How to convert hourly pay to salary
Annual pay = hourly rate × hours per week × weeks per year
At $25 an hour, full-time: 25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000 a year. A quick estimate is to double the hourly rate and add three zeros ($25 → about $50,000).
Common hourly wages per year
| Hourly | Yearly (40 h) | Monthly | Weekly |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15 | $31,200 | $2,600 | $600 |
| $20 | $41,600 | $3,467 | $800 |
| $25 | $52,000 | $4,333 | $1,000 |
| $30 | $62,400 | $5,200 | $1,200 |
| $40 | $83,200 | $6,933 | $1,600 |
| $50 | $104,000 | $8,667 | $2,000 |
Part-time and unpaid weeks
Hourly workers are often paid only for weeks worked. If you take two unpaid weeks, set weeks per year to 50. Part-time at 25 hours a week? Change hours per week. For overtime, use the overtime calculator.
After tax, what does an hourly wage come to?
$30 an hour full-time is $62,400 a year before tax. For a single filer in a state with no income tax, that is about $52,318 a year after federal tax, Social Security and Medicare, or $2,012 every two weeks. See your own state in the hourly paycheck calculator.
Is 2,080 hours always right?
It’s the standard for full-time pay, but hourly workers are often paid only for hours worked. Subtract unpaid holidays and vacation: two unpaid weeks plus six unpaid holidays leaves about 1,952 hours.
Common questions about converting hourly pay
Weekly pay is the hourly rate × hours that week, and monthly pay is the yearly total ÷ 12, not × 4. If your hours vary, average a few recent weeks and use that as hours per week.
Hourly to salary with overtime
If you regularly work more than 40 hours, the extra hours are usually paid at 1.5 times your rate. At $25 an hour with 5 overtime hours every week, yearly pay is $25 × 40 × 52 + $37.50 × 5 × 52 = $52,000 + $9,750 = $61,750. The overtime calculator works out any week, including double time.
Comparing an hourly offer with a salaried one
Turn both into yearly pay using the hours you will really work, then compare paid time off, health insurance and retirement matching. An hourly job at $30 with paid overtime can beat a $65,000 salary that expects 50-hour weeks: the salaried job works out to $25 an hour at 50 hours.
Related calculators
- Salary to Hourly Calculator: Annual salary to hourly, weekly and monthly pay.
- Overtime Pay Calculator: Weekly pay with time-and-a-half.
- Pay Period Converter: Annual, monthly, semi-monthly, biweekly, weekly.
Questions people ask
How much is $20 an hour a year?
$41,600 before tax, at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks.
Is monthly pay hourly × 160?
Not quite. Months average 4.33 weeks, so a 40-hour month is about 173 hours. Monthly pay = annual pay ÷ 12.
Formula checked October 2026 · How we calculate