Salary Calculator
Convert between hourly pay and annual salary, and see what your gross pay looks like per week, paycheck, and month.
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Gross pay, before taxes and deductions
Use 52 if you get paid vacation; fewer if unpaid time off
Your pay, every way
Gross (pre-tax) equivalents
Annual gross pay
$52,000
$25.00/hour · 40 hrs/week · 52 paid weeks
- Hourly
- $25.00
- Daily (8-hr equivalent)
- $200.00
- Weekly
- $1,000.00
- Biweekly (every 2 weeks)
- $2,000.00
- Semi-monthly (twice a month)
- $2,166.67
- Monthly
- $4,333.33
- Annual
- $52,000
Gross pay vs. take-home pay
How this salary calculator works
$25 an hour at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks comes to $52,000 in gross annual pay, before anything is withheld. Everything this calculator shows is gross pay: the number before federal and state taxes, Social Security, Medicare, retirement contributions, and health premiums come out.
Take-home pay is often 25 to 35% lower than gross, depending on where you live and what you contribute to retirement and benefits. Knowing both figures matters for different reasons: salaries get negotiated in gross terms, but a budget should be built on take-home, since that's the number that actually lands in your account.
Why people budget off the wrong number
A new job offer at $70,000 sounds like $5,833 a month, and a budget built on that number runs short every single month once taxes and deductions come out. This mismatch is one of the most common reasons a new budget falls apart in the first few months: not overspending, just planning against the wrong figure from the start.
Comparing pay periods correctly
A job that pays biweekly (every two weeks) issues 26 paychecks a year, not 24. A semi-monthly schedule (twice a month, on fixed dates) issues exactly 24. Two jobs offering the same annual salary can hand you a different-sized check depending on which schedule they use, and the amount per check is not directly comparable unless you convert both back to the same annual figure first, which is what this calculator does automatically.
How this is calculated
It converts one pay figure into its equivalents at every common pay period.
Annual pay = hourly rate × hours per week × paid weeks per year. Every other figure is that annual number divided by how many of that period fit in a year (12 months, 24 semi-monthly paychecks, and so on).
What it assumes
- Everything is gross pay. Taxes and deductions come out before you see it.
- Hours are steady week to week, with no overtime premium.
- The daily figure assumes your weekly hours are spread over five days.
Frequently asked questions
Why is my take-home pay so much lower than my salary?
Federal and state income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and any retirement or health insurance deductions all come out before you see the money; take-home pay is commonly 25-35% lower than gross, depending on where you live and what you contribute.
How do I convert an hourly rate to an annual salary?
Multiply the hourly rate by hours worked per week, then by weeks worked per year, 40 hours a week for 52 weeks is the standard full-time assumption this calculator uses by default.
Does this account for overtime pay?
No, it assumes a flat rate for all hours entered. If overtime pay applies to some of your hours, calculate that portion separately at the higher rate and add it to the result.
Shows gross (pre-tax) pay only; actual take-home depends on taxes and deductions. For educational purposes only, not financial advice.