Hourly to Salary: Converting Pay Rates

Switch between an hourly rate and an annual salary in one step. Enter what you know, hourly or yearly, and see the equivalent for a full-time schedule. These are gross figures before tax, useful for weighing one job offer against another.

Hourly to salary converter

Hourly rate ($)

Hours / week

$52,000/yr

Per month	$4,333
Bi-weekly	$2,000
Per week	$1,000

Gross pay before taxes, at 40 hours/week × 52 weeks. See what it leaves after tax with the paycheck calculator.

Every rate, worked out

Converting between an hourly wage and an annual salary is straightforward once you know the standard assumption. Full-time work is usually counted as 2,080 hours a year, which is 40 hours a week across 52 weeks. That single number does most of the work in either direction.

Hourly to salary

To turn an hourly rate into a yearly figure, multiply the rate by 2,080. A wage times 40 hours gives a weekly figure, times 52 gives the year, and 40 times 52 is that same 2,080. The result is your annual pay at full-time hours with no unpaid gaps.

Salary to hourly

Going the other way, divide the annual salary by 2,080 to get an equivalent hourly rate. This is useful for comparing a salaried offer against an hourly one, or for working out what a day off or an extra project is worth in hourly terms. If you work a different schedule, swap in your real annual hours. A 37.5-hour week is 1,950 hours, and a 35-hour week is 1,820.

Why your real annual pay may differ

The 2,080-hour conversion is a clean estimate, not a promise. Several things move your actual yearly earnings away from it:

Unpaid time off. If you take leave without pay, or the job does not offer paid holidays, your worked hours fall below 2,080 and so does your pay.
Overtime. Hourly workers who pass 40 hours in a week earn the overtime premium, which pushes annual pay above the flat estimate.
Part-time or variable hours. Fewer or uneven hours mean the 2,080 figure overstates the year. Use your expected hours instead.
Mid-year changes. A raise, a job change, or a stretch of unpaid leave all split the year into pieces the simple formula misses.

Gross versus net

One more distinction matters. Every figure above is gross pay, the amount before anything is taken out. Your take-home pay is smaller, because federal income tax, Social Security at 6.2%, Medicare at 1.45%, any state tax, and deductions like health premiums and retirement come out first. Two people with the same salary can take home different amounts depending on their filing status, state, and benefits.

So an hourly-to-salary conversion tells you the headline number, not what lands in your bank account. To see the net figure, enter your rate or salary in the take-home pay calculator. It applies the 2026 federal rates and your state to turn a gross figure into real take-home pay.

Frequently asked questions

How many work hours are in a year?

Full-time is usually counted as 2,080 hours, based on 40 hours a week for 52 weeks. Part-time or reduced schedules use fewer, so adjust the number to your real hours.

Why is my take-home less than my hourly rate times 2,080?

That formula gives gross pay. Federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, any state tax, and benefit deductions all come out before you are paid, so your net is lower.

Does the 2,080-hour rule account for paid time off?

It assumes your paid time off is included in full-time hours. If you take unpaid leave or lack paid holidays, your actual worked hours and pay will be lower.

How do I compare an hourly job to a salaried one?

Convert both to the same basis. Divide the salary by your annual hours to get an hourly rate, or multiply the hourly rate by your annual hours to get a salary, then compare take-home pay for each.

Federal: IRS 2026 brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32) · FICA: IRS Topic 751 · Wage base: SSA. Rates current as of July 16, 2026. Annual-liability estimates, not payroll withholding — see methodology.