Budget & income
Turn an hourly rate into a salary you can compare
An hourly to salary calculator: clients enter wage, hours per week and weeks per year to see annual, monthly, semimonthly, biweekly and weekly gross pay.
Included on every plan, even the free Practitioner plan. No card needed.
How do I convert an hourly wage to an annual salary?
Multiply the hourly wage by hours worked per week, then by weeks worked per year. At $30 an hour, 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, that's $62,400 a year; with two unpaid weeks off, it's $60,000. The result is gross pay before taxes and deductions.
When comparing a salaried offer with hourly or contract work
People switching between hourly, salaried and contract work need a common unit. A quick conversion helps them compare offers, set a freelance rate or fill in a loan application.
What the client types into a search box
“how much is 30 an hour annually”
How a client works through it
Enter the hourly wage
Pay per hour before tax.
Enter hours per week
Typical weekly hours.
Enter weeks per year
Reduce for unpaid time off.
See every pay period
Annual, monthly, semimonthly, biweekly and weekly.
What lands in your inbox
When a client asks your firm to review the result, the request arrives as a contact record with their inputs and results attached, by email and, on paid plans, by webhook to your CRM.
Received
Wage, hours and weeks show income level and work pattern. Clients modeling fewer weeks may be considering contract or freelance work, which brings self-employment tax questions.
Biweekly versus semimonthly
Annual Salary is the total. Biweekly pay comes 26 times a year, so it is smaller than Semi-Monthly pay, which comes 24 times. Monthly and Weekly complete the picture.
All figures are gross; use the take-home calculator for net pay.
Results shown: Annual Salary · Monthly · Biweekly · Weekly · Semi-Monthly.
$30 an hour
$30 × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $62,400 a year, or $2,400 every two weeks. With 50 paid weeks, it's $60,000.
Why a simple conversion tool earns its place
It's one of the most searched money questions, which makes it a good entry point to a firm's site. Hourly workers moving to contract work are prospects for self-employment tax and estimated-payment help.
Planners use it with clients budgeting on variable hours.
Follow-ups this request opens
- Compare a W-2 offer with 1099 contract work after taxes
- Set a freelance rate that covers self-employment tax and benefits
- Build a budget for variable hours
- Review withholding after a job change
What this calculator leaves out
- Gross pay only.
- No overtime or bonuses.
- Assumes steady hours.
- Benefits value not included.
Platform disclaimer shown under the calculator: Estimates only. Gross pay before taxes and deductions. Overtime and bonuses are not included; reduce weeks per year for unpaid time off.
Compliance note for firms
A conversion is arithmetic, not advice. If your firm compares W-2 and contractor offers for a client, include payroll taxes and benefits, and treat the comparison as written advice under Circular 230 §10.37.
Not legal advice. See our disclaimer and the guide to compliance for client calculators.
Terms your client sees in the calculator
These definitions appear in the calculator's collapsible Definitions block, so clients don't have to call to ask what a label means.
- Annual salary
- Yearly gross pay: hourly wage times hours per week times paid weeks per year. At $25 an hour, 40 hours a week and 52 weeks, it is $52,000. It is before taxes and deductions, and it excludes overtime and bonuses, so compare it with salaried offers on the same gross basis.
- Hourly wage
- The gross amount paid for each hour worked, before taxes and deductions. It is the starting point of every figure in this calculator. Hourly workers are typically paid for hours actually worked, so unpaid time off or reduced hours lower annual pay directly.
- Gross pay
- Earnings before income tax, Social Security, Medicare, retirement contributions and other deductions are taken out. Every result in this calculator is gross pay; take-home pay will be lower. Salary offers and loan applications usually quote income on a gross basis.
- Paid weeks per year
- The number of weeks you are paid for in a year. A full-time worker with paid time off is paid for all 52; someone who takes two unpaid weeks off would enter 50. Reducing this figure lowers the annual salary proportionally, while the weekly figure stays the same.
- Biweekly pay
- Pay issued every two weeks, for 26 paychecks in a 52-week year. Each check is annual pay divided by 26. Because some months contain three paydays, biweekly pay adds up to slightly more per year than two checks a month would suggest.
- Semi-monthly pay
- Pay issued twice a month, often on the 15th and the last day, for 24 paychecks a year. Each check is annual pay divided by 24, so it is slightly larger than a biweekly check even though the annual total is the same.
Hourly to Salary calculator: questions from firms and clients
How many hours are in a work year?
40 hours × 52 weeks is 2,080, a common payroll convention.
Should I include paid time off?
If time off is paid, keep 52 weeks; if unpaid, reduce it.
Does it include overtime?
No. Use the hourly paycheck calculator.
Is this gross or net?
Gross.
How do I compare with a contract rate?
Contractors pay self-employment tax and fund their own benefits, so they need a higher rate. Ask the firm for a full comparison.
What's the difference between biweekly and semimonthly?
26 versus 24 paychecks a year.
Can I use it for part-time work?
Yes, enter actual hours.
Which plan includes it?
Every plan, including the free Practitioner plan, which runs up to 5 calculators at once alongside the other household planning tools. Firm (up to 50) and Network (no cap) add webhooks and white-label. See pricing.
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