Salary Calculator
Enter pay at any frequency and instantly see the equivalent hourly, daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly and annual amounts.
Example
You earn $60,000 per year working 40 hours/week across 52 weeks/year (2,080 hours).
- Hourly: $60,000 / 2,080 = $28.85
- Weekly: $60,000 / 52 = $1,153.85
- Biweekly: $60,000 / 26 = $2,307.69
- Monthly: $60,000 / 12 = $5,000.00
How it works
Pick the frequency of your known pay, type the amount, and set your hours per week and weeks per year. Every other pay frequency is recalculated live.
Good to know
The Salary Calculator converts a pay figure you already know into every other pay frequency at once: hourly, daily, weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly, and annual. You pick the frequency your number is quoted in, type the amount, and set your hours per week and weeks per year. It's built for job seekers comparing offers quoted in different units, hourly workers wanting to know their yearly equivalent, contractors checking what an annual target means per hour, and anyone reconciling a paycheck against a salary.
Reach for it whenever two numbers aren't directly comparable, for example a $30/hour contract role versus a $58,000 salaried job, or when a recruiter quotes pay "per week" and you think in annual terms. The hours-per-week and weeks-per-year fields are what make it accurate: a 35-hour week, a part-year contract, or unpaid weeks off all change the hourly equivalent, so set those to match your actual schedule rather than leaving the 40 and 52 defaults if they don't apply.
To read the result, treat the big annual figure as the anchor and the smaller stats as derived breakdowns. Two distinctions matter: the daily rate divides your weekly pay by a fixed 5 work days, and biweekly (26 paychecks) is not the same as semi-monthly (24 paychecks), so those two rows will differ slightly even though both sound like "twice-ish a month." The monthly figure is always annual divided by 12, not your biweekly check times two.
One important caveat: every number here is gross pay, before income tax, payroll tax, retirement contributions, and benefit deductions. Your take-home will be noticeably lower, and the gap varies by location and filing situation, so use these figures to compare offers on equal footing rather than to budget your actual deposits. The tool runs entirely in your browser and stores nothing.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the daily rate use 5 days a week?
The calculator assumes a standard 5-day work week, so the daily figure equals your weekly pay divided by 5 (and your daily hours equal weekly hours / 5). If you work a different schedule, adjust hours per week and read the hourly rate instead.
What is the difference between biweekly and semi-monthly pay?
Biweekly means you are paid every two weeks, which is 26 paychecks per year (annual / 26). Semi-monthly means twice a month, which is exactly 24 paychecks per year (annual / 24), so semi-monthly checks are slightly larger.
Is my data uploaded anywhere?
No — this calculator runs entirely in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Is this financial advice?
No. These are educational estimates — consult a qualified financial professional before making decisions.
People also ask
How do you convert hourly pay to an annual salary?
Multiply your hourly rate by hours worked per week, then by weeks worked per year. For a common full-time schedule that is rate times 40 times 52, which equals 2,080 hours; for example $28.85/hour times 2,080 is about $60,000 per year.
How many work hours are in a year?
A standard full-time year is 2,080 hours, calculated as 40 hours per week times 52 weeks. If you take unpaid time off or work a shorter week, lower the hours-per-week or weeks-per-year value so the total reflects your actual hours.
How much is $60,000 a year per hour?
At 40 hours per week across 52 weeks (2,080 hours), $60,000 per year is about $28.85 per hour before taxes. Fewer hours per week or fewer paid weeks would raise the equivalent hourly rate.
How many paychecks do you get in a year?
It depends on the pay schedule: weekly is 52 checks, biweekly (every two weeks) is 26, semi-monthly (twice a month) is 24, and monthly is 12. Biweekly schedules produce two extra checks a year compared with semi-monthly.
Is salary calculated as gross or net pay?
Salary figures and the outputs of this calculator are gross, meaning before taxes, Social Security, Medicare, retirement, and insurance deductions. Net or take-home pay is what remains after those withholdings and is typically lower.
Why are my biweekly and monthly amounts not exactly double?
Biweekly pay is your annual amount divided by 26, while monthly is annual divided by 12. Because there are 26 biweekly periods but only 12 months, two biweekly checks do not equal one month's pay; biweekly schedules include two months each year with three paychecks.
How do I calculate part-time or part-year pay?
Set hours per week to your actual schedule and weeks per year to the number of weeks you actually work. The calculator then scales every frequency to match, so a 25-hour week or a 40-week year produces a correspondingly lower annual figure.
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