Salary Calculator: Hourly to Annual and Back
To turn an hourly wage into a salary, multiply it by the hours you work a week and by 52: $30 an hour at 40 hours is $62,400 a year. Enter pay for any period to see it hourly, daily, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly, quarterly and yearly, with holidays and vacation. Free.
Enter your pay, choose the period it is for and set your hours and days a week. Add paid holidays and vacation days to see what days off mean for an hourly wage or a salary. Results update as you type and stay in this browser until you start over.
Salary calculator example
An employee earns $30 an hour, 40 hours a week over five days, with 11 paid holidays and 10 vacation days a year.
| Period | Gross pay |
|---|---|
| Hourly | $30 |
| Daily | $240 |
| Weekly | $1,200 |
| Biweekly | $2,400 |
| Semimonthly | $2,600 |
| Monthly | $5,200 |
| Annual | $62,400 |
With 21 days off the employee works 239 days, 1,912 hours. If those days were unpaid, the year would bring $57,360 instead of $62,400.
Salary conversion formulas
- Annual from hourly: hourly wage × hours a week × 52.
- Hourly from annual: annual salary ÷ (hours a week × 52).
- Monthly: annual ÷ 12; semimonthly: annual ÷ 24; biweekly: annual ÷ 26.
- Daily: annual ÷ (days a week × 52).
- Days worked: days a week × 52 − holidays − vacation days.
From gross salary to take-home pay
These are gross figures. Taxes and deductions come out of each paycheck: see your net pay with the payroll calculator. Employers can add payroll taxes and benefits with the employee cost calculator, and track leave with the PTO calculator.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert an hourly wage to an annual salary?
Multiply the hourly wage by the hours you work in a week and by 52 weeks. At $30 an hour and 40 hours a week, that is $30 × 40 × 52 = $62,400 a year, or $5,200 a month. Full time at 40 hours a week is 2,080 paid hours a year.
How do I convert a salary to an hourly rate?
Divide the annual salary by 52 weeks and by the hours you work each week. A $75,000 salary at 40 hours a week is $75,000 ÷ 2,080 = $36.06 an hour. The US federal government divides by 2,087 hours instead, which gives a slightly lower rate.
What is the difference between biweekly and semimonthly pay?
Biweekly pay comes every two weeks, 26 paychecks a year. Semimonthly pay comes twice a month, usually on fixed dates, 24 paychecks a year. The yearly total is the same, so each semimonthly paycheck is a little larger: $2,600 against $2,400 on a $62,400 salary.
Do holidays and vacation change my salary?
Not if they are paid: a salaried employee earns the same each year, but works fewer hours for it, so the pay per hour actually worked is higher. If you are paid by the hour and days off are unpaid, each day off lowers your yearly pay. The calculator shows both.
Is this my take-home pay?
No. Every figure here is gross pay, before federal and state income tax, Social Security, Medicare and other deductions. To see what lands in your bank account each payday, use the payroll calculator, which works out the withholding for all 50 states.
Is what I enter stored or sent anywhere?
No. The calculation runs in your browser and the figures are saved only in this browser so you can come back to them. Nothing you enter is sent to SalesBond or anyone else. Click Start over to clear it.
Related tools: payroll calculator, PTO calculator, employee cost calculator. More on sales and running a sales team on the SalesBond blog and the home page.
Official sources
- OPM: Computing hourly rates of pay using the 2,087-hour divisor — how US federal pay is turned into an hourly rate.
- OPM: Federal holidays — the 11 federal holidays of 2026.
- Wikipedia: Salary — salary, wages and pay periods.
Updated on Nov 7, 2026. This calculator is for information only and is not tax, legal or payroll advice. All figures are gross pay for a 52-week year; your employer may count paid hours or pay periods differently.
