Annual Salary Calculator

Convert an hourly wage into gross annual, monthly, biweekly, and weekly pay from your hours per week and paid weeks per year.

Quick Facts

Formula
Annual salary = hourly rate × hours per week × weeks paid per year
Full-time standard is 2,080 hours (40 h × 52 weeks), so $1/hour ≈ $2,080/year. All results are gross pay, before taxes and deductions.

Your Results

Calculated
Annual salary (gross)
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Rate × hours × weeks
Monthly pay
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Annual ÷ 12
Biweekly paycheck
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Annual ÷ 26 pay periods
Weekly pay
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Rate × hours per week

Ready

Enter your hourly rate, weekly hours, and paid weeks, then press Calculate.

How the Annual Salary Calculator works

This calculator uses the standard pay-conversion formula: annual salary = hourly rate × hours per week × weeks paid per year. From that gross annual figure it derives your average monthly pay (annual ÷ 12), your biweekly paycheck (annual ÷ 26), and your weekly pay (rate × hours). The default of 52 paid weeks assumes year-round work; lower it if you take unpaid time off. All results are gross — before taxes and deductions.

Gross vs. take-home pay

Gross pay is what you're quoted. Take-home pay is what hits your bank account after federal income tax, FICA (Social Security 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%), state/local taxes, health insurance premiums, and retirement contributions. For most earners in median-tax states, take-home runs 65–75% of gross.

Converting between pay periods

  • Annual → hourly: divide by 2,080 (52 weeks × 40 hours)
  • Hourly → annual: multiply by 2,080
  • Semi-monthly vs. bi-weekly: these aren't the same — bi-weekly gives 26 paychecks/year vs. 24 for semi-monthly, so two months a year have three bi-weekly checks

Comparing job offers

Normalize competing offers to annual take-home including benefits: add employer 401k match, health insurance value (often $6,000–$15,000/year), and any equity at fair value. A $10,000 higher base salary may be outweighed by a superior benefits package at the lower-paying offer.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I convert an hourly wage to an annual salary?
Multiply your hourly rate by the hours you work per week, then by the weeks you are paid per year. At the full-time standard of 40 hours and 52 weeks (2,080 hours), $25 per hour works out to $52,000 per year.
Is the annual salary shown gross or take-home pay?
Gross. The calculator shows pay before deductions. Take-home pay is lower after federal income tax, FICA (Social Security 6.2% plus Medicare 1.45% employee share), any state and local taxes, and benefit contributions such as health insurance and retirement.
What is the difference between biweekly and semi-monthly pay?
Biweekly pay arrives every two weeks, producing 26 paychecks per year, while semi-monthly pay arrives twice a month, producing 24. The biweekly figure here is the annual salary divided by 26; two months each year contain a third biweekly check.
How do unpaid weeks off affect the result?
Reduce the paid weeks per year input. Someone earning $30 per hour for 40 hours a week with two unpaid weeks off is paid for 50 weeks: 30 × 40 × 50 = $60,000 instead of $62,400 for a full 52-week year.

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