Salary / Hourly Wage Calculator

See your pay at every interval

Whether you are comparing a job offer, setting freelance rates, or budgeting, this calculator translates an hourly wage into daily, weekly, monthly and yearly totals. Adjust the hours per week and weeks per year to reflect part-time, full-time or seasonal work.

All figures are gross (before tax and deductions).

Conversions

• Hourly to daily, weekly, monthly and annual pay
• Customisable hours per week and weeks per year

Key features at a glance

• Converts an hourly wage into daily, weekly, monthly, and annual pay
• Customisable hours per week and weeks per year
• Adapts to part-time, full-time, and seasonal schedules
• All figures shown at once for easy comparison
• Gross amounts, before tax and deductions
• Runs entirely in your browser, even offline

How hourly pay converts to a salary

Converting an hourly wage to an annual salary is a matter of multiplying by the hours you work. The chain is straightforward: hourly rate times hours per week gives weekly pay, times the weeks you work per year gives annual pay, and dividing the annual figure by twelve gives a monthly equivalent. The assumptions you feed in — especially hours per week and weeks per year — drive the result.

A common shorthand assumes a 40-hour week and 52 weeks, so an hourly rate multiplied by 2,080 approximates the yearly salary. But that ignores unpaid time off; if you take two unpaid weeks, the real figure is based on 50 working weeks. This calculator lets you set both numbers precisely, so the conversion reflects your actual schedule rather than a generic assumption.

Gross versus net pay

Every figure this calculator shows is gross — your earnings before income tax, social security or national insurance, retirement contributions, and other deductions are taken out. Gross pay is the right basis for comparing job offers and rates because it is defined consistently, whereas net pay depends on your personal tax situation, allowances, and location.

Your take-home pay will be lower than these gross figures, sometimes substantially so once higher tax bands apply. When budgeting, it helps to estimate your net pay separately using your local tax rates, but when negotiating or comparing roles, gross figures are the standard currency. Keeping the distinction clear avoids the disappointment of expecting your gross salary to land in your bank account.

Comparing jobs and setting freelance rates

The conversion runs both ways in practice. An employee weighing a salaried offer against hourly or contract work can put both on the same footing by translating each to an annual figure. A part-time worker can see what their schedule adds up to over a year, which is easy to underestimate when you only ever see an hourly number.

Freelancers and contractors use the reverse logic to set rates: starting from a target annual income and realistic billable hours, you can work out the hourly rate you need to charge, remembering to account for unpaid time, holidays, and business costs. Seeing pay at every interval makes these trade-offs concrete rather than abstract.

Tips for using the salary calculator

• Set weeks per year to reflect unpaid leave, not just 52
• Use gross figures to compare offers, then estimate net separately
• Account for unpaid holidays when setting freelance rates
• Adjust hours per week for part-time or overtime schedules
• Remember monthly pay is the annual figure divided by twelve, not four weeks

Why choose our salary / hourly wage calculator?

Our calculator is completely free with no signup, no limits, and no subscription. It runs entirely in your browser, so results are instant, it works offline, and your pay details are never sent to a server.

It is one of more than 200 free tools on ToopTools, and you can pin it to your My Workspace, a personalized workspace where you keep the tools you use most in a single dashboard. Beside the other finance calculators, it helps you compare pay and plan your budget in one place.

Common use cases

Job seekers use the calculator to compare a salaried offer with hourly or contract work by putting them on the same annual basis, and to understand what a quoted hourly rate means over a week, month, and year. Part-time and shift workers use it to see their schedule's true yearly value.

Freelancers and contractors use it to set and sanity-check their rates against an income target, factoring in their real billable weeks. Budgeters use the monthly figure as a starting point for planning, then adjust for tax to estimate take-home pay.

Is the salary calculator free?

Yes. It is completely free with no account, no sign-up, and no usage limits. Run as many conversions as you like at no cost.

Are the figures before or after tax?

All figures are gross — before income tax, social security, retirement contributions, and other deductions. Your take-home pay will be lower depending on your personal tax situation and location.

How do I convert hourly pay to an annual salary?

Multiply your hourly rate by hours per week and then by weeks worked per year. A common shorthand is hourly rate times 2,080 (40 hours × 52 weeks), but adjust the weeks for any unpaid time off.

How is monthly pay calculated?

Monthly pay is the annual figure divided by twelve, not weekly pay times four. Because months are longer than four weeks on average, dividing the yearly total by twelve gives the accurate monthly amount.

Can I use it for part-time or freelance work?

Yes. Set the hours per week and weeks per year to match any schedule, including part-time and seasonal work, and use the annual figure to reverse-engineer the hourly rate you need as a freelancer.

Are my pay details kept private?

Yes. Everything is computed in your browser and nothing is uploaded, so your wage figures stay private and the tool works without an internet connection.

How do I convert an annual salary to an hourly rate?

Enter your annual salary and your typical weekly hours, and the calculator instantly works out the equivalent hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly pay. It works in reverse too, turning an hourly rate into an annual figure.

Does the salary calculator work offline?

Yes. The calculation runs entirely in your browser, so once the page has loaded the tool works without an internet connection, and your pay details are never uploaded — they stay private on your own device.