Hourly to Salary Calculator
Work out the annual, weekly, and monthly equivalent of an hourly rate — at any working pattern, gross of tax and social charges.
Hourly → Salary
€20.00 per hour over 1,820 hours a year (35 h/wk × 52 wk) works out at €36,400.00 a year — gross.
Results update as you type. Figures are gross — before tax and deductions.
Formula
Hourly to annual is a single multiplication:
annual = hourly × hours_per_week × weeks_per_year.
Drop weeks/year below 52 if you take unpaid leave or expect gaps between contracts. Use the
Salary → Hourly tab to flip the calculation:
hourly = annual / (hours_per_week × weeks_per_year).
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Frequently asked questions
What's a fair hours/week to use across the EU?▾
It varies. France's statutory full-time is 35 hours; Germany typically 35–40; Spain moving to 37.5 from 2025; Netherlands often 36–40; Nordic countries 37–40. The calculator defaults to 35 — adjust to your contract. The EU Working Time Directive caps the average week at 48 hours over a 17-week reference period.
Are figures gross of social-security contributions?▾
Yes — the result is gross. Net pay varies enormously across EU member states. France, Germany, and Belgium have employee social-charge rates of 20%+ on top of income tax; Bulgaria and Ireland are notably lower. Country-specific payroll calculators are the only reliable way to estimate take-home.
What about 13th-month payments and holiday allowance?▾
Several countries fold an extra month's pay (or more) into the annual figure: Italy and Portugal pay 13–14 months; Netherlands adds ~8% as 'vakantiegeld' holiday allowance; Spain frequently pays 14 months. If your hourly is a contracted hourly figure, the calculator's annual ÷ (hours × weeks) is the right computation regardless of how it's paid out — it just won't match a per-pay-period payslip exactly.
How does this work for cross-border or remote roles?▾
The maths is independent of where you live or the employer is registered. Tax and social-security treatment, however, depend on residency, the bilateral social-security agreement, and any double-tax treaty. For a remote-EU role with a foreign employer, payroll structure can range from a local employer of record (typical) to direct foreign payroll (rare, usually triggers obligations). The calculator gives the headline annualised gross; specialist advice handles the tax implications.
Why is hourly often better paid than salaried for the same headline?▾
Two reasons. First, hourly roles often lack paid leave, so the same headline figure does more work each year — fewer non-working hours covered. Second, hourly pricing tends to attract a risk premium: less job security, fewer benefits, sometimes a 'casual rate' uplift codified in the country's labour code. As a rough rule, treat a salaried gross as worth ~10–20% more than the same headline hourly × 1,820, after accounting for paid holiday, sick leave, and pension benefits.