Hourly to Salary Calculator
Work out the annual, weekly, and monthly equivalent of an hourly rate — at any working pattern, gross of tax.
Hourly → Salary
$25.00 per hour over 2,080 hours a year (40 h/wk × 52 wk) works out at $52,000.00 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 the rule-of-thumb conversion?▾
Hourly × 2,080 ≈ annual salary at 40 hours over 52 weeks. So $25/hr ≈ $52,000/year gross. Doubling the hourly and adding three zeros is a fast mental shortcut: $25 → $50,000 (close to $52,000). $30 → $60,000 ($62,400 actual). The calculator does the exact arithmetic at any working pattern.
Does the calculator account for unpaid time off?▾
Only if you tell it to. The default is 52 weeks, which assumes you're paid for every week of the year. If your hourly role doesn't include paid holiday, model it by reducing weeks/year — for example, 48 if you take four weeks of unpaid time off, 50 for two weeks. Salaried W-2 employees should typically leave it at 52 because PTO is built into the headline figure.
Is the annual figure before tax?▾
Yes — gross. To estimate net for the US: subtract federal income tax (10%–37% bracketed), state income tax (0% in 9 states up to ~13% in California), FICA (7.65% — Social Security to the wage base, Medicare uncapped), local taxes in some cities (NYC, Philadelphia), plus health insurance, 401(k), and other pre-tax deductions. Net is typically 65–80% of the gross shown.
How does this compare to a 1099 contractor rate?▾
A 1099 contractor takes home less of the same gross than a W-2 employee: you pay the full 15.3% self-employment tax (employer + employee FICA), buy your own health insurance, and have no employer benefits. Rule of thumb: a $52,000 W-2 salary is roughly equivalent to $62,000–$68,000 of 1099 income depending on your benefits and tax bracket. This calculator gives the headline; adjust upward when quoting contract rates.
Is there a federal minimum hourly rate I should compare against?▾
$7.25/hour federal — unchanged since 2009 — though most states set higher floors (Washington $16.66, California $16.50, New York $16.50 in NYC, etc. as of 2025). The federal Tipped Minimum Wage is $2.13/hour with a tip credit. If your calculated rate falls below your state's minimum, your role may be illegally classified.