Salary Calculator
Enter pay at any frequency and see the equivalent hourly, daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly and annual figures.
How it works
Every conversion runs through an annual figure. Your input is scaled up to a year, then divided back down into each other frequency, which keeps all six figures consistent with one another.
The hours and weeks you actually work drive the hourly rate. The default of 40 hours over 52 weeks is a convention, not a fact — unpaid leave, part-time hours or a 37.5-hour week all change the hourly equivalent noticeably.
Monthly is not four weekly payments. A year has about 4.33 weeks per month, so multiplying a weekly figure by four understates monthly pay by roughly 8%.
The formula
To annual
annual = amount × periods per year
Hourly
hourly = annual ÷ (hours per week × weeks per year)
Monthly
monthly = annual ÷ 12
Biweekly
biweekly = annual ÷ 26
Worked examples
| Scenario | Working | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 25 an hour, 40 hours, 52 weeks | 25 × 2080 | 52,000 a year |
| 60,000 a year as an hourly rate | 60000 ÷ 2080 | ≈ 28.85 an hour |
| 1,000 a week as monthly | 52,000 ÷ 12 | 4,333 — not 4,000 |
When you'd use it
- Comparing an hourly contract against a salaried offer
- Working out an hourly rate for freelance quoting
- Converting a job advert's figure into your own frequency
- Budgeting from a weekly wage
Common questions
Is this take-home pay?
No — these are gross figures before income tax, social contributions, pension deductions or anything else. Deductions depend entirely on your jurisdiction and circumstances, which this tool cannot know.
Why is monthly pay not four times the weekly figure?
Because a year has 52 weeks but only 12 months, which averages about 4.33 weeks per month. Multiplying by four understates monthly pay by roughly 8% — a meaningful gap when budgeting.
What if I work part-time or take unpaid leave?
Adjust the hours per week and weeks per year. Setting 48 weeks instead of 52 accounts for four unpaid weeks, and the hourly equivalent rises accordingly.