Income
Standard hourly conversion
The baseline conversion. Use 2,080 only when the role really is forty hours across fifty-two paid weeks with no additional expected time.
The Formula
Hourly Rate = Salary / (Hours Per Week x Paid Weeks)
The baseline conversion. Use 2,080 only when the role really is forty hours across fifty-two paid weeks with no additional expected time.
| Symbol | Meaning | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | Gross annual salary | currency | Before tax and before deductions. Include expected bonus only if it is contractual. |
| H | Hours per week | hours | Measured, not advertised. Include regular evening and weekend work. |
| W | Paid weeks per year | weeks | 52 for full-year pay. Reduce this only for weeks that are genuinely unpaid. |
| R | Effective hourly rate | currency per hour | Compare two offers using this rather than headline salary. |
What Each Symbol Means
Scurrency
Gross annual salary
Before tax and before deductions. Include expected bonus only if it is contractual.
Hhours
Hours per week
Measured, not advertised. Include regular evening and weekend work.
Wweeks
Paid weeks per year
52 for full-year pay. Reduce this only for weeks that are genuinely unpaid.
Rcurrency per hour
Effective hourly rate
Compare two offers using this rather than headline salary.
See It Worked With Real Numbers
A formula on its own does not tell you which number goes where. The how to convert a salary to an hourly rate page applies this equation to a concrete case, shows every intermediate step, and names the mistakes that produce a wrong answer even when the algebra is right.
Where This Formula Appears
This equation is the working core of How To Convert A Salary To An Hourly Rate, filed under Finance. Every number the guide produces comes from substituting into this one line.