{
  "slug": "hourly-to-salary",
  "title": "Hourly to Salary Calculator",
  "heading": "Hourly to Salary Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/hourly-to-salary",
  "summary": "Convert an hourly rate to annual salary, and back again.",
  "description": "Converts between hourly and salary in both directions, and accounts for unpaid time off — the detail contractors forget when comparing a rate against a staff job.",
  "formula": "Annual = Rate × Hours per week × Paid weeks. Hourly = Salary ÷ (Hours × Paid weeks).",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=hourly-to-salary",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "rate",
      "label": "Hourly rate",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 45,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "hours",
      "label": "Hours per week",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 40,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 1,
      "max": 80
    },
    {
      "id": "unpaidWeeks",
      "label": "Unpaid weeks per year",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 2,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 26
    },
    {
      "id": "salary",
      "label": "Compare against a salary",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 92000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "annual",
      "label": "Annual equivalent",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "monthly",
      "label": "Monthly",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "weekly",
      "label": "Weekly",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "equivalentHourly",
      "label": "The salary as an hourly rate",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "difference",
      "label": "Your rate vs that salary",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Hourly rate: 45 $",
      "Hours per week: 40",
      "Unpaid weeks per year: 2",
      "Compare against a salary: 92000 $"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Annual equivalent: $90,000.00",
      "Monthly: $7,500.00",
      "Weekly: $1,800.00",
      "The salary as an hourly rate: $44.23",
      "Your rate vs that salary: -$2,000.00"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter hourly rate ($).",
      "Enter hours per week.",
      "Enter unpaid weeks per year.",
      "Enter compare against a salary ($).",
      "Read your annual equivalent on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "rate": 45,
        "hours": 24,
        "unpaidWeeks": 1,
        "salary": 55000
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "rate": 45,
        "hours": 40,
        "unpaidWeeks": 2,
        "salary": 92000
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "rate": 45,
        "hours": 64,
        "unpaidWeeks": 3,
        "salary": 147000
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How does the hourly to salary calculator work?",
      "a": "Converts between hourly and salary in both directions, and accounts for unpaid time off — the detail contractors forget when comparing a rate against a staff job. The underlying maths is: Annual = Rate × Hours per week × Paid weeks. Hourly = Salary ÷ (Hours × Paid weeks)."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "4 values: hourly rate, hours per week, unpaid weeks per year, and compare against a salary. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the annual equivalent result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a money amount in US dollars and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone comparing money scenarios before committing — budgeting a payment, sanity-checking a quote, or seeing what a change in rate or term actually costs."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/salary",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/paycheck",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/1099-vs-w2"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Hourly to Salary Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/hourly-to-salary)"
}