Convert any hourly wage into an annual salary — and see the monthly, biweekly, weekly, and daily equivalents based on your real hours and time off.
Converting an hourly wage to a yearly salary is straightforward: multiply your hourly rate by the hours you work each week, then by the weeks you work each year. The common shortcut — multiply by 2,080 — assumes 40 hours a week for all 52 weeks. This calculator lets you adjust for part-time hours and unpaid time off.
Annual salary equals hourly wage × hours per week × weeks worked per year. At $25 an hour for 40 hours over 52 weeks, that's $52,000. If you take two unpaid weeks off, you work 50 weeks and earn $50,000. The monthly, biweekly, and weekly figures simply divide the annual total.
The salary figures here are gross — before taxes. Your actual take-home is lower after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare (7.65%), state tax, and any benefits deductions. The chart estimates take-home at a few effective tax rates so you can gauge what lands in your bank account.
A full-time year is usually treated as 2,080 hours, but overtime, part-time schedules, and unpaid leave change the math. Salaried-equivalent comparisons should use your true average hours. If you regularly work 45 hours, your effective annual earnings are higher than the standard 2,080-hour estimate.
Tip: To compare a job offer fairly, convert both roles to the same basis — annual gross — and then factor in benefits, paid time off, and expected overtime, which the headline hourly rate hides.