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Hourly to Salary Calculator
Your hourly wage as a yearly salary, and back again
This hourly to salary calculator turns your hourly wage into a yearly, monthly, biweekly and weekly amount with the hours you really work, or turns a salary offer into its hourly rate.
The key idea
$25 an hour is not always $52,000 a year: unpaid weeks change the number
40 hours a week at $25 is $52,000 if you are paid all 52 weeks. If two weeks off a year are unpaid, it is $50,000, and at 35 hours a week, $43,750. Before comparing an hourly job with a salaried one, count the hours and weeks you are actually paid.
How it is calculated
Yearly salary = hourly wage × hours per week × paid weeks per year
A full-time year is often taken as 40 hours × 52 weeks = 2,080 hours, which assumes paid holidays and vacation. If some weeks are unpaid, lower the number of weeks. To go from a salary to an hourly rate, divide by the same hours.
Monthly pay is the yearly amount divided by 12, and biweekly pay by 26. The result is gross pay: taxes, Social Security, Medicare and benefits come out of it, as the paycheck calculator shows.
Worked example
$25 an hour, 40 hours a week, 52 paid weeks: 25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000 a year, $4,333.33 a month and $2,000 every two weeks. Backwards, a $52,000 salary over 2,080 hours is $25 an hour.
Official sources
- Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206: minimum wage · federal minimum wage
Typical cases
Hourly to salary chart
What common hourly wages come to over a year, a month and two weeks, at 40 hours a week and 52 paid weeks, before taxes. Tap a wage for its take-home pay and overtime.
| Hourly wage | Yearly | Monthly | Every two weeks | Weekly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10/hr | $20,800.00 | $1,733.33 | $800.00 | $400.00 |
| $12/hr | $24,960.00 | $2,080.00 | $960.00 | $480.00 |
| $15/hr | $31,200.00 | $2,600.00 | $1,200.00 | $600.00 |
| $17/hr | $35,360.00 | $2,946.67 | $1,360.00 | $680.00 |
| $18/hr | $37,440.00 | $3,120.00 | $1,440.00 | $720.00 |
| $20/hr | $41,600.00 | $3,466.67 | $1,600.00 | $800.00 |
| $22/hr | $45,760.00 | $3,813.33 | $1,760.00 | $880.00 |
| $25/hr | $52,000.00 | $4,333.33 | $2,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| $28/hr | $58,240.00 | $4,853.33 | $2,240.00 | $1,120.00 |
| $30/hr | $62,400.00 | $5,200.00 | $2,400.00 | $1,200.00 |
| $35/hr | $72,800.00 | $6,066.67 | $2,800.00 | $1,400.00 |
| $40/hr | $83,200.00 | $6,933.33 | $3,200.00 | $1,600.00 |
| $45/hr | $93,600.00 | $7,800.00 | $3,600.00 | $1,800.00 |
| $50/hr | $104,000.00 | $8,666.67 | $4,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
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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 $4,333.33 a month and $2,000 every two weeks, before taxes.
How many work hours are in a year?
2,080 for a full-time job of 40 hours a week over 52 weeks. Holidays and vacation are included if they are paid; subtract the weeks you are not paid.
How do I convert a salary to an hourly rate?
Divide the salary by the hours you work in a year: $60,000 / 2,080 = $28.85 an hour at 40 hours a week. If you regularly work 45 hours, the real rate is lower.
Should I count overtime?
Not in the base salary. Hours over 40 a week are usually paid at 1.5 times the rate for non-exempt workers; the overtime calculator works them out.
Is the result before or after tax?
Before tax. Your take-home pay is lower once federal and state income tax, Social Security and Medicare are withheld; the paycheck calculator estimates it.
What is the federal minimum wage as a salary?
$7.25 an hour is $15,080 a year at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks. Many states and cities set a higher minimum wage.
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