Salary to Hourly Calculator
Convert a yearly salary into an hourly rate, plus the weekly and monthly equivalents.
How to use the Salary to Hourly Calculator
- Enter your annual salary.
- Enter how many hours you work in a typical week.
- Enter the number of weeks you work per year.
- See your hourly rate, plus weekly and monthly pay.
Hourly rate = Annual salary ÷ (hours per week × weeks per year)
About the Salary to Hourly Calculator
Turning a salary into an hourly rate is the quickest way to compare a salaried job with hourly or freelance work, or to sanity-check whether a role pays fairly for the hours it really takes. This calculator divides your annual salary by the total hours you work in a year — your weekly hours multiplied by the weeks you work — to give a true hourly figure, and shows the weekly and monthly equivalents alongside it.
The number of weeks matters more than people expect. Assuming a full 52 gives the headline rate, but if you take unpaid leave, or you are contracting and only bill 46 or 48 weeks, your real hourly value is higher than the naïve figure suggests. Adjusting the weeks lets you see the rate you should actually quote or compare against.
This is a gross-pay conversion — it does not subtract tax or account for paid benefits, which can make a salaried role worth more than the hourly rate alone implies. To convert the other way, use the hourly to salary calculator; to factor in overtime, use the overtime pay calculator.
Frequently asked questions
How many weeks should I use?
Use 52 for a standard full-year salary. If you take unpaid time off or you are a contractor who only bills part of the year, enter the weeks you actually work — your effective hourly rate will be higher.
Is this before or after tax?
Before tax. It converts gross salary to a gross hourly rate. Your take-home rate will be lower once income tax and deductions apply, which depend on your location.
Does it count paid holiday?
If your salary covers paid holiday, keep weeks at 52 since you are paid across the whole year. Only reduce the weeks for time that is genuinely unpaid.