Salary ↔ Hourly Converter
- Hourly ↔ Annual:
A = H · h_w · w_yandH = A / (h_w · w_y), with defaultw_y = 52. - Weekly:
W = H · h_w. Biweekly:BW = 2 · W. - Monthly (12 months/year):
M = A / 12. - Daily uses working-day assumption:
h_d = h_w / 5⇒D = H · h_d. - Per minute/second:
H/60andH/3600.
Use this Salary to Hourly Calculator to convert gross pay between hourly, daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly, and annual amounts. It also shows equivalent per-minute and per-second rates based on the hours per week you enter.
Important: These are gross pay equivalents before taxes, payroll deductions, benefits, overtime, bonuses, and other compensation.
Salary to Hourly Formula
To convert an annual salary to an hourly equivalent:
Hourly rate = annual salary ÷ (hours per week × 52)
For example, a standard 40-hour workweek represents:
40 × 52 = 2,080 hours per year
Hourly to Annual Salary
To convert an hourly wage to estimated annual gross pay:
Annual salary = hourly rate × hours per week × 52
Other pay-period conversions are:
Weekly pay = hourly rate × hours per week
Biweekly pay = weekly pay × 2
Monthly pay = annual salary ÷ 12
The calculator estimates daily pay using a five-working-day week:
Daily pay = hourly rate × (hours per week ÷ 5)
For smaller time intervals:
Per-minute pay = hourly rate ÷ 60
Per-second pay = hourly rate ÷ 3,600
Worked Example
Suppose your annual salary is $60,000 and you work 40 hours per week.
Estimated annual work hours:
40 × 52 = 2,080 hours
Hourly equivalent:
$60,000 ÷ 2,080 ≈ $28.85 per hour
Weekly gross pay:
$60,000 ÷ 52 ≈ $1,153.85
Biweekly gross pay:
$1,153.85 × 2 ≈ $2,307.69
Average monthly gross pay:
$60,000 ÷ 12 = $5,000
Using the calculator’s five-day assumption, estimated daily pay is:
$1,153.85 ÷ 5 ≈ $230.77
Important Notes
- The calculator assumes 52 weeks per year for annual conversions.
- Monthly pay is an annual average divided by 12; it is not necessarily the amount of an individual paycheck.
- Biweekly means every two weeks, which normally corresponds to 26 pay periods in a 52-week year. It is different from semi-monthly pay.
- The daily estimate assumes five working days per week. Different schedules can produce a different daily equivalent.
- The result represents gross pay and does not subtract income tax, Social Security, Medicare, insurance, retirement contributions, or other deductions.
- The calculator does not automatically include unpaid leave, bonuses, commissions, tips, benefits, or shift premiums.
- It does not calculate overtime premiums or determine whether a worker is legally exempt or nonexempt.
- For covered nonexempt U.S. employees, overtime rules may require additional compensation for qualifying hours over 40 in a workweek.
- An hourly equivalent of a salary is useful for comparison, but it is not necessarily the employee’s legal regular rate for overtime purposes.
- The currency selector changes the displayed currency symbol only and does not perform exchange-rate conversion.