annual salary divided by the yearly hours gives the equivalent hourly rate. The calculator assumes a 52-week year throughout.
Where it is used
Job hunters use it to compare offers quoted in different ways, and freelancers use it to set an hourly rate that matches a target salary. Employers use it to advertise roles consistently, and anyone budgeting uses it to translate their pay into the monthly figure their bills are based on. It is especially handy when weighing up contract work against a permanent salary, where the headline numbers look very different.