Salary to Hourly Calculator
Use our salary to hourly calculator to convert an annual salary into an hourly pay rate based on hours per week and weeks per year. Includes how to calculate hourly rate for a salary employee, how hourly and salaried gross pay are calculated, and whether salary can be hourly.
Salary vs Hourly Pay
Salary pay is typically expressed as an annual amount (for example, $70,000 per year). Hourly pay is the amount you earn per hour worked.
A salary can be converted to an hourly rate by dividing annual salary by the total paid hours in a year (hours per week × weeks per year).
This salary to hourly calculator estimates your gross hourly pay rate (before taxes and deductions) using your schedule assumptions.
Salary to Hourly Formula
Convert salary to hourly by dividing annual salary by total paid hours per year.
Common full-time assumption: 40 × 52 = 2,080 hours/year.
Adjust weeks/year if you have unpaid time off.
A standard full-time conversion.
Salary to Hourly Conversion Chart
These examples assume 40 hours per week and 52 weeks per year (2,080 hours/year).
| Annual Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|
| $30,000/year | $14.42/hr |
| $40,000/year | $19.23/hr |
| $50,000/year | $24.04/hr |
| $60,000/year | $28.85/hr |
| $70,000/year | $33.65/hr |
| $80,000/year | $38.46/hr |
| $90,000/year | $43.27/hr |
| $100,000/year | $48.08/hr |
If you work fewer than 40 hours/week or fewer than 52 paid weeks/year, your effective hourly rate will be higher for the same salary (because you’re dividing by fewer hours), and vice versa.
How to Calculate Hourly Rate from Salary
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Enter your annual salary (gross).
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Enter hours worked per week (for example, 40).
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Enter weeks worked per year (usually 52; reduce if you take unpaid time off).
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The calculator divides salary by (hours/week × weeks/year) to get your hourly rate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hourly rate = annual salary ÷ (hours per week × weeks per year). A common full-time assumption is 2,080 hours/year (40×52).
Divide your salary by total paid hours per year. For example, $60,000/year ÷ 2,080 ≈ $28.85/hr.
Use the same conversion: salary ÷ (hours/week × weeks/year). Use your actual typical hours and paid weeks for the best estimate.
Hourly gross pay is hourly rate × hours worked. Salaried gross pay is annual salary divided across pay periods (weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, or monthly).
Salary is usually not paid by the hour, but you can still compute an equivalent hourly rate for comparison. Some roles are salaried but track hours for overtime rules depending on classification and local labor laws.
No. This calculator estimates gross hourly pay. Take-home pay depends on taxes, benefits, and deductions.
Different assumptions (37.5 vs 40 hours/week), unpaid time off, overtime expectations, and bonuses can change the effective hourly rate.