{
  "slug": "salary",
  "title": "Salary Calculator",
  "heading": "Salary Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/salary",
  "summary": "Convert hourly, weekly, monthly, and annual pay.",
  "description": "Convert pay between hourly, weekly, biweekly, monthly, and annual using a chosen weekly hours figure.",
  "formula": null,
  "dateModified": "2026-10-03",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=salary",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "amount",
      "label": "Amount",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 80000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "period",
      "label": "Period",
      "kind": "select",
      "hint": null,
      "default": "annual",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "hourly",
          "label": "Hourly"
        },
        {
          "value": "weekly",
          "label": "Weekly"
        },
        {
          "value": "biweekly",
          "label": "Bi-weekly"
        },
        {
          "value": "monthly",
          "label": "Monthly"
        },
        {
          "value": "annual",
          "label": "Annual"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "hoursPerWeek",
      "label": "Hours per week",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 40,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 1,
      "max": 168
    },
    {
      "id": "weeksPerYear",
      "label": "Weeks per year",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 52,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 1,
      "max": 52
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "annual",
      "label": "Annual",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "monthly",
      "label": "Monthly",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "biweekly",
      "label": "Bi-weekly",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "weekly",
      "label": "Weekly",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "hourly",
      "label": "Hourly",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Amount: 80000 $",
      "Period: Annual",
      "Hours per week: 40",
      "Weeks per year: 52"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Annual: $80,000.00",
      "Monthly: $6,666.67",
      "Bi-weekly: $3,076.92",
      "Weekly: $1,538.46",
      "Hourly: $38.46"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter amount ($).",
      "Enter period.",
      "Enter hours per week.",
      "Enter weeks per year.",
      "Read your annual 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": {
        "amount": 48000,
        "period": "annual",
        "hoursPerWeek": 24,
        "weeksPerYear": 31
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "amount": 80000,
        "period": "annual",
        "hoursPerWeek": 40,
        "weeksPerYear": 52
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "amount": 128000,
        "period": "annual",
        "hoursPerWeek": 64,
        "weeksPerYear": 52
      }
    }
  ],
  "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 salary calculator work?",
      "a": "Convert pay between hourly, weekly, biweekly, monthly, and annual using a chosen weekly hours figure."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "4 values: amount, period, hours per week, and weeks per year. 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 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/hours"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Salary Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/salary)"
}