Hourly or Salaried? How to Compare Two Offers Properly
A $30 hourly contract and a $62,000 salary are not the same offer. Here is the arithmetic that makes them comparable.
Hourly to Salary Calculator
Convert an hourly rate into weekly, biweekly, monthly and annual pay, with overtime folded in at your own multiplier.
Every figure below is labelled in the currency you pick. Amounts are not converted — enter values in the same currency.
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Annual salary
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52 weeks or 50?
Salaried employees are paid for all 52 weeks, holidays included. Hourly workers without paid leave are not: two unpaid weeks off makes the honest multiplier 50, which lowers the annual figure by nearly 4%. Set the paid-weeks field to what your contract actually gives you before comparing an hourly job against a salaried offer.
The comparison people forget
An hourly rate and a salary are not comparable until you add benefits. Employer health contributions, retirement matching, paid leave and sick pay are frequently worth 20–30% of base pay, and hourly roles often carry less of all four. A $30/hour contract role is usually worth less than a $62,000 salary, not more.
The formula
Annual = hourly × hours per week × paid weeks
Every result on this page comes from this formula. Nothing is rounded until the final display, so figures match a spreadsheet to the cent.
How to use the Hourly to Salary Calculator
- Fill in each field with your own figures — the defaults are only there as an example.
- The result updates as you type, so there is no button to press.
- Check the breakdown under the main result for the supporting numbers.
- Use the copy button to take the result with you, or share the link to reload the same inputs.
Hourly to Salary Calculator — frequently asked questions
How do I convert hourly to annual salary quickly?
Double the hourly rate and add three zeros: $28 an hour is roughly $56,000 a year. That shortcut assumes 40 hours a week for 50 weeks and is accurate to about 4%.
Does this include tax?
No, this is gross pay. Use the take-home paycheck calculator to see the net figure after federal, state and payroll taxes.
Is this hourly to salary calculator free to use?
Yes. Every calculator on the site is free, needs no sign-up, and runs entirely in your browser, so your figures never leave your device.
How accurate is the result?
The maths is exact for the formula shown on the page. Accuracy in the real world depends on your inputs and on assumptions the formula cannot see, so treat the output as a well-grounded estimate rather than a quote.
Can I use it on my phone?
Yes. The page is responsive, weighs a few kilobytes and works offline once loaded, so it behaves the same on a phone as on a desktop.
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About this calculator
Written and reviewed by The Samsung Calculator editorial team. Every calculator is written against a published formula, reviewed against at least one independent reference implementation, and dated when it changes.
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