How to use the hourly to salary calculator
- Enter your Hourly wage — the amount you earn before tax for one hour of work.
- Enter your Hours per week — a typical week, including any regular overtime.
- Enter your Weeks per year — 52 if you work year-round, fewer if you take unpaid time off.
- Read the result. Your weekly, monthly and annual gross pay all update as you type.
Worked example
At $25/hour, 40 hours/week and 52 weeks/year you work 2,080 hours a year and earn a gross salary of $52,000. That is about $4,333 a month before tax, or $1,000 a week.
The formula
Annual = Hourly wage × Hours/week × Weeks/year
Monthly = Annual ÷ 12 · Weekly = Annual ÷ 52
The example above is 25 × 40 × 52 = 52,000. The 2,080-hour figure is the standard US full-time baseline and is what many job postings and benefits calculations assume.
What this number does and does not include
This is gross pay — the amount before tax, insurance and retirement contributions come out. Your take-home (net) pay will be lower, and the gap varies a lot by location and income. Two things to watch:
- Unpaid breaks and downtime. If you are paid only for hours you actually work, count the real figure, not the time you spend on site.
- Overtime. Overtime is usually paid at 1.5×. If your week mixes regular and overtime hours, the simple hourly × hours estimate understates busy weeks and overstates quiet ones.
Why weeks per year matters
Two weeks of unpaid vacation drops you from 52 to 50 weeks and cuts roughly 3.8% off your annual total. If you are comparing a salary offer to an hourly contract, make sure both use the same weeks-per-year basis before you decide which pays more.