Hourly to Salary Calculator
This hourly to salary calculator estimates gross annual pay from an hourly wage, total hours worked per week, weeks worked per year, and any overtime hours you want counted. It converts a weekly pay pattern into yearly, monthly, and weekly gross income so you can compare job offers, budget around a schedule change, or answer common questions like how much $25 an hour is per year. The estimate is most useful when you know your normal schedule and your overtime rule. Enter a steady hourly rate, include the weeks you actually expect to work, and add overtime only when those hours are paid at a higher multiplier. The result gives you a practical salary estimate before taxes, insurance, retirement deductions, and other payroll adjustments.
Quick answer
Regular weekly pay equals regular hours times hourly rate.
What this tells you
- •Regular weekly pay equals regular hours times hourly rate.
- •When you add overtime hours, the tool subtracts those hours from total weekly hours to avoid counting them twice.
- •Overtime weekly pay equals overtime hours times hourly rate times overtime multiplier.
- •Annual salary equals estimated weekly gross pay times weeks worked per year.
- •The result is a gross pay estimate, so it helps with planning and comparison, not take-home pay forecasting.
How to Use
- 11. Enter your hourly rate before taxes and deductions. Use your base rate, not a blended rate that already includes bonuses or shift premiums.
- 22. Enter total hours worked per week. If you also plan to enter overtime hours, this weekly total should include those overtime hours.
- 33. Enter the number of weeks you expect to work this year. Use less than 52 if you expect unpaid time off, a school-year schedule, or seasonal work.
- 44. Add overtime hours per week only when part of your weekly total is paid at a higher rate. Then enter the overtime multiplier, such as 1.5 for time and a half or 2 for double time.
- 55. Calculate to see estimated annual gross salary, estimated monthly gross, estimated weekly gross, and the overtime portion of weekly pay.
How It Works
Formula
Regular hours per week = max(total hours per week - overtime hours per week, 0)
Weekly gross = (regular hours x hourly rate) + (overtime hours x hourly rate x overtime multiplier)
Annual salary = weekly gross x weeks per year
Monthly salary = annual salary / 12The calculator first separates regular hours from overtime hours. It treats Hours per week as your full weekly schedule, then subtracts overtime hours to get regular hours, which matches the formula logic in the calculation file and prevents double counting. Next, it multiplies regular hours by the hourly rate and multiplies overtime hours by the hourly rate and overtime multiplier. After that, it adds both parts to get estimated weekly gross pay. Finally, it annualizes that weekly figure by multiplying by the number of weeks worked per year and divides by 12 to show an estimated monthly gross amount. The method assumes your pay rate, average schedule, and overtime pattern stay fairly consistent across the weeks you entered.
Calculation note: values are processed in the order shown above, using the current input units.
Worked Examples
Full-time schedule with no overtime
This example uses a standard 40-hour week with no overtime pay. Weekly gross pay is 40 x $30 = $1,200, and annual gross pay is $1,200 x 52 = $62,400. This is the simplest version of hourly to salary conversion and gives a clean benchmark for a full-year schedule.
Part-time role over 50 working weeks
Here the employee works 32 hours each week and expects 2 unpaid weeks during the year. Weekly gross pay is 32 x $18.50 = $592, and annual gross pay is $592 x 50 = $29,600. Using 50 weeks instead of 52 gives a more realistic estimate for a schedule with unpaid breaks.
45-hour week with 5 overtime hours at time and a half
The calculator treats 45 as total weekly hours, so regular hours are 45 - 5 = 40. Regular weekly pay is 40 x $22 = $880, overtime weekly pay is 5 x $22 x 1.5 = $165, and total weekly gross is $1,045. Multiply $1,045 by 52 weeks to get an annual gross estimate of $54,340.
48-week year with double-time overtime
This schedule assumes 40 regular hours and 8 overtime hours paid at double time. Regular weekly pay is 40 x $28 = $1,120, overtime weekly pay is 8 x $28 x 2 = $448, and total weekly gross is $1,568. Because the person only expects to work 48 weeks, annual gross pay is $1,568 x 48 = $75,264 instead of a full 52-week figure.
20-hour weekly job for a full year
A higher hourly rate does not always mean a higher annual income if weekly hours are low. In this case, weekly gross pay is 20 x $35 = $700, and annual gross pay is $700 x 52 = $36,400. This kind of example is useful when comparing a part-time job with a lower-paid full-time offer.
Campus bookstore job across two semesters
Priya works 22 hours a week at the campus bookstore for $16.50 an hour during the fall and spring semesters, about 36 weeks, and takes summers off. Weekly gross is 22 x $16.50 = $363, and 36 paid weeks bring the year to $13,068. The monthly figure of $1,089 spreads that total across all 12 months, so her paychecks during the semester run higher, roughly $1,452 for a four-week month, and nothing arrives in June or July. Leaving the week count at 52 would have shown $18,876, an overstatement of $5,808 for a schedule that never runs year-round.
Common Hourly Wages as Annual Salary
Full-time conversions at 40 hours per week for 52 weeks, computed with this calculator. Gross pay before taxes, benefits, and deductions, starting from the federal minimum wage.
| Hourly rate | Annual salary | Monthly | Weekly |
|---|---|---|---|
| $7.25 | $15,080 | $1,256.67 | $290 |
| $15.00 | $31,200 | $2,600.00 | $600 |
| $18.00 | $37,440 | $3,120.00 | $720 |
| $20.00 | $41,600 | $3,466.67 | $800 |
| $22.00 | $45,760 | $3,813.33 | $880 |
| $25.00 | $52,000 | $4,333.33 | $1,000 |
| $28.00 | $58,240 | $4,853.33 | $1,120 |
| $30.00 | $62,400 | $5,200.00 | $1,200 |
| $35.00 | $72,800 | $6,066.67 | $1,400 |
| $40.00 | $83,200 | $6,933.33 | $1,600 |
| $45.00 | $93,600 | $7,800.00 | $1,800 |
| $50.00 | $104,000 | $8,666.67 | $2,000 |
Computed with the formula above: annual = rate x 40 x 52, monthly = annual / 12, weekly = rate x 40, rounded to cents. The 2,080-hour year is the common private-sector convention, while federal payroll divides by 2,087 hours (5 U.S.C. 5504(b)) and gets a slightly different answer. The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since July 24, 2009 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)), and many states and cities set a higher floor.
Hours, Weeks, Overtime, and Gross Pay
Full time in this calculator means whatever you enter, and the 40-hour, 52-week default is a convention rather than a law. The 2,080-hour year behind the table above assumes every week is paid, including vacation and holidays. Federal payroll instead divides an annual rate by 2,087 hours (5 U.S.C. 5504(b)) because the average year is slightly longer than 52 weeks, so a federal hourly rate times 2,080 will not exactly reproduce the posted annual salary. A 37.5-hour schedule, common where a half-hour lunch is unpaid, cuts the annual figure by 6.25% at the same rate.
Part-year work needs a smaller week count, not a smaller rate. A substitute teacher paid for 36 weeks, a seasonal lifeguard on 14, or a new hire starting in April each earns far less than the 52-week figure, and the Weeks per year field is where that belongs. Unpaid weeks also shrink the monthly estimate, because the tool divides the annual total by 12 rather than by the months you worked, so a 36-week job shows a lower monthly average than any single paycheck during the season.
Overtime belongs in the estimate only when it is real and regular. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act a non-exempt employee earns at least one and one-half times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (29 U.S.C. 207(a)), and some states add daily thresholds. The multiplier here applies to the overtime hours you enter and nothing else, so a 45-hour week at $22 with 5 overtime hours at 1.5 adds $165 a week and $8,580 a year. Exempt salaried workers, most independent contractors, and anyone whose hours swing week to week should enter 0 overtime hours and treat the result as a floor.
Every figure is gross pay. Federal income tax withholding, the employee share of Social Security and Medicare tax (26 U.S.C. 3101), state and local taxes, health premiums, and retirement contributions all come out before the deposit lands, so take-home pay is lower than any number on this page. The estimate also assumes a flat schedule: it cannot see unpaid meal breaks, shift differentials, tips, bonuses, or a raise in the middle of the year, and it does not decide if overtime is owed to you at all. That eligibility depends on exemption status and the employer's defined workweek, not on the hours you type here.
Common mistakes
- Entering only regular hours while also adding overtime hours. In this tool, Hours per week should be your full weekly total when overtime hours are filled in.
- Leaving weeks worked at 52 when you know you will miss unpaid weeks. A smaller week count usually produces a more realistic annual estimate.
- Using take-home pay as the hourly rate. The calculator needs your gross base rate before taxes and deductions.
- Assuming every extra hour is paid at 1.5x. Union contracts, state rules, holidays, and employer policies can change the overtime multiplier.
- Treating the monthly result as a payroll promise. Many employers pay biweekly or semimonthly, so actual paycheck timing and amounts can look different.
Limitations
This estimate works best for jobs with a stable schedule and a known base hourly rate. It assumes the same average weekly hours, overtime pattern, and pay rate continue across every week you enter, and it multiplies by the weeks you type rather than a legal work year, so it matches neither the 2,080-hour convention nor the 2,087-hour federal divisor (5 U.S.C. 5504(b)) unless you enter 40 hours and 52 weeks. The overtime field applies your multiplier to the hours you enter and does not test eligibility. The Fair Labor Standards Act requires at least one and one-half times the regular rate for a non-exempt employee's hours over 40 in a workweek (29 U.S.C. 207(a)), and that regular rate can include shift differentials and nondiscretionary bonuses (29 CFR 778.108 and 778.109), none of which this tool adds in. It does not account for unpaid meal breaks, night or weekend differentials, commissions, tips, flat bonuses, holiday pay rules, state daily overtime thresholds, or midyear raises, and it does not model payroll timing such as biweekly versus semimonthly checks. The federal minimum wage row in the table reflects 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1), but many states and cities set a higher minimum and tipped employees have separate rules. Use the result as a planning estimate for gross wages, not as a forecast of what payroll, a W-2, or a tax return will show.
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