Salary Calculator
Convert salary between hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and annual rates
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Tax estimates are illustrative only. Actual deductions vary by country, filing status, and other factors.
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How to Use the Salary Calculator
Select how your salary is expressed using the tabs — Annual, Monthly, Weekly, or Hourly — then enter the amount. Set your hours per day, days per week, and weeks per year to get accurate conversions. Add your estimated tax rate to see take-home pay estimates.
Salary Conversion Formulas
Tax Rates by Country (approximate)
Income tax rates vary significantly by country and income level. As rough guides: USA 22–24% (middle income), UK 20–40%, Germany 14–42%, Poland 12–32%. Always use the actual marginal rate that applies to your income bracket. The comparison table lets you see how different rates affect your take-home pay.
Overtime Pay
The most common overtime multiplier is 1.5× (time and a half) — common in the USA, UK and EU for hours worked beyond the standard week. Some employers pay 2× (double time) for weekend or holiday work. Enter the overtime hours and multiplier to see your additional annual earnings.
Weeks Per Year
The default is 52 weeks. If you receive paid holiday, you may still work only 46–50 weeks of the year in terms of productivity, but your salary is the same. Adjust weeks per year to reflect actual working weeks if you are calculating for contracting or freelance purposes.
Salary Math: Converting Pay Without Getting Fooled
Built and verified by Andrius R. · Updated June 2026
Hourly, weekly, monthly, annual — the same pay wears four disguises, and job offers exploit the confusion. Here are the conversions, the standard assumptions hiding inside them, and the comparisons that actually matter.
The standard conversions
The convention: 40 hours × 52 weeks = 2,080 working hours per year.
$25 × 2,080 = $52,000/year = ~$4,333/month = $1,000/week.
Reverse direction: a $60,000 salary ÷ 2,080 = ~$28.85/hour. A quick mental shortcut: hourly rate ≈ annual salary ÷ 1,000 × 0.5 — so $60k ≈ $30/hr, accurate within a few percent.
The assumptions inside "2,080 hours"
That figure quietly assumes you're paid for all 52 weeks. For salaried employees with paid vacation, that's true. For hourly or contract workers without paid time off, it isn't: take 2 weeks unpaid vacation plus holidays and your real year is ~1,900–2,000 paid hours, cutting effective annual pay 4–8%. This cuts both ways — when comparing a salaried offer against an hourly or freelance rate, the hourly number must be discounted for unpaid time off, or the salary grossed up. Contractors should typically charge 1.3–1.5× the equivalent employee hourly rate to cover unpaid leave, self-employment taxes, and absent benefits.
Gross vs net: the number on the offer isn't the number in your account
Everything above is gross pay. Your bank account receives net pay — after income tax, social contributions, pension deductions, and (in the US) health insurance premiums. Depending on country and income, net commonly lands at 65–80% of gross. So a $52,000 offer is realistically ~$3,000–3,500/month in hand, not $4,333. For the tax side of the conversion, our income tax calculator covers the US, UK, Germany and Poland with current rates.
Comparing two job offers properly
- Convert everything to one unit — annual gross is the standard.
- Add the benefits that are really money: employer retirement contributions (a 5% match on $60k is $3,000/year), health insurance (worth thousands in the US), bonus targets, equity.
- Subtract the costs: commuting time and expense, unpaid overtime expectations for salaried roles, cost-of-living differences for relocation. A $70k offer in a high-cost city can net out below $58k elsewhere.
- Divide by real hours. A "$65k" salaried job at a routine 50 hours/week pays $25/hour; a $58k job at a true 40 pays $27.90. Salaried workers chronically skip this division.
Overtime, raises, and inflation
For hourly workers, overtime at time-and-a-half compounds quickly: a steady 5 hours/week at the $25 example rate adds about $9,750/year — nearly a 19% raise. For everyone: judge raises in real terms. A 3% raise during 3% inflation is treading water, and a "generous" 5% during 7% inflation is a pay cut — run your own numbers through the inflation calculator before celebrating.
// Negotiate Annually
Always negotiate salary as an annual figure — it's easier to compare and avoids confusion with hourly or monthly offers.
// Real Wage
Subtract inflation from your pay rise. A 3% raise with 4% inflation is a real-terms pay cut of 1%.
// Total Package
Compare total compensation — salary + pension contributions + health cover + bonuses can differ significantly between offers.
// Contracting
Contractors often earn 30–50% more gross but pay more tax and receive no benefits. Use this calculator to compare net pay.