Hourly to annual salary calculator

What is an hourly to annual salary calculator?

An hourly to annual salary calculator turns the wage you earn for one hour of work into the salary you would earn over a week, a month, and a full year. Hourly pay is common for part-time, freelance, and shift work, but most budgets, loan applications, and job comparisons are framed in annual terms — so being able to move between the two is genuinely useful.

The conversion depends on two assumptions you can adjust: how many hours you work in a typical week and how many weeks you work in a year. The defaults are 40 hours per week and 52 weeks per year, which describes full-time work with no unpaid time off.

How does the calculator work?

Enter your hourly wage and, if they differ from the defaults, your weekly hours and yearly weeks:

1. Enter the hourly wage. The amount you earn for one hour of work.
2. Set the hours per week. Defaults to 40 for full-time work; lower it for part-time schedules.
3. Set the weeks per year. Defaults to 52; lower it if you take unpaid weeks off.
4. Read the results. The weekly, monthly, and annual salary update automatically.

The annual salary is the hourly wage scaled up by the hours worked each week and the weeks worked each year. The monthly figure is simply the annual total spread evenly across 12 months.

Formulas

The three results are derived from the same inputs.

Weekly salary:

$$\text{Weekly} = \text{Hourly} \times \text{Hours per week}$$

Annual salary:

$$\text{Annual} = \text{Hourly} \times \text{Hours per week} \times \text{Weeks per year}$$

Monthly salary:

$$\text{Monthly} = \frac{\text{Annual}}{12}$$

Examples

Example 1: Full-time at $25 per hour

You earn $25 per hour, working 40 hours per week for 52 weeks per year:

$$\text{Annual} = 25 \times 40 \times 52 = \$52{,}000$$

That is $25 \times 40 = \$1{,}000$ per week and $52{,}000 / 12 = \$4{,}333.33$ per month.

Example 2: A lower hourly rate

You earn $18 per hour with the same 40-hour, 52-week schedule:

$$\text{Annual} = 18 \times 40 \times 52 = \$37{,}440$$

This works out to $720 per week and $3{,}120 per month.

Example 3: Part-time hours

You earn $20 per hour but only work 30 hours per week:

$$\text{Annual} = 20 \times 30 \times 52 = \$31{,}200$$

That is $600 per week.

Practical notes

• These figures are gross salary — before income tax, retirement contributions, and other deductions. Take-home pay will be lower.
• Using 52 weeks per year assumes every week is paid, including holidays. If you take two unpaid weeks off, set weeks per year to 50 instead.
• Overtime, bonuses, and irregular hours are not captured by a flat hourly rate; treat the result as a baseline.
• For the reverse calculation — turning a salary back into an hourly rate — use our salary to hourly calculator. To break a salary down into a single month, see the monthly income calculator, and to explore gross versus net earnings use the annual income calculator.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert an hourly wage to an annual salary?

Multiply the hourly wage by the hours you work each week and then by the weeks you work each year. At $25 per hour, 40 hours per week, and 52 weeks per year, that is $25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000 a year.

Why does the calculator use 52 weeks?

A year contains 52 weeks, so 52 represents working every week with no unpaid time off. If you take unpaid weeks off, lower the weeks-per-year value to match.

How is the monthly salary calculated?

The annual salary is divided by 12. A $52,000 annual salary equals $4,333.33 per month.

Is the result gross or net pay?

The result is gross pay, before taxes and deductions. Your net, take-home amount depends on your tax rate and withholdings.