Hourly to Salary Calculator

The hourly to salary calculator converts any hourly wage to its annual, monthly, weekly, and daily equivalents in one step. Reach for it when comparing a job offer quoted in hours against a salaried role, checking whether a freelance rate covers your income target, or just understanding what your take-home adds up to across the year. It is particularly useful for people switching between hourly and salaried work. A job posting might advertise £18/hour while another offers a £35,000 salary — without doing the maths, it is hard to know which pays better. This calculator makes the comparison immediate and honest. Freelancers and contractors can use it in reverse: if you need £45,000 per year and plan to bill 46 weeks at 35 hours per week, the required hourly rate is £27.96. Adjust the hours and weeks fields to model different workloads. All figures are gross pay — before income tax, National Insurance, or other deductions. The calculator works for any currency; change the inputs to match your situation.

Working Out Your Hourly to Salary Calculator

The Hourly to Salary Calculator is designed to give you an accurate answer in seconds. Follow these steps:

1. 1Enter your hourly rate in the Hourly Rate field. The minimum value is 0. The default is £15. Adjust this to match your specific situation.
2. 2Enter your hours per week in the Hours Per Week field. The valid range is 1 to 168. The default is 37.5. Adjust this to match your specific situation.
3. 3Enter your weeks per year in the Weeks Per Year field. The valid range is 1 to 52. The default is 52. Adjust this to match your specific situation.
4. 4Click Calculate to see your results instantly. The output updates as soon as you submit.

No account or sign-up required. All calculations run locally in your browser — nothing is stored or transmitted to any server.

Example Calculation

Here is what the Hourly to Salary Calculator produces with its default values. Change any input above to recalculate instantly for your own figures.

The Maths Behind Hourly to Salary Calculator

Annual Salary = Hourly Rate × Hours Per Week × Weeks Per Year

Formula: Annual Salary = Hourly Rate × Hours Per Week × Weeks Per Year The calculation chains from hourly to annual, then divides back down to monthly. Weekly pay is the hourly rate multiplied by hours worked that week. Annual pay multiplies weekly by working weeks in the year. Monthly divides the annual total by 12. Example: £15/hour, 37.5 hours/week, 52 weeks/year. Weekly = £15 × 37.5 = £562.50 Annual = £562.50 × 52 = £29,250 Monthly = £29,250 ÷ 12 = £2,437.50 Daily (7.5 hrs) = £15 × 7.5 = £112.50 The standard UK full-time working week is 37.5 hours (not 40 as in the US). A full year of 52 weeks gives 1,950 hours. Reduce weeks per year for unpaid leave — two unpaid weeks gives 50 working weeks and drops the annual figure accordingly. All outputs are gross pay before income tax and National Insurance. For freelancers and contractors, weeks per year is the most important field to adjust. If you take 6 weeks off per year (holidays, slow periods, between contracts), your effective working year is 46 weeks — not 52. That gap reduces your annualised income by about 11.5% at the same rate. Building that into your rate calculation avoids chronic under-pricing against salaried peers. This calculator is for informational purposes and does not constitute financial or tax advice.

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