Wage conversion
Hourly to salary calculator
What an hourly rate works out to across a year. And what a salary is really worth per hour.
The quick version of this conversion, rate times 2,080 hours, assumes 40 paid hours every week of the year. Real years have unpaid weeks, overtime, and schedules that are not 40 hours. This does the conversion both directions and lets you say how many weeks you are actually paid for.
Enter your figures and press Convert.
Worked example, $30 an hour, full time
At $30 an hour, 40 hours a week, every week of the year, the annual figures are:
| Period | Amount |
|---|---|
| Per year | $62,400 |
| Per month | $5,200 |
| Every two weeks | $2,400 |
| Per week | $1,200 |
Take two weeks of unpaid leave, 50 paid weeks instead of 52. And the same $30 rate annualizes to $57,600 rather than $62,400. The difference, $4,800, is exactly two weeks of pay, and it is the gap the naive 2,080-hour formula hides.
Questions
How do I convert hourly to salary?
Multiply your hourly rate by hours worked per week, then by the number of weeks you are paid. The common shorthand is rate × 2,080 (40 hours × 52 weeks), but that overstates pay if you take unpaid time. This calculator lets you set both figures.
What salary is $30 an hour?
About $62,400 a year at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, before tax. Fewer paid weeks or fewer hours lowers it; regular overtime raises it. The figure here is gross, for take-home after federal, FICA and state tax, use the paycheck calculator.
Does this include overtime?
It can. Add your typical overtime hours per week and the multiplier, and they are annualized alongside your regular hours. The blended-rate line shows what every hour averaged out to once overtime is counted.
How do I convert a salary back to an hourly rate?
Switch the calculator to salary-to-hourly and enter your annual pay plus your real hours and weeks. A $62,400 salary at 40 hours over 52 weeks is $30 an hour. But if that salary quietly expects 50-hour weeks, the true rate is lower, which is the point of doing the math.
Is a salary better than the same money hourly?
It depends on hours and overtime rights. Salaried exempt roles are not paid for extra hours; non-exempt and hourly roles are. Convert both to a blended hourly rate at the hours you actually expect to work, then compare.
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Gross figures for the 2026 tax year, before any tax or deduction. Not tax advice.