Salary Calculator
Enter your annual salary and your working pattern — days per week, hours per day — and see the same salary expressed at every scale, down to a single hour.
The convention behind the breakdown
The calculator uses the payroll convention of 52 paid weeks per year. Monthly pay is always annual ÷ 12 — even though months range from 28 to 31 days — and weekly pay is annual ÷ 52. The hourly figure then depends on your actual working pattern: the fewer hours per year you declare, the higher the hourly equivalent of the same salary.
That hourly number is the most useful one for comparison. Two jobs with the same salary can differ sharply in hourly terms — a 40-hour week at 60,000 is a very different deal from a 50-hour week at the same number, and the hourly line makes the difference unmistakable.
What the salary does not include
These are gross figures. Bonuses, equity, employer pension contributions and benefits sit on top; income tax and social contributions come out of the gross and vary enormously by country. Paid holidays are implicitly inside the 52-week basis — that is why the hourly rate of a salaried job often looks lower than a freelancer's day rate.
Adjust the days and hours boxes to match your reality — a four-day week or nine-day fortnight changes the hourly answer substantially.
Frequently asked questions
How is the hourly rate derived?
Annual ÷ 52 ÷ (days per week × hours per day). The default 5 days × 8 hours gives 2,080 paid hours per year, the standard US convention.
Why is monthly always annual ÷ 12?
Payroll systems pay the same amount every month regardless of whether a month has 28 or 31 days, so monthly is defined as one-twelfth — not as weekly × 4.
Is the result gross or net?
Gross, before income tax and social contributions. Net varies too much by country and personal situation to compute from the salary alone.
What working pattern should I enter?
Your normal schedule, not peak weeks. If you regularly exceed it, the real hourly value is lower than this tool shows — that is exactly what it is designed to reveal.
How does this compare to freelance day rates?
A freelancer must cover unpaid admin, tools, insurance and holidays from the same hourly rate, so equivalent day rates usually run 1.5–2× the salaried hourly figure.
Can I share a specific breakdown?
Yes — salary, days and hours travel in the URL, so a shared link reopens the exact numbers.