Salary Calculator
Convert salary to hourly rate instantly. Calculate annual, monthly, weekly, daily, and hourly pay with configurable working hours and leave days.
Hours per week: 1–168
Leave days per year: 0–259
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What Is a Salary Calculator?
The salary calculator converts any pay figure between annual, monthly, weekly, daily, and hourly rates — the gross version of each, before any tax or deduction withholding. Pay-period conventions vary: US salaried positions usually quote annual gross and pay bi-weekly (26 cheques/year, sometimes 27 in leap-aligned years); UK quotes annual, paid monthly (12 cheques); Germany pays 12 monthly + a 13th-month Christmas bonus historically; Japan splits compensation across 12 monthly + two bonus periods (June and December, each ~2x monthly base). The tool factors actual working hours per week (40 default but configurable for EU 35-hour weeks, Australian 38-hour, or freelance 25-hour billable target) and paid leave days so the hourly rate reflects your real schedule, not the textbook 2,080-hour US year (52 x 40 = 2080 assumes zero PTO and zero holidays). For comparing offers across countries or pay structures, the tool produces a single comparable hourly number even when one job offers $80K/year + 15 PTO days and another offers $42/hour + zero PTO. Currency-aware: USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CNY, HKD, AUD, CAD, SGD, INR.
How to Use the Salary Calculator
Pick a currency. Type your salary into any one of the period fields (annual / monthly / weekly / daily / hourly) — the other four fill in instantly. Set your weekly hours: 40 is the US/CA default, 35 is the French legal week, 38 is Australia, 48 is China's 996 schedule (9 AM-9 PM x 6 days). Set paid leave days (15-25 PTO + 8-12 public holidays in most countries; 30+ statutory in DE/FR/SE). The hourly formula becomes: Hourly = Annual / ((52 * hours_per_week) - (leave_days * hours_per_day)). So a $80,000 salary at 40h/week with 25 days off is $80,000 / ((52*40) - (25*8)) = $80,000 / 1,880 = $42.55/hr — not the $38.46/hr you would get from the naive 2,080-hour divisor. The Share button generates a URL that encodes every input so a friend or recruiter sees the same result.
Why Understanding Your Real Hourly Rate Matters
Hourly comparison is the only honest way to evaluate offers with different structures. A $90,000 W-2 salary with 15 PTO days, 40-hour weeks, and full benefits is roughly equivalent to a $52/hour 1099 contract with 0 PTO, 40 billable hours/week, and self-paid health insurance — but only after you subtract: self-employment tax delta (~7.65% extra FICA on contractor side), health insurance ($600-1,400/month US), unpaid time off (no work = no pay for contractors), and equipment costs. Gross vs net is the next layer the calculator does NOT compute — for that you need country-specific withholding tables (US bracket math + FICA + state, UK PAYE + NI, etc.). Bonuses in the US are withheld at a flat 22% federal supplemental rate which differs from your marginal bracket, so a $5,000 bonus arriving as ~$3,500 net is not a bug — the IRS reconciles it at tax-filing time. Knowing your true gross hourly rate is the first step before that tax math even matters.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is hourly rate calculated from annual salary?
Hourly rate = Annual salary ÷ (working days × hours per day). Working days = 260 − leave days. Hours per day = hours per week ÷ 5. For example, $52,000/yr with 40hr weeks and 14 leave days = $26.39/hr.
Does this include tax?
No — this calculator shows gross (pre-tax) figures only. Tax rules differ by country. Use your net (after-tax) salary for a take-home estimate.
Can I share my salary calculation?
Yes — click Share to copy a link. The URL encodes your inputs so anyone opening it sees the same result.
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