Pay calculator for hourly wages and salary
Convert an hourly wage to an annual salary, or find the hourly value of a salary. Adjust your work schedule to compare daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly pay in U.S. dollars.
Calculate hourly pay, salary, and monthly income
Use this wage calculator to compare a job offer, plan around part-time hours, or see how unpaid weeks affect annual income. Start with gross pay before deductions, then apply your own flat tax percentage for a rough take-home estimate.
How to use the pay calculator
- Enter either your hourly rate or annual salary. The pay field you edit most recently controls the calculation; the other updates to show its equivalent.
- Set hours per week, days per week, and paid weeks per year. Include paid leave in paid weeks; exclude unpaid time.
- Choose a flat tax estimate for a rough scenario. The starting 24% is an example, not a recommended rate or an estimate of your personal tax liability.
- Compare the hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly results. Monthly means annual income divided by 12; weekly means income per paid week.
Hourly to annual salary: a $25-an-hour example
Annual gross pay = hourly rate × hours per week × paid weeks per year
At $25 an hour, 40 hours a week, and 52 paid weeks, gross annual income is $25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000.00. Gross pay is $1,000.00 per paid week and $4,333.33 per average calendar month. With five workdays per week, the average gross day is $200.00.
A flat 24% estimate subtracts $12,480.00 for the year, leaving $39,520.00, or $3,293.33 per average month. Those figures do not include separate benefit deductions, retirement contributions, overtime premiums, or tax brackets.
Pay calculator questions
How much is $20 an hour per year?
At 40 hours per week and 52 paid weeks, $20 an hour is $41,600.00 per year before deductions: $20 × 40 × 52. That is $800.00 per paid week and $3,466.67 per average month. At 30 hours per week with the same paid weeks, annual gross pay is $31,200.00.
How do I convert a salary to hourly pay?
Divide annual salary by your annual paid hours. A $50,000.00 salary with 40 hours per week and 52 paid weeks is $50,000 ÷ (40 × 52), or about $24.04 an hour. Enter salary last in the calculator to keep it fixed while you compare schedules.
How do I calculate monthly pay from an hourly rate?
Multiply hourly pay by weekly hours and paid weeks, then divide by 12. For $20 an hour, 40 hours per week, and 52 paid weeks, average monthly gross pay is $41,600 ÷ 12 = $3,466.67. Multiplying weekly pay by four only counts 48 weeks over a full year.
Does this calculator show my exact paycheck after taxes?
No. It estimates take-home pay by applying the single percentage you enter to gross income. For example, $800.00 gross with a 20% flat estimate leaves $640.00. It does not use tax brackets, location, filing status, benefits, or a payroll calendar. See how the take-home estimate works →
Can I use it for part-time hours or overtime?
You can enter part-time hours and fewer paid weeks. For example, $20 an hour for 24 hours per week and 50 paid weeks is $24,000.00 per year. Every hour uses the same entered rate, so the calculator does not automatically add an overtime premium or combine jobs with different pay rates.
Pay conversion guides and worked examples
Choose the method that fits your situation
| Your situation | Starting point | Useful result |
|---|---|---|
| One hourly rate and a steady schedule | Enter hourly rate last; include paid leave in paid weeks. | Yearly gross for an annual comparison. |
| A fixed annual salary | Enter annual salary last, then change the schedule. | Hourly equivalent; the salary stays fixed. |
| Hours change during the year | Weight each schedule by its number of paid weeks. | Annual total using a representative weekly average. |
| A raise partway through the year | Calculate each part separately and add the gross totals. | Combined yearly income, entered as annual salary last. |
| A paycheck that differs from the monthly result | Match the pay period and hours on the payslip first. | Gross comparison before checking each deduction. |
The variable-hours guide → shows the weighted calculation and a midyear raise. The paycheck walkthrough → separates pay-period differences from tax and benefit deductions.
Understand the result before using it
The calculator uses your schedule rather than assuming everyone works 2,080 hours a year. A monthly result averages the whole year; it does not predict your next deposit. The calculation methodology → lists every formula, explains why salary mode behaves differently, and shows what zero inputs and rounding mean.
Published by Piratechs. This explanation was updated October 4, 2026 to add variable-income and paycheck workflows. Use the correction and feedback instructions → to report an unclear explanation or a calculation issue with fictional inputs.