How it works
Job offers, contracts and payslips quote pay in different periods: an hourly wage, a weekly rate, a monthly salary or an annual package. The calculator turns any one of them into all the others, so you can compare offers fairly.
yearly = hourly × hours per week × weeks per year monthly = yearly ÷ 12 · weekly = yearly ÷ weeks per year · daily = weekly ÷ days per weekWorked examples. $25 an hour × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $52,000 a year, $4,333.33 a month, $1,000 a week and $200 a day. Going the other way, a salary of $60,000 a year is $5,000 a month and $28.85 an hour on a 40-hour week.
Quick rules of thumb
- Hourly to yearly: double the hourly wage and add three zeros. $20 an hour ≈ $40,000 a year (exactly $41,600 at 40 h × 52 weeks).
- Yearly to hourly: divide by 2,080, the number of hours in a full-time year (40 × 52).
- Monthly is not 4 weeks: a year has 52 weeks, so a month averages 4.33 weeks. Multiplying a weekly wage by 4 underestimates monthly pay by about 8%.
Gross, not take-home
The figures are gross pay before income tax, social security or pension contributions. Take-home pay depends on your country and situation. If you take unpaid leave, reduce the weeks per year — for example 50 weeks for two unpaid weeks.
Comparing job offers
Two offers with the same salary can differ a lot once you count hours: $55,000 for a 45-hour week is $23.50 an hour, while $52,000 for a 40-hour week is $25. Put each offer in with its real hours to compare the hourly value.
Paid extra for long weeks? Use the overtime calculator, and track daily hours with the time card calculator. For a pay rise in percent, try the percentage change calculator.
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