Hourly Rate Calculator
Convert a salary to an hourly rate, or an hourly rate to a salary, in seconds. Enter an annual salary (or an hourly wage), your hours worked per week, and the weeks you work per year, and instantly see your equivalent hourly, weekly, monthly, and annual pay. Switch direction with one click to work out what wage matches a target salary or what a salary works out to per hour.
ToolsSoup's Hourly Rate Calculator converts between a salary and an hourly wage in both directions. Enter an annual salary to see the equivalent hourly rate, or enter an hourly rate to see the annual salary — then read your pay broken down by hour, week, month, and year. Set your real hours per week and weeks worked per year for an accurate figure that accounts for part-time schedules and unpaid time off. Everything runs in your browser: no uploads, no sign-up, and your numbers never leave your device.
What is an hourly rate calculator?
An hourly rate calculator converts a yearly salary into the wage you earn per hour, or turns an hourly wage back into a yearly salary. It does this by dividing or multiplying using two numbers you control: how many hours you work in a week and how many weeks you work in a year. That makes it useful for freelancers setting a billing rate, employees comparing a salaried offer to an hourly one, and anyone checking whether a raise or a new job actually pays more once hours are taken into account. The tool also breaks the result down into weekly and monthly figures so you can see the whole picture at a glance.
How to use the hourly rate calculator
Switching between a salary and an hourly rate takes just a few steps, and the math updates as you type:
- Choose a direction: Salary → Hourly to find your wage, or Hourly → Salary to find your yearly pay.
- Enter the amount — your annual salary or your hourly rate, depending on the direction.
- Set your hours worked per week and the weeks you work per year (use 52 for a full year).
- Read your hourly, weekly, monthly, and annual pay in the results below.
How is hourly rate calculated from a salary?
To convert a salary to an hourly rate, divide the annual salary by the total hours you work in a year, which is your hours per week multiplied by the weeks you work per year. For a full-time job at 40 hours a week over 52 weeks, that's 2,080 hours, so a $52,000 salary works out to $25.00 per hour. To go the other way, multiply your hourly rate by your hours per week and by the weeks per year. The weekly figure is simply the annual amount divided by the weeks worked, and the monthly figure is the annual amount divided by 12.
Why do hours and weeks per year matter?
Two people earning the same salary can have very different hourly rates depending on how much they actually work. Someone working 35 hours a week earns more per hour than someone working 50 for the same salary, and taking unpaid weeks off lowers the number of weeks worked, which raises the implied hourly rate. By letting you set both hours per week and weeks per year, this calculator reflects part-time schedules, overtime, and time off instead of assuming a standard 2,080-hour year — so the rate you get matches your real situation.
Why use this hourly rate calculator?
- Converts in both directions: salary to hourly and hourly to salary.
- Breaks pay down into hourly, weekly, monthly, and annual figures.
- Lets you set real hours per week and weeks per year for part-time or freelance accuracy.
- Updates live as you type with no button to press.
- Runs entirely in your browser — free, no ads, and your numbers never leave your device.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert my salary to an hourly rate?
Divide your annual salary by the hours you work in a year — your hours per week times the weeks you work per year. For full-time work that's 40 × 52 = 2,080 hours, so a $52,000 salary is $25.00 per hour. Enter your salary, hours, and weeks above and the calculator does it instantly.
How do I convert an hourly rate to an annual salary?
Multiply your hourly rate by your hours per week and by the weeks you work per year. At $25 an hour, 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, that's 25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000. Switch to Hourly → Salary mode above to do this automatically.
How many work hours are in a year?
A standard full-time year is 40 hours a week over 52 weeks, which is 2,080 hours. If you take unpaid time off or work part-time, lower the weeks per year or hours per week so the calculation matches your real schedule.
What hourly rate equals a $50,000 salary?
At a standard 2,080-hour year, a $50,000 salary is about $24.04 per hour. Working fewer hours raises that rate and working more lowers it, so set your actual hours and weeks above for an exact figure.
Does this account for taxes?
No. The calculator works with gross pay — the amount before taxes, deductions, and benefits. Your take-home hourly rate will be lower once those are subtracted, but gross figures are the right basis for comparing offers and setting a billing rate.