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Yearly salary
An hourly rate is easy to quote but hard to picture as a yearly number. This converts any wage into weekly, monthly, and annual pay so you can compare a job offer, a raise, or freelance rate against a salary.
The math is three steps. Weekly pay is your rate times the hours you work each week. Annual pay is that weekly figure times the number of weeks you work in a year. Monthly pay is the annual figure divided by twelve — not by four, since a month averages about 4.33 weeks, so multiplying weekly pay by four understates it.
The standard full-time assumption is 40 hours a week across all 52 weeks, which is 2,080 paid hours a year. That 2,080 figure is the anchor most salary quotes use, and it is why $25 an hour and a $52,000 salary describe the same job. If your real schedule differs, change the hours and weeks fields to match what you actually work.
Take $25 an hour at 40 hours a week for all 52 weeks. Weekly pay is 25 × 40 = $1,000. Annual pay is 1,000 × 52 = $52,000. Monthly pay is 52,000 ÷ 12 = about $4,333. If you are paid every two weeks, that is $2,000 per paycheck across 26 pay periods.
The weeks field is where most of the variation lives. Keep it at 52 when your vacation and holidays are paid, because you are still paid for the whole year. Lower it only for weeks you are genuinely not paid. Two unpaid weeks off drops the same $25 rate from $52,000 to $50,000, and a freelancer who bills 48 weeks lands at $48,000 — the weekly pay is identical, but the year is shorter.
For part-time work, just lower the hours. At $25 an hour and 20 hours a week, the annual figure is $26,000 — exactly half of the full-time number, since you work half the hours. This is the cleanest way to compare a part-time offer against a full-time salary on the same footing.
Overtime is the one case this tool does not model for you. In the United States, non-exempt employees are generally owed 1.5 times their regular rate for hours past 40 in a week under the Fair Labor Standards Act, so those hours are worth more than your base rate. If you want a rough annual figure that includes steady overtime, enter the time-and-a-half rate for the overtime portion separately rather than averaging it in here. Entering 48 flat hours at the base $25, for instance, gives $62,400, but real overtime pay would be higher because the extra 8 hours each week should be paid at $37.50. The time and a half guide covers how that overtime rate is actually calculated.
Is an annual salary always better than the same pay by the hour?
Not necessarily. Salaried roles often skip overtime pay, while hourly work can earn more in busy weeks but less in slow ones. Compare the total yearly figure alongside benefits and how steady the hours are.
How do I turn a yearly salary back into an hourly rate?
Divide the annual salary by the number of hours you work in a year. At 40 hours across 52 weeks that is 2,080 hours, so a $52,000 salary works out to about $25 an hour.
What hourly rate do I need to reach a six-figure salary?
Around $48 an hour at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks gets you to roughly $100,000 a year. Fewer paid weeks or shorter hours raise the rate you would need.
Should I use paid holidays in the weeks figure?
If your time off is paid, keep weeks at 52 since you are paid for the full year. Only lower it when some weeks are unpaid, such as a freelance break or unpaid leave.
Last reviewed June 2026. Figures are gross pay, before tax and deductions.