Salary to hourly
Worked out by this calculator for 52 paid weeks a year:
| A year | An hour at 37.5 hours a week | An hour at 40 hours a week | A month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,000 | 12.82 | 12.02 | 2,083.33 |
| 30,000 | 15.38 | 14.42 | 2,500.00 |
| 40,000 | 20.51 | 19.23 | 3,333.33 |
| 50,000 | 25.64 | 24.04 | 4,166.67 |
| 60,000 | 30.77 | 28.85 | 5,000.00 |
Hourly to salary
The other way round:
| An hour | A year at 37.5 hours a week | A year at 40 hours a week |
|---|---|---|
| 12.00 | 23,400 | 24,960 |
| 15.00 | 29,250 | 31,200 |
| 20.00 | 39,000 | 41,600 |
| 25.00 | 48,750 | 52,000 |
How it’s worked out
A year is counted as 52 weeks of pay, because paid holidays are paid weeks too. If time off isn’t paid (contractors often aren’t), type fewer weeks. A month is a twelfth of a year, so it is a little more than four weeks.
Hourly = yearly ÷ (hours a week × weeks paid a year)
Paid days off: the calculator also shows the pay for each hour you actually work, leaving your paid holidays out of the hours. It’s a fair way to compare a salaried job with day-rate work.
How to read the result
- The headline is the hourly rate from a salary (or the yearly pay from an hourly rate).
- Every period at once: day, week, two weeks, month and year, all before tax.
- Per hour actually worked: lower your working hours by paid days off to see what each hour worked is worth.
Common mistakes
- Using 52 weeks when some time off is unpaid: type the weeks you’re paid.
- Comparing with take-home pay: these are gross figures, before tax.
- Treating a month as four weeks: a month is a twelfth of a year, about 4.33 weeks.
How to use it
- Type your pay and choose what it’s per.
- Type the hours and days you work a week and the weeks you’re paid a year.
- Read the pay for every period; tap any of them to copy it.
Questions
How much is 30,000 a year an hour?
15.38 at 37.5 hours a week, or 14.42 at 40 hours, before tax.
Is this before or after tax?
Before. Tax and other deductions depend on where you live and your circumstances, so the calculator leaves them out.
Why 52 weeks and not 52.14?
A year is 52 weeks and a day (two in a leap year). Most employers pay a salary in twelve equal monthly amounts and work out hourly rates on 52 weeks, as this calculator does.
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