How the Hourly to Salary & Salary to Hourly calculator works
Hourly to salary
Salary = Hourly wage × hours per week × paid weeks per year
- Standard full-time year
- 40 hours × 52 weeks = 2,080 hours
Salary to hourly
Hourly wage = Salary ÷ (hours per week × paid weeks per year)
Worked example
At $25.00 an hour for 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, you work 2,080 hours and earn $52,000 a year. That is $4,333.33 a month or $2,000.00 every two weeks, before taxes.
Switch to Salary to hourly wage to go the other way: a $60,000 salary is about $28.85 an hour.
Hourly to salary and salary to hourly: the 2,080-hour rule
A full-time year is 40 hours × 52 weeks = 2,080 hours. That gives two quick shortcuts: double the hourly wage and add three zeros for a rough yearly salary ($25 an hour ≈ $50,000; the exact figure is $52,000), or divide a salary by 2,080 for the hourly wage. Part-time workers and people with unpaid time off should enter their real hours and weeks.
Comparing an hourly job with a salary
An hourly job pays for every hour you work, including overtime at time and a half after 40 hours in a week for most workers. A salaried job often pays the same however long you work but may include paid leave, health insurance and retirement matching. To compare offers fairly, convert both to yearly pay, then add the value of benefits.
Related calculators
To see the extra pay from long weeks, use the overtime calculator. For take-home pay after taxes, use the paycheck calculator, and to convert pay into every other period at once, try the salary calculator.
Assumptions and limits
- Pay is the same every hour; overtime at a higher rate is not included.
- Paid holidays and vacation count as paid weeks. If your time off is unpaid, lower the paid weeks.
- Figures are gross pay before taxes.
Frequently asked questions
How much is $25 an hour per year?
$52,000 a year at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks. That is about $4,333 a month or $2,000 every two weeks before taxes.
How do I convert a salary to an hourly wage?
Divide the salary by the hours you work in a year. At 40 hours a week all year, divide by 2,080: a $60,000 salary is about $28.85 an hour.
Is a $20 hourly job better than a $40,000 salary?
At 40 hours a week, $20 an hour is $41,600 a year, slightly more. But salaried jobs often include paid time off and benefits, and hourly jobs may pay overtime, so compare the whole package.
What is the federal minimum wage per year?
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, about $15,080 a year at full time. Many states and cities set higher minimums.
Sources and method
- Minimum Wage · U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
- Table 5. Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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