The salary to hourly calculator converts pay between hourly, daily, weekly, biweekly, twice-monthly, monthly and yearly amounts. Enter a salary to see what it works out to per hour, or enter an hourly wage to see the annual equivalent. Adjust the hours per week and weeks per year to match your job.
How to convert salary to hourly
A full-time US job is usually counted as 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, or 2,080 hours a year. So $60,000 ÷ 2,080 = about $28.85 an hour.
Quick reference (40 hours a week, 52 weeks)
| Yearly | Hourly | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $14.42 | $2,500 |
| $40,000 | $19.23 | $3,333 |
| $50,000 | $24.04 | $4,167 |
| $60,000 | $28.85 | $5,000 |
| $75,000 | $36.06 | $6,250 |
| $100,000 | $48.08 | $8,333 |
A handy shortcut: roughly halve the annual salary and drop the thousands. $60,000 a year is about $30 an hour; $40,000 is about $20.
Things the simple conversion leaves out
- Taxes: all figures are gross. Federal and state income tax, Social Security and Medicare reduce take-home pay; the paycheck calculator shows what you actually take home.
- Unpaid time off: if you’re paid hourly and take two unpaid weeks, use 50 weeks.
- Overtime and benefits: salaried roles may include health insurance and retirement contributions worth thousands a year; hourly roles may pay overtime.
For a full table of common salaries, see what common salaries are per hour. To total actual hours worked, use the time card calculator.
Frequently asked questions
How many work hours are in a year?
2,080 at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks. Subtract hours for unpaid holidays or time off if they apply to you.
Biweekly or semimonthly: what’s the difference?
Biweekly pay comes every two weeks, 26 times a year. Semimonthly pay comes twice a month, 24 times a year, so each paycheck is slightly larger.