Salary Calculator
Convert a wage or salary between hourly, daily, weekly, fortnightly, twice-monthly, monthly and yearly pay. You set the hours per week, days per week and paid weeks per year, and can add a flat tax rate for a rough take-home figure.
40 if left empty.
5 if left empty.
52 if left empty. Fewer if some weeks are unpaid.
A flat rate, for a rough take-home figure.
Result
Enter the pay and choose the period.
The calculation runs in this browser tab. Nothing you enter is uploaded, saved or logged.
How do you convert between hourly pay and a yearly salary?
A yearly salary is the pay for each period times the number of periods in a year. For hourly pay the number of hours worked in a year is hours per week times weeks per year: 40 hours for 52 weeks is 2,080 hours, so 25 an hour is 25 × 2,080 = 52,000 a year, 4,333.33 a month and 1,000 a week.
The conversion depends on your assumptions. Unpaid weeks, part-time hours and a shorter working week all change the number of hours, so the same hourly rate gives different yearly pay. The calculator lets you set them, and shows the assumptions it used, so you can compare like with like.
How to use the Salary Calculator
- Enter the pay you know and choose whether it is per hour, day, week, two weeks, half-month, month or year.
- Enter your hours per week, days per week and paid weeks per year. The defaults are 40, 5 and 52.
- Optionally enter an estimated flat tax rate to see a rough take-home pay.
- Read the yearly pay at the top and the table of the same pay in every period.
Formula
- Yearly pay
- hourly × hours per week × weeks per year; daily × days per week × weeks per year; weekly × weeks per year
- Monthly pay
- yearly pay ÷ 12
- Twice a month
- yearly pay ÷ 24
- Hourly pay
- yearly pay ÷ (hours per week × weeks per year)
Every period is derived from the yearly figure, so converting forwards and back gives the same pay.
With a flat tax rate t, the pay after estimated tax is the pay × (1 − t ÷ 100).
Worked example
A wage of 25 an hour, 40 hours a week, 52 paid weeks a year. These are the results the calculator gives:
| Question | Result |
|---|---|
| Input: Pay | 25 |
| Input: Per | Hourly |
| Input: Hours per week | 40 |
| Input: Days per week | 5 |
| Input: Paid weeks per year | 52 |
| Yearly pay | 52,000.00 |
| Monthly pay | 4,333.33 |
| Weekly pay | 1,000.00 |
| Hourly pay | 25.00 |
| Assumptions | 40 hours a week, 5 days a week, 52 paid weeks a year |
Assumptions and limits
- This converts the same pay between periods. It does not calculate real income tax, social contributions, pensions, overtime or benefits, which depend on your country, region and circumstances.
- The flat tax rate is only a rough guide: real tax is usually progressive, so the rate on the last part of your income is higher than the average rate.
- Paid weeks per year are the weeks you are paid for, including paid holidays; unpaid weeks should be subtracted.
- Amounts are in any currency and rounded to two decimals.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert an hourly wage to a yearly salary?
Multiply by the hours you work in a year. At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks that is 2,080 hours, so 25 an hour is 52,000 a year.
How do I convert a yearly salary to an hourly rate?
Divide by the hours worked in a year. For a salary of 48,000 and 2,080 hours: 48,000 ÷ 2,080 = 23.08 an hour.
How do I find monthly pay from a yearly salary?
Divide by 12: 52,000 ÷ 12 = 4,333.33. Monthly pay is not four times the weekly pay, because a year has slightly more than 4 weeks in each month (52 ÷ 12 = 4.33).
What is the difference between every two weeks and twice a month?
Every two weeks gives 26 payments a year, and twice a month gives 24. With 26 payments, two of the months have three pay days, and each payment is smaller than a half-month payment for the same yearly pay.
Does this calculate my take-home pay?
Only roughly, with a flat tax rate you enter. Real take-home pay depends on income tax bands, social contributions and deductions in your country, which this calculator does not know.
What should I enter for paid weeks if I get unpaid leave?
Subtract the unpaid weeks from 52. If you take 2 weeks of unpaid leave, enter 50. Paid holidays count as paid weeks.