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Salary to hourly calculator

Convert an annual salary to an hourly wage and vice versa, based on hours and weeks worked.

$
h/week
weeks/yr
Hourly wage
$28.85
Monthly$5,000.00
Weekly$1,153.85

How the calculation works

To convert between salary and hourly pay, first find the hours worked in a year:

yearly hours = hours per week × weeks per year

Then it's a division (or multiplication):

hourly = annual salary ÷ yearly hours

annual salary = hourly × yearly hours

Step-by-step example

40 h/week for 52 weeks = 2,080 hours a year. A $41,600 salary:

  • Hourly: 41,600 ÷ 2,080 = $20/hour

Mind unpaid vacation weeks

If you take unpaid weeks off, use the weeks actually worked — that raises your real hourly rate. All figures are gross, before taxes.

Examples

  • $20/hour, 40 h/week, 52 weeks: $41,600/year.
  • $60,000 salary over 2,080 hours: ≈ $28.85/hour.

Frequently asked questions

What is $20 an hour annually?

At 40 h/week for 52 weeks: about $41,600 per year before taxes.

How many hours in a work year?

The standard is 2,080 hours (40 × 52). Minus vacation and holidays, the effective number is a bit lower.

Is it the take-home rate?

No — it is gross. Taxes and deductions reduce what actually reaches your account.

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Updated on June 18, 2026 · by Rafael Rossi · Methodology & sources