Hourly Rate
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How it works
The Salary to Hourly Converter calculates the effective hourly rate from an annual, monthly, biweekly, or weekly salary — and vice versa. It accounts for standard working hours per week and accounts for paid time off (PTO), so you can compare salaried and hourly job offers on an apples-to-apples basis.
Comparing a $75,000/year salaried offer with a $38/hour hourly offer isn't straightforward — the hourly equivalent of $75,000 assuming 40 hours/week and 50 work weeks is $37.50/hour, making the offers nearly identical before factoring in benefits. Add a 2-week vacation differential and the analysis shifts. This calculator does the math.
How to use it: enter your annual salary (or hourly rate if converting the other direction). Adjust the hours per week (40 is standard, but many salaried positions have implicit overtime). Enter the number of paid vacation days and holidays per year. The effective hourly rate is calculated using actual worked hours, not the 52 × 40 = 2,080 hour assumption.
Breakdown shown: annual → monthly → biweekly (every 2 weeks) → weekly → daily → hourly. Each value updates in real time.
Overtime consideration: salaried employees are typically exempt from overtime in the US (FLSA exempt status). Hourly employees earn 1.5× for overtime hours. The calculator lets you add estimated overtime hours for a realistic total compensation comparison.
Privacy: all calculations are browser-based.
Frequently Asked Questions
- A standard US full-time employee works 52 weeks × 40 hours = 2,080 hours per year. Subtracting 10 federal holidays (80 hours) and 10 vacation days (80 hours) gives 1,920 actual worked hours. The common simplification of 2,000 hours (50 weeks × 40 hours) is close to this and easy for mental math.
- Enter the actual hours you work per week (not 40) in the weekly hours field. If you work 50 hours/week on a $70,000 salary, your effective hourly rate is $70,000 / (50 hours × 50 weeks) = $28/hour — significantly lower than the $33.65/hour for a standard 40-hour week, and a key factor in comparing job offers.
- $25 × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $52,000 gross — mathematically equal for standard hours. But a salaried employee typically gets paid time off included, while a contractor at $25/hour earns nothing when not working. An hourly contractor working 48 billable weeks earns $48,000, not $52,000. The calculator lets you model the vacation/PTO difference.
- Use the Currency Formatter tool to convert the foreign salary to USD (or your home currency) at current exchange rates, then enter the converted amount here. Remember that cost of living differences are as important as currency conversion when evaluating international offers.