Hourly to Salary Calculator (Convert Hourly Wage to Annual Salary Instantly)
Convert Your Hourly Wage to Annual Salary
Enter your hourly rate and work schedule to see your full salary breakdown — weekly, biweekly, monthly, and annual gross pay — plus overtime rates, effective salary with paid time off, and how your wage compares to the US median.
Who This Calculator Is For
Received a job offer with an hourly rate? Convert it to an annual salary to compare it against salaried positions.
See exactly how much you earn per year, per month, and per paycheck based on your current hourly wage and work schedule.
Know your equivalent annual income so you can set competitive rates or compare contract work to a full-time offer.
Quickly calculate total annual labor cost for hourly staff, including overtime projections and schedule comparisons.
Hourly to Salary Calculator
All results are gross pay before federal income tax, state tax, FICA, and other deductions.
Pay Period Breakdown
All values are gross pay before any deductions or taxes. Based on your hourly rate and work schedule.
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How Your Salary Is Calculated
Step-by-step calculation showing standard salary and effective salary after paid time off.
Overtime Rates at Your Hourly Wage
FLSA requires 1.5x for non-exempt employees working over 40 hours per week. California requires 2x in certain cases. Triple time applies only in select union contracts.
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Annual Salary at Different Work Schedules
See how your annual salary changes if you work more or fewer hours per week at the same hourly rate. Useful when comparing job offers with different hours expectations.
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Insights About Your Wage
Gross Pay by Pay Period
Visualizes how your gross pay is distributed across each pay frequency.
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How This Calculator Works
Type your base hourly pay rate in dollars. Enter your regular rate before overtime or tips.
Enter hours per week, days per week, and weeks per year. The defaults match the US full-time standard: 40 hours, 5 days, 52 weeks.
Enter vacation days, paid holidays, and any unpaid leave days to see your effective annual salary alongside your standard salary.
See your gross pay for every pay period, overtime rates at your wage, schedule comparisons, and insights benchmarked against US median wages.
Copy your results to clipboard, download a PDF report, or print the page. No signup or account required.
Use the schedule comparison table to see how an offer at the same rate but different hours changes your total annual pay.
Hourly to Salary: What You Need to Know
The Standard Formula
- Annual Salary = Hourly Rate × Hours per Week × Weeks per Year
- Full-time standard: $25/hr × 40 × 52 = $52,000/year
- The IRS uses 2,080 annual hours (40 × 52) as the standard work year for federal pay comparisons
- Daily rate = Hourly rate × Hours per day
- Weekly rate = Hourly rate × Hours per week
- Biweekly rate = Weekly rate × 2
- Monthly rate = Annual salary ÷ 12
If you are a salaried worker converting in the other direction, use the Salary to Hourly Calculator.
Standard vs. Effective Salary
- Standard salary = hourly rate × total scheduled hours
- Effective salary = salary earned ÷ actual hours worked after paid time off
- These two figures are identical when you have zero paid time off
- Paid vacation and holidays are days you earn pay but do not work, so they increase your effective hourly rate
- Unpaid leave days reduce both your annual earnings and your actual hours worked
Comparing a job with 5 days PTO to one with 20 days PTO? The effective salary figure makes the real difference visible. See also: PTO Payout Calculator.
Overtime Rules in the US
- The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires 1.5x pay for non-exempt employees working over 40 hours per week
- FLSA does not require daily overtime for private-sector employees at the federal level
- California: requires 1.5x for hours over 8 per day and 2x for hours over 12 per day or the 7th consecutive day in a workweek
- Exempt employees (most salaried professionals) are not entitled to overtime under federal law
- Triple time (3x) is not required by any US federal or state law; it appears in union contracts only
To calculate overtime earnings on your paycheck, use the Overtime Calculator or the Time and a Half Calculator.
Real-World Examples
Based on common US hourly wages in 2026. All figures are gross pay before taxes.
- Hourly Rate$18.00/hr
- Hours/Week40 hrs
- Weeks/Year52 wks
- Paid Holidays6 days
- Annual Hours2,080 hrs
- Weekly Gross$720.00
- Biweekly Gross$1,440.00
- Annual Salary$37,440
$18/hr is above the federal minimum wage of $7.25/hr and above many state minimums. Annual salary falls below the US median of $61,876 for all workers (BLS 2025).
- Hourly Rate$42.00/hr
- Hours/Week36 hrs (3x12)
- Weeks/Year52 wks
- Paid Holidays11 days
- Annual Hours1,872 hrs
- Weekly Gross$1,512.00
- Biweekly Gross$3,024.00
- Annual Salary$78,624
Many RNs work 3x12-hour shifts per week (36 hrs), which is considered full-time in most hospital systems. At 36 hrs/wk, annual salary is lower than the 40 hr equivalent of $87,360.
- Hourly Rate$75.00/hr
- Hours/Week40 hrs
- Weeks/Year48 wks
- Paid Holidays0 days
- Annual Hours1,920 hrs
- Weekly Gross$3,000.00
- Biweekly Gross$6,000.00
- Annual Gross$144,000
Contract workers typically work fewer than 52 weeks and receive no paid time off. This example uses 48 weeks (4 weeks unpaid). W-2 employees often compare contractor rates using the W-2 vs 1099 Calculator.
Note: These are illustrative gross pay calculations only. Actual wages vary by employer, location, experience, and industry. Taxes and deductions are not included.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I convert my hourly wage to an annual salary?
Multiply your hourly rate by the number of hours you work per week, then multiply that result by 52 (weeks per year). For example, $25/hour × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $52,000 per year. If you work fewer than 52 weeks, replace 52 with your actual weeks worked. This gives you your gross annual salary before taxes.
What is the standard annual hours figure used by the US government?
The IRS and US Office of Personnel Management use 2,080 hours as the standard full-time annual work year. This is based on 40 hours per week times 52 weeks. This figure is used for federal pay comparisons and General Schedule (GS) pay scale calculations. Most private-sector salary comparisons also use 2,080 hours as the baseline.
Does the hourly to salary conversion include taxes?
No. This calculator shows gross pay only, meaning pay before federal income tax, state income tax, FICA (Social Security and Medicare), and any other deductions. Your actual take-home pay will be lower. To estimate net pay after deductions, use the USAJobsKit Paycheck Calculator.
What is the difference between standard annual salary and effective annual salary?
Standard annual salary is your hourly rate times total scheduled hours. Effective annual salary accounts for paid vacation and holidays, which are days you are paid but not working. If you have 15 paid days off, your effective salary equals the same total pay spread over fewer actual working hours, which means your effective hourly rate is slightly higher than your base rate. This matters when comparing jobs with different PTO packages.
How is overtime calculated on an hourly wage?
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), non-exempt employees must be paid at least 1.5 times their regular hourly rate for all hours over 40 in a workweek. Some states like California require double time (2x) for hours over 12 in a single day or for the seventh consecutive workday. Triple time (3x) is not federally or state-mandated but appears in some union contracts. Exempt employees (typically salaried professionals meeting FLSA salary and duties tests) are not entitled to overtime under federal law.
How do I convert a part-time hourly wage to an annual salary?
Use the same formula but enter your actual hours per week. For example, a part-time worker earning $18/hour working 25 hours per week for 52 weeks earns $18 × 25 × 52 = $23,400 per year. This calculator lets you set any hours per week from 1 to 80, making it accurate for part-time, seasonal, and variable-hour workers. You can also use the Salary Calculator for additional scenario comparisons.
What is the US median hourly wage in 2026?
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median hourly wage for private-sector workers was approximately $29.76 as of Q4 2025. This calculator benchmarks your hourly rate against this figure so you can see how your pay compares to the national median. Keep in mind that wages vary significantly by industry, occupation, location, and experience level.
Should I use 52 weeks or 50 weeks for my annual salary calculation?
Use 52 weeks if your annual salary includes paid time off. Paid vacation and paid holidays are already reflected in your hourly wage as total compensation, so reducing the week count would understate your salary. Use fewer than 52 weeks only if you are a seasonal, part-year, or contract worker who genuinely does not work all 52 weeks and receives no pay during those weeks. Most full-time W-2 employees should use 52 weeks.
Data Sources
- IRS Publication 15 (Employer's Tax Guide) — 2,080-hour annual standard work year used for federal pay and withholding computations. irs.gov/publications/p15
- US Department of Labor / FLSA — Overtime rules: 1.5x for non-exempt employees working over 40 hours per week. dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) — Earnings and Hours — US median hourly wage for private-sector workers ($29.76, Q4 2025). bls.gov/ces
- US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — Federal General Schedule pay uses 2,087 annual hours for hourly rate computations. opm.gov
- California Labor Code Section 510 — Daily overtime and double time rules applicable in California. leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
All calculations use publicly available US federal standards. State-specific overtime and minimum wage rules vary. This tool shows federal baseline rules and notes where state law may differ.
This calculator runs entirely in your browser. Your hourly rate, work schedule, and time-off data are never sent to a server, stored in a database, or shared with third parties. Calculation results are processed by our server only to compute your results and are not logged or retained.
This tool was developed and reviewed for accuracy and usability by Eman Ali Mughal.
Last updated: April 2026