When a job advert says "pay starts at $22 an hour," that number means little until you translate it into a yearly figure. This hourly to annual calculator does exactly that: you type your hourly wage and your hours per week, and it instantly shows your gross annual, monthly, biweekly, weekly, and daily pay using the standard U.S. full-time convention of 40 hours per week across 52 weeks (2,080 working hours a year). It is built for job offers, salary negotiations, side-gig pricing, and comparing two offers that are quoted in different units.
Because the math is fixed and transparent, what you see is what you earn before taxes. No sign-up, no slider clutter, and no hidden assumptions beyond the 40x52 full-time rule that most recruiters and HR teams use — dial the hours field down for part-time work and every figure rescales automatically.
How to Use
- Enter your Hourly Rate — the gross pay per hour shown on your offer letter, timecard, or rate sheet. Use dollars and cents (for example 22.50), not "$22/hour."
- Set Hours per Week to your actual straight-time schedule. The default of 40 is the standard full-time week; lower it for a part-time role (20–30) or raise it if your posted schedule runs longer.
- Set Weeks Worked per Year to 52 for year-round work. Lower it if you take unpaid leave, work a seasonal schedule, or are on a contract that does not cover all 52 weeks (for example 48 if you take four unpaid weeks off).
- Read the result card from top to bottom. The highlighted Annual Salary (Gross) is your headline yearly pay.
- Use Monthly Pay to compare against rent, loan, and subscription budgets that are billed each month.
- Use Biweekly Pay to sanity-check every other paycheck; most U.S. salaried and hourly workers are paid on this schedule.
- Use Weekly Pay and Daily Pay to price side projects, contract days, or freelance deliverables.
The engine assumes an 8-hour workday. If you take unpaid leave or work a seasonal schedule, adjust the weeks-per-year field rather than typing a peak-week hours number.
The Hourly-to-Annual Formula
The conversion follows one simple identity used by the BLS, the Department of Labor, and every major payroll processor:
Annual Salary = Hourly Rate × Hours per Week × Weeks per Year
At the default 40 hours and 52 weeks, that is Hourly Rate × 2,080. The monthly figure is the annual salary divided by 12:
Monthly Pay = Annual Salary ÷ 12
And the weekly, daily, and biweekly figures are the straightforward per-period slices:
Weekly Pay = Hourly Rate × Hours per Week Daily Pay = Hourly Rate × 8 Biweekly Pay = Hourly Rate × Hours per Week × 2
Worked example on a $25/hour wage at 40 hours and 52 weeks: annual = 25 × 2,080 = $52,000, monthly = 52,000 ÷ 12 = $4,333.33, weekly = 25 × 40 = $1,000, biweekly = 25 × 80 = $2,000, and a single 8-hour day pays $200. Take four weeks of unpaid leave and drop weeks-per-year to 48: annual becomes 25 × 40 × 48 = $48,000, monthly $4,000, but weekly and daily pay stay the same because a worked week still pays the rate you negotiated.
If you type a negative hourly rate, the calculator shows an error instead of a negative salary, because a wage cannot legally be below zero. If you type $0, every output is $0 — a valid but unpaid scenario.
Why 2,080 Hours?
The 40-hour, 52-week convention is the de facto standard for U.S. compensation math. It ignores holidays, PTO, and sick leave on the theory that those are already paid within the 52 weeks. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, the SSA, and most state wage departments publish full-time annualization factors anchored on 2,080 hours. Some European and global payroll systems use 1,820 hours (35 hours × 52 weeks) or 1,720 hours after deducting vacation, so if you compare a U.S. offer against a European one, expect the European annual figure to look smaller even at the same hourly rate.
For contract and freelance work, the 2,080-hour rule is also the standard shortcut for turning a day rate into an annualized target: a $400/day contract day is $50/hour, which annualizes to about $104,000 before overhead.
Examples
Example 1 — A standard retail offer. A job offer of $18.50/hour for 40 hours a week annualizes to 18.50 × 2,080 = $38,480 per year, or about $3,206.61 per month and $740 per week. That gives a concrete baseline before taxes, so you can compare it against a salaried alternative quoted as $42,000.
Example 2 — A high-paid skilled trade. An electrician at $45/hour grosses 45 × 2,080 = $93,600 a year, roughly $7,799.85 a month, and takes home about $1,800 a week. This is the number to quote when negotiating a raise: a $2/hour bump is worth 2 × 2,080 = $4,160 a year.
Example 3 — Six-figure hourly. A consultant billing $150/hour on a 40-hour week annualizes to $312,000, but remember that contract rates cover self-employment tax, health insurance, and slow weeks that a W-2 employee does not pay out of pocket. Always compare net take-home, not just gross, when the hourly rate climbs this high.
Example 4 — Part-time scaling. A barista working 25 hours a week at $16/hour enters 16 and drops the hours field to 25. The annual figure becomes 16 × 25 × 52 = $20,800, weekly pay is 16 × 25 = $400, and monthly pay is $1,733.33 — no more hand-multiplying the full-time number by 25/40.
FAQ
How do I convert hourly pay to annual salary?
Multiply your hourly rate by 40 (hours per week), then by 52 (weeks per year). On a $25/hour wage that is 25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000 a year. Use the calculator at the top of this page to get the monthly, biweekly, weekly, and daily breakdown instantly.
How much is $25 an hour annually?
$25 per hour on a standard 40-hour, 52-week schedule is $52,000 per year in gross pay, or about $4,333 per month and $1,000 per week. This is before federal, state, and FICA taxes.
How much is $15 an hour annually?
$15/hour full-time is $31,200 per year, or roughly $2,600 per month and $600 per week. If you work fewer than 40 hours a week, scale the annual figure down by your actual hours divided by 40.
How many working hours are in a year?
The standard U.S. full-time convention is 2,080 hours per year (40 hours × 52 weeks). This figure already assumes paid holidays, PTO, and sick leave are built into the 52 weeks. Some payroll systems use 2,087 hours (365.25 days ÷ 7 × 40) as a more precise leap-year-adjusted figure, but 2,080 is the number HR and offer letters almost always use.
Does this calculator include overtime or taxes?
No. This tool shows gross pay using the base hourly rate only. Overtime (typically 1.5× after 40 hours), bonuses, tips, and pre-tax deductions like 401(k), health insurance, and FICA are not factored in. For after-tax take-home, multiply the annual figure by roughly 0.70 to 0.80 depending on your state and filing status.
What is $30 an hour annually?
$30/hour full-time is $62,400 a year, about $5,200 a month, and $1,200 a week. A raise from $25 to $30 an hour adds $5 × 2,080 = $10,400 to your gross annual pay.
How do I compare an hourly offer to a salaried offer?
Take the salaried number and divide by 2,080 to get the equivalent hourly rate, then compare. A $60,000 salary equals about $28.85/hour; if the hourly offer is $30/hour, it pays slightly more on paper but may lack benefits like paid time off, employer 401(k) matching, and subsidized health insurance.
What hours-per-week value should I enter?
Enter your straight-time scheduled hours, not the hours you actually stay late. Full-time is almost always 40. Part-time roles commonly run 20–30. If your job routinely runs 45 hours a week but only pays you for 40, do not bump this field to 45 — the extra 5 hours are overtime and should be modeled at 1.5x in a dedicated overtime calculator. Leave overtime out of this field so the base annual is the contract floor, not an optimistic estimate.
Should I lower weeks-per-year for unpaid time off?
Yes. The default of 52 assumes you are paid for every week of the year, including vacation. If you take unpaid leave, work a seasonal schedule, or are on a contract that runs fewer than 12 months, set the field to the number of weeks you actually get paid. A salaried employee with two weeks of unpaid leave at $25/hr and 40 hours drops from $52,000 to $50,000 by entering 50 weeks, not 52.
Disclaimer
This hourly to annual calculator is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, tax, payroll, or legal advice. All figures are gross pre-tax estimates based on the standard 40-hour, 52-week (2,080-hour) convention; actual pay varies by overtime, tips, bonuses, paid time off, unpaid leave, location, and employer policy. Taxes, deductions, and benefits are not modeled. Always confirm your exact compensation with your employer or a qualified payroll professional before making financial decisions.