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Hourly to Salary Calculator

Enter your hourly rate and hours to see your equivalent weekly, biweekly, monthly, and yearly pay — updated live as you type.

Your inputs

Your gross pay per hour before taxes.
Standard full-time is 40.
Use 52 for year-round work; lower it for seasonal work or unpaid leave.

Your yearly pay

Annual (gross)
$52,000
Monthly$4,333
Semimonthly (2×/month)$2,167
Biweekly (every 2 weeks)$2,000
Weekly$1,000
Daily (per workday)$200

How the math works

Converting an hourly wage to a salary uses one simple formula:

Annual pay = hourly rate × hours per week × weeks per year

The standard full-time assumption is 40 hours × 52 weeks = 2,080 hours a year. So $25 an hour becomes $25 × 2,080 = $52,000 a year. Every other figure is just that annual number divided up: monthly is annual ÷ 12, semimonthly is ÷ 24, biweekly is ÷ 26, and weekly is ÷ 52.

Common hourly rates at 40 hours a week

Hourly rateWeeklyMonthlyYearly
$15.00$600.00$2,600$31,200
$20.00$800.00$3,467$41,600
$25.00$1,000.00$4,333$52,000
$30.00$1,200.00$5,200$62,400
$40.00$1,600.00$6,933$83,200
$50.00$2,000.00$8,667$104,000
Remember: these figures are gross pay. Federal and state taxes, Social Security (6.2%), and Medicare (1.45%) come out before the money hits your bank account.

Why gross vs. take-home matters

When you budget from an hourly wage, always budget from take-home pay, not gross. A $52,000 gross salary might mean roughly $40,000–$44,000 actually deposited over a year, depending on your state, filing status, and benefits deductions. Use the gross figures here for comparing job offers and rates; use take-home for rent and spending decisions.

Frequently asked questions

How many work hours are in a year?

The standard full-time year is 2,080 hours: 40 hours per week × 52 weeks. That is the convention most payroll systems and salary surveys use, and it is the default in this calculator. Adjust the weeks if you take unpaid time off.

Is $25 an hour a good wage?

At the standard 2,080 hours, $25 an hour is about $52,000 a year. For context, the median full-time worker in the U.S. has earned roughly $57,000–$62,000 a year in recent years, so $25/hour sits slightly below the middle of full-time earnings — but whether it is “good” depends heavily on your state, field, and experience.

Does this include taxes?

No. Like most salary converters, this shows gross pay — before federal and state income tax, Social Security, and Medicare. Your actual take-home pay will be lower. State-specific take-home estimators are coming to WageCrunch.

What if I work fewer weeks per year?

Just change the weeks per year field. For example, at $20/hour × 40 hours, dropping from 52 weeks to 44 weeks (say, extended unpaid time off) changes yearly pay from $41,600 to $35,200.