# Salary Calculator

> At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, $25 an hour equals $52,000 a year, $4,333.33 a month and $2,000 every two weeks. Enter any pay amount and period to convert it to every other period, with your own hours, weeks and paid days off.

- Interactive calculator: https://calculatorswithsteps.com/salary-calculator
- Category: Financial Calculators
- Last updated: 2026-11-10
- Publisher: Calculators With Steps (calculatorswithsteps.com)

## How to use the salary calculator

1. **Pay amount and period.** Type what you earn and choose whether it is per hour, day, week, two weeks, half-month, month or year.
2. **Hours per week.** 40 is standard full time. Use your real average if you work 37.5 or 45 hours.
3. **Days per week.** Used for the daily rate. Five 8-hour days and four 10-hour days both make 40 hours.
4. **Weeks paid per year.** 52 if you are paid all year, including paid time off. An hourly worker who takes two unpaid weeks off should enter 50.
5. **Paid holidays and vacation.** Optional. Days you are paid but don't work. These don't change your salary, but they show what you really earn per hour on the job.

The table lists your pay at every period, and the working shows each conversion.

## Salary conversion formulas

The calculator turns your pay into an annual figure first, then divides it back out:

**Annual pay = hourly rate × hours per week × weeks per year**

**Hourly rate = annual pay ÷ (hours per week × weeks per year)**

- **Weekly** = annual ÷ weeks per year
- **Biweekly** = weekly × 2
- **Semimonthly** = annual ÷ 24
- **Monthly** = annual ÷ 12 (not weekly × 4, which leaves out about four weeks a year)
- **Daily** = annual ÷ (days per week × weeks per year)

## Worked example: $25 an hour

A full-time job at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks is 2,080 paid hours.

| Period | Pay |
| --- | --- |
| Hourly | $25.00 |
| Daily (8 hours) | $200.00 |
| Weekly | $1,000.00 |
| Biweekly | $2,000.00 |
| Semimonthly | $2,166.67 |
| Monthly | $4,333.33 |
| Annual | $52,000 |

If the job includes 10 paid holidays and 10 paid vacation days, you work 160 fewer hours (1,920 in total) for the same $52,000. Your effective rate for time on the job is $27.08 an hour.

## Hourly to salary chart

| Hourly wage | Annual salary (2,080 hours) | Monthly |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $15 | $31,200 | $2,600.00 |
| $20 | $41,600 | $3,466.67 |
| $25 | $52,000 | $4,333.33 |
| $30 | $62,400 | $5,200.00 |
| $40 | $83,200 | $6,933.33 |
| $50 | $104,000 | $8,666.67 |

## Salary to hourly chart

| Annual salary | Hourly rate | Biweekly |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $40,000 | $19.23 | $1,538.46 |
| $50,000 | $24.04 | $1,923.08 |
| $60,000 | $28.85 | $2,307.69 |
| $75,000 | $36.06 | $2,884.62 |
| $100,000 | $48.08 | $3,846.15 |

## Comparing hourly and salaried job offers

An hourly rate and a salary are not always equal at 2,080 hours. Points to check:

- **Paid time off.** Salaried roles usually pay holidays and vacation. Hourly roles often do not, so an hourly worker with 15 unpaid days off earns 120 fewer hours of pay a year.
- **Overtime.** Most hourly workers are non-exempt, so the Fair Labor Standards Act requires 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a week. Many salaried workers are exempt and get no overtime, which lowers their true hourly rate when they work long weeks.
- **Benefits.** Employer health insurance, 401(k) matching and bonuses can add a large share on top of base pay. See what a match adds over a career with the [401(k) calculator](https://calculatorswithsteps.com/401k-calculator).
- **Different hour counts.** The federal government divides annual pay by 2,087 hours, the average number of paid hours in a year over a 28-year calendar cycle. Other employers use 2,080 or 2,000.

## From gross pay to take-home pay

Every figure here is gross pay, before tax. Federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, state tax and benefit deductions all come out of each check. The [paycheck calculator](https://calculatorswithsteps.com/paycheck-calculator) shows your net pay per period, and the [income tax calculator](https://calculatorswithsteps.com/income-tax-calculator) shows your federal tax for the year. To log the hours you actually worked in a week, use the [hours calculator](https://calculatorswithsteps.com/hours-calculator).

## Tips

- Use the same basis when you compare offers: annual to annual, or hourly to hourly, with the same hours.
- When asked for salary expectations, convert your hourly target to an annual figure so you don't undersell.
- Most years have 26 biweekly paydays, but a calendar year occasionally contains 27, so check how your employer handles that year if you budget per paycheck.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I convert an hourly rate to an annual salary?

Multiply the hourly rate by hours per week and then by weeks per year. At 40 hours and 52 weeks that is 2,080 hours, so $25 an hour is $25 × 2,080 = $52,000 a year.

### How do I convert a salary to an hourly rate?

Divide the annual salary by the hours you are paid for in a year. For a standard 2,080-hour year, $60,000 works out to $28.85 an hour and $100,000 to $48.08 an hour.

### How much is $50,000 a year per hour?

$50,000 ÷ 2,080 hours = $24.04 an hour for a full-time, year-round job. That is $961.54 a week, $1,923.08 every two weeks or $4,166.67 a month before taxes.

### How do I calculate my salary from biweekly pay?

Multiply the biweekly amount by 26, the number of two-week pay periods in a year. A $2,500 biweekly paycheck is $65,000 a year, or $31.25 an hour at 40 hours a week.

### What is the difference between biweekly and semimonthly pay?

Biweekly means every two weeks, which gives 26 paychecks a year. Semimonthly means twice a month, usually on the 15th and the last day, which gives 24. On a $52,000 salary a biweekly check is $2,000 and a semimonthly check is $2,166.67.

### Is there a quick way to estimate salary from an hourly wage?

Double the hourly rate and add three zeros. That assumes 2,000 hours a year, so $25 an hour becomes about $50,000. The exact figure for 2,080 hours is $52,000, so the shortcut runs about 4% low.

### How is overtime calculated for hourly workers?

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, non-exempt employees earn at least 1.5 times their regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. At $25 an hour, each overtime hour pays $37.50.

## Sources

- [U.S. Department of Labor – Overtime pay under the FLSA](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/overtime)
- [U.S. Department of Labor – Fair Labor Standards Act](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa)

> Disclaimer: results are estimates for information and education, not financial advice. Confirm important decisions with a qualified professional.