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Salary to Hourly Calculator

Convert an annual salary to an hourly rate — and to weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly pay. See your effective hourly rate after vacation and holidays, and compare up to three salaries side by side.

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The formulas

hourly rate = annual salary ÷ (hours per week × weeks per year)
annual salary = hourly rate × hours per week × weeks per year
effective hourly = annual salary ÷ (paid hours − time-off hours)

Common salaries at 40 hours a week

Annual salaryPer hourPer month
$30,000$14.42$2,500
$40,000$19.23$3,333
$50,000$24.04$4,167
$60,000$28.85$5,000
$70,000$33.65$5,833
$80,000$38.46$6,667
$100,000$48.08$8,333
$120,000$57.69$10,000

Why compare in hourly terms?

A salaried offer and an hourly offer are hard to compare directly. Putting both on an hourly basis — and adjusting for the hours each actually expects — shows which one pays more for your time. If a role expects 50-hour weeks, its real hourly rate is a lot lower than salary ÷ 2,080.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I convert an annual salary to an hourly rate?
Divide the salary by the hours you're paid for in a year. At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks that's 2,080 hours, so a $52,000 salary is $25.00 an hour. Change the hours-per-week or weeks-per-year fields if your schedule is different.
What is the effective (real) hourly rate?
Salaried employees are paid for vacation and holidays, so the hours they actually work are fewer than the hours they're paid for. Divide the salary by hours actually worked instead. On $52,000 with 15 vacation days and 10 holidays, you work 1,880 hours, so your effective rate is about $27.66 — higher than the $25.00 headline.
How is this different from the Hourly Pay Calculator?
This tool converts a fixed annual salary into an hourly rate and every pay period, for comparing offers. The Hourly Pay Calculator goes the other way and adds overtime: it takes an hourly rate plus the hours you work and projects your gross pay for a week, paycheck, month, or year.
$60,000 a year is how much an hour?
About $28.85 an hour at 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year ($60,000 ÷ 2,080). At 37.5 hours a week it's $30.77.
Should I use 2,080 hours?
It's the standard full-time figure (40 × 52) and makes offers comparable. Use a smaller number if you work part-time or your standard week isn't 40 hours.

Further reading: Salary vs Hourly Pay