Salary Calculator
One wage, four views: enter what you know — hourly, monthly or annual — and see your gross pay every other way. Perfect for comparing offers.
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Last reviewed: July 20, 2026 · Formulas verified by automated tests before every release.
The formula
Annual = hourly × hours/week × weeks/year · Hourly = annual ÷ (hours × weeks)
Comparing offers honestly
- Salaried vs hourly: a salary quietly includes unpaid overtime; an hourly job pays for every hour. Convert both to hourly at your real working hours before comparing.
- Employee vs freelance: a freelancer's rate must cover taxes, insurance, equipment, vacations and non-billable time — a common rule of thumb is 1.5–2× the employee hourly equivalent.
- Adjust the weeks: 52 assumes paid vacation. Unpaid leave? Reduce the weeks and watch the effective annual figure.
Going freelance? An employee hour and a freelance hour are priced in different currencies — our guide Freelance Hourly Rate: The Math Most People Skip shows the three-layer formula and an honest salary-to-rate table.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert an hourly rate to an annual salary?
Multiply by hours per week and working weeks per year: $25/hour × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $52,000 gross per year. Adjust the weeks if you take unpaid time off.
How do I convert a salary to an hourly rate?
Divide the annual salary by total working hours: $60,000 ÷ (40 × 52) ≈ $28.85/hour. Useful for comparing a salaried offer against contract work.
Is this before or after taxes?
Before — this is gross pay. Take-home pay depends on your country, state, tax bracket and deductions, which vary too much for one honest universal number.
What counts as full-time hours?
Commonly 40 hours/week in the US; 35–38 in much of Europe. Freelancers comparing rates should count billable hours only — 25–30 per week is a realistic baseline, which is why freelance rates must be higher than employee hourly equivalents.