Pay & earnings

Hourly to Annual Salary Converter

Turn your hourly wage into yearly, monthly, and weekly take-home estimates.

Last data update: May 26, 2026 · 2026 IRS wage rules; FLSA full-time standard

Hourly rate

$ /hr

Hours per week:

140 (full time)80

Paid weeks per year:

4050 (2 wks unpaid)52

Default of 50 assumes two weeks of unpaid vacation, which matches how most US salaried benchmarks are quoted.

Annual gross salary

h/wk × wks × $/hr

Monthly

Biweekly (26 pays)

Weekly

If you worked all 52 weeks

+ vs default

That gap is what two weeks of unpaid time off costs you per year.

Figures show gross income before federal, state, FICA, and any benefit deductions. For take-home after taxes, see the take-home pay calculator.

How to use this calculator

Enter your hourly rate in the first field. Use your base rate before overtime or shift differentials so the annual figure stays comparable to a salary quote.

Adjust hours per week with the slider. The default of 40 hours matches the US full-time standard used by the FLSA and most salary surveys. Use 20 for part-time and 50–60 if you regularly work overtime that gets paid at your straight rate (not 1.5×).

Set paid weeks per year. The default of 50 weeks assumes two weeks of unpaid vacation, which is how Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys typically annualize hourly wages. Move it to 52 if you take no unpaid time off, or down to 48 for four weeks unpaid.

Your annual gross salary updates instantly, along with monthly, biweekly, and weekly breakdowns. The teal card at the bottom shows what you would earn if you worked all 52 weeks — the gap is the dollar value of your unpaid time off.

Calculation method

The math is straightforward multiplication:

annual gross = hourly rate × hours per week × paid weeks per year

For a $35/hour worker putting in 40 hours per week across 50 paid weeks:

$35 × 40 × 50 = $70,000 per year

The other figures are simple divisions of the annual total:

Monthly = annual ÷ 12
Biweekly = annual ÷ 26 (most US employers run 26 biweekly pay periods)
Weekly = annual ÷ 52 (smooths the unpaid weeks across the year)

Why 50 weeks is the default

Most salaried roles in the US grant two weeks of paid time off, while hourly workers often go unpaid when they take time off. The 50-week assumption matches how the BLS and most compensation benchmarks (Glassdoor, Payscale, Indeed Salary) annualize hourly wages so that a $35/hour worker gets reported as a $70,000 equivalent rather than $72,800. Use the slider to model your real schedule.

What this calculator does not include

This is a gross figure. It does not subtract federal income tax, state income tax, Social Security (6.2%), Medicare (1.45%), health insurance premiums, or 401(k) contributions. Expect take-home pay of roughly 70–78% of gross depending on your state and benefits.

Examples

Full-time worker at $35/hour

40 hours per week, 50 paid weeks per year (2 weeks unpaid vacation):

$35 × 40 × 50 = $70,000 per year

That is roughly $5,833 per month, $2,692 biweekly, or $1,346 per week. If you skipped the unpaid vacation and worked all 52 weeks, you would gross $72,800 — so the two-week break costs you $2,800 in pretax income.

Part-time barista at $18/hour

25 hours per week, 50 paid weeks:

$18 × 25 × 50 = $22,500 per year

That works out to $1,875 per month gross. Lenders generally use this annualized number when underwriting a car loan or apartment rental, even though weekly pay swings with the schedule.

Skilled trade at $48/hour with overtime

If overtime hours are paid at straight time and you work 45 hours per week for 50 weeks:

$48 × 45 × 50 = $108,000 per year

When overtime hours are actually paid at time-and-a-half, the real annual is higher — price each overtime hour at $72 separately and add it to the 40-hour baseline of $96,000.

Frequently Asked Questions

Use 50 if you take any unpaid time off — that is the standard BLS assumption and it makes your hourly rate comparable to salaried benchmarks. Use 52 only if you genuinely work every single week with zero unpaid days off. Most hourly workers fall somewhere between 48 and 51 once holidays, sick days, and occasional time off are counted.

This calculator uses your straight hourly rate for every hour. If your overtime is paid at 1.5× under the FLSA, calculate the 40-hour baseline separately, then add (overtime hours × 1.5 × hourly rate × weeks) on top. For example, 40 regular hours at $30 plus 5 OT hours at $45 across 50 weeks = $60,000 + $11,250 = $71,250.

Subtract them from your paid weeks. If you take 2 weeks unpaid vacation plus an average of 5 unpaid sick days per year, that is roughly 1 more unpaid week — use 49 weeks instead of 50. Federal holidays do not usually affect hourly workers unless your employer pays for them; if not, count them as unpaid.

Gross — the number before any taxes or deductions. Plan on take-home being roughly 70–78% of this figure for most US workers earning under $150,000. Federal income tax, state income tax (in 41 states), Social Security (6.2%), and Medicare (1.45%) all come out before you see the deposit. For an after-tax estimate, use the take-home pay calculator in the related tools below.

This calculator divides your annual figure by 26 biweekly periods, which smooths everything. Real biweekly checks vary because hours fluctuate week to week and because two months per year have three biweekly paydays instead of two. The math here matches what HR uses when they quote you an "annualized" figure on an offer letter.

Hourly to Annual Salary Converter

How to use this calculator

Calculation method

Why 50 weeks is the default

What this calculator does not include

Examples

Full-time worker at $35/hour

Part-time barista at $18/hour

Skilled trade at $48/hour with overtime

Frequently Asked Questions

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