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Hourly to Salary Calculator
This calculator converts an hourly wage into annual salary using hours per week and paid weeks per year. It helps compare hourly job offers, part-time schedules and full-time income.
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Hourly wage to salary analysis
This page converts hourly pay into daily, weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly, quarterly and annual gross income. It labels the result as gross pay because taxes, benefits and paycheck deductions are not included.
Worked example: full-time schedule
Hypothetical inputs: $25 per hour, 40 hours per week and 52 paid weeks. Annual gross pay is $52,000, weekly gross pay is $1,000, biweekly gross pay is $2,000 and monthly gross pay is about $4,333.
Part-time example
At the same $25 rate but 28 hours per week, annual gross pay falls to $36,400. That difference matters when comparing part-time flexibility with benefit eligibility and predictable income.
Overtime example
With 40 regular hours plus 5 overtime hours at 1.5x, $25/hour produces $61,750 annualized gross pay if that schedule repeats for 52 paid weeks.
Salary comparison examples
A $20/hour role at 40 hours is $41,600 gross. A $25/hour role is $52,000 gross. A $30/hour role is $62,400 gross. The comparison is simple, but the better job may still depend on paid time off, health premiums, commute cost, schedule stability and overtime eligibility.
Unpaid leave effect
Unpaid time off reduces annual income even when the hourly rate is unchanged. At $25/hour and 40 hours, each unpaid week reduces gross annual pay by about $1,000.
Methodology
Regular gross pay equals hourly rate times regular weekly hours times paid weeks. Overtime gross pay equals hourly rate times overtime multiplier times overtime hours times paid weeks. Results are gross pay before tax and benefits.
What changes the result?
- Each extra weekly hour changes annual gross pay by hourly rate times paid weeks.
- Paid weeks convert a weekly schedule into an annual estimate; unpaid weeks reduce the result.
- Overtime should be entered separately because premium hours are not the same as regular hours.
Sources and review
Last reviewed: August 8, 2026.
- U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour resources
See the calculator methodology and data sources pages.
Frequently asked questions
Is hourly to salary before or after tax?
The result is gross pay before federal tax, FICA, state tax, benefits, retirement contributions and other paycheck deductions.
What is the standard full-time assumption?
The common shortcut is hourly rate x 40 hours x 52 weeks. The calculator lets you change hours and paid weeks when that assumption is wrong.
How should I compare hourly and salaried offers?
Convert both to annual gross pay, then compare paid time off, overtime eligibility, benefits, commute costs and schedule stability.
Does overtime belong in annual salary?
Only include overtime if it is predictable. Occasional overtime is better treated as extra income rather than a guaranteed salary base.