Salary to Hourly Calculator for United States
Convert between annual salary and hourly rate with daily, weekly, and monthly breakdowns.
Region: United States (USD)
Loading tool…
Hourly wage and salary conversions
All salary & take-home pay →Quick Tip
Keep 40 hours and 52 weeks for a standard salaried job, or reduce the weeks to reflect unpaid time off.
About This Tool
Why use Salary to Hourly Calculator?
A standard US full-time schedule is 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, or 2,080 paid hours a year, which is the default in this calculator. Many employers pay biweekly, which means 26 paychecks a year rather than 24.
The results are gross pay before federal income tax, state and local income tax, Social Security and Medicare. If you are a non-exempt employee, the Fair Labor Standards Act generally requires overtime pay of 1.5 times your regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, so overtime can make your effective hourly rate differ from this estimate.
Key Benefits
2,080-hour standard
Uses the common US full-time basis of 40 hours a week for 52 weeks.
Biweekly paycheck view
See the gross amount of each biweekly paycheck, the most common US pay frequency.
Job offer comparison
Compare a salaried offer with an hourly or contract rate on the same basis.
How to use Salary to Hourly Calculator
- 1
Keep 40 hours and 52 weeks for a standard salaried job, or reduce the weeks to reflect unpaid time off.
- 2
Choose whether to convert salary to hourly or hourly to salary.
- 3
Enter the annual salary or hourly rate.
- 4
Set your hours per week and paid weeks per year.
- 5
Review the hourly, daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly and annual figures.
Best use cases
Compare a salaried job offer with a contract or freelance day rate.
Compare two offers with different weekly hours on an hourly basis.
Turn an annual salary into a monthly figure for budgeting.
Set a minimum hourly rate before you quote for freelance work.
Salary to Hourly Calculator FAQs
How many working hours are in a year in the US?
A full-time schedule of 40 hours a week for 52 weeks equals 2,080 hours. Paid holidays and vacation are usually included in that figure for salaried employees.
Is this salary before or after taxes?
It is gross pay. Federal income tax, state and local income tax where applicable, Social Security and Medicare, plus any retirement or benefit deductions, reduce your take-home pay.
How do I compare a salary with a contract hourly rate?
Contractors pay self-employment tax and usually go without paid time off or benefits, so a contract rate typically needs to be noticeably higher than the salaried hourly equivalent to match the same total compensation.
Which currency does this salary to hourly use?
Amounts are shown in US Dollars (USD). The formulas are the same everywhere, so you can switch to another country version if you need a different currency.
Related Finance Tools
More free finance tools that work well alongside the Salary to Hourly Calculator.