Enter an hourly rate (or an annual salary), your hours per week, and weeks worked per year. The calculator converts in either direction and shows weekly, monthly, and annual equivalents.
How the conversion works
Pay is pay — the only difference between an hourly wage and a salary is the unit of time attached. To convert, you just need how many hours make up your working year: hours per week × weeks per year. Multiply an hourly rate by that number to get an annual salary; divide a salary by it to get the hourly equivalent. The defaults (40 hours, 52 weeks) match the standard US full-time year of 2,080 hours, but the whole point of the extra inputs is that your year probably isn't standard.
The formula
Annual salary = Hourly rate × Hours/week × Weeks/year
Hourly rate = Annual salary ÷ (Hours/week × Weeks/year)
At 40 hours and 52 weeks the multiplier is 2,080 — the origin of the quick "×2080 rule," and of the even quicker party trick: double the hourly rate to get the salary in thousands ($25/hour → about $52K).
Worked example
Hourly → salary: $25/hour × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $52,000/year — that's $1,000 a week or $4,333.33 a month.
Salary → hourly: a $60,000 salary ÷ 2,080 hours = $28.85/hour.
Why your bank account will disagree
Everything above is gross pay. Real take-home is thinned by income tax, Social Security and Medicare, health premiums, and retirement contributions — typically leaving 70%–80% of gross, depending on your state and elections. Time off cuts the other way for hourly workers: 52 weeks assumes you're paid every week of the year, so two weeks of unpaid vacation means entering 50 weeks (turning that $52,000 into $50,000). And if you regularly work overtime at time-and-a-half, your true average hourly rate is higher than your base rate — bump the rate, not just the hours, to model it honestly.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert my hourly wage to an annual salary?
Multiply your hourly rate by hours worked per week, then by weeks worked per year. At standard full time that's rate × 40 × 52 = rate × 2,080. So $25/hour × 2,080 = $52,000 per year before taxes.
Why do people multiply hourly pay by 2,080?
Because 40 hours a week × 52 weeks a year = 2,080 working hours — the standard full-time year in the US. It also gives a handy shortcut: hourly rate × 2 ≈ salary in thousands ($25/hour ≈ $50K, plus a bit). If you work different hours or take unpaid weeks, adjust the inputs instead of using 2,080.
How much is $25 an hour per year?
At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, $25 an hour is $52,000 a year, $4,333.33 a month, or $1,000 a week — all before taxes and deductions.
Is this my take-home pay?
No — every figure here is gross pay. Take-home is what's left after federal and state income tax, Social Security and Medicare, plus deductions like health insurance and retirement contributions. Depending on your situation, take-home commonly lands around 70%–80% of gross.
How do I account for overtime or unpaid time off?
For unpaid time off, reduce the weeks per year — two unpaid weeks means entering 50 instead of 52. For regular overtime, raise the hours per week, but remember US non-exempt workers typically earn 1.5× their base rate past 40 hours, so a flat hourly rate will understate real overtime earnings.