How to Convert Annual Salary into Hourly, Weekly and Monthly Pay

Job adverts quote pay in whatever unit suits the employer — hourly here, monthly there, annual somewhere else — which makes comparing two offers surprisingly hard until everything is on the same footing.

What the Salary Converter does

Converts a wage between hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and annual, so two offers quoted differently can be compared directly.

The conversion depends entirely on assumed hours and weeks. Change those and every derived figure moves — which is why comparing a contract rate to a salary is not the arithmetic it appears to be.

Open the Salary Converter and follow the settings and checks below.

How the conversion works

Setting	What it means
Converts between	Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, annual
Depends on	Assumed hours per week and weeks per year
Common assumption	40 hours × 52 weeks = 2,080 hours a year
Monthly	Annual ÷ 12, not weekly × 4
4 weeks ≠ 1 month	A year has 52 weeks, not 48
Figures are	Gross — before tax and deductions
Excludes	Bonuses, overtime, benefits, employer pension
Contract vs salary	Not directly comparable — see the tip

How to use it

1. Enter the figure you have and the unit it is in.
2. Set hours per week and weeks per year to match the role.
3. Read every other unit.

Practical advice

A contract hourly rate is not comparable to a salary at the same rate. The contractor has no paid leave, no sick pay, no employer pension and pays their own taxes and equipment — which is why contract rates are conventionally set well above the salaried equivalent. Compare total annual value, not rate to rate.

Common questions

How many working hours in a year?

2,080 is the standard assumption — 40 hours across 52 weeks. It ignores holidays and public holidays, so actual worked hours are lower, but it is the figure most salary conversions use.

Why is monthly not weekly times four?

Because a year has 52 weeks, not 48. Multiplying a weekly figure by four understates monthly pay by about 8%. Always divide the annual by twelve.

Is this gross or net?

Gross — before any tax or deductions. Use the Payroll Calculator to estimate take-home, noting that it needs rates you supply.

Can I compare a contract rate to a salary?

Not by rate alone. Convert the contract rate to an annual figure using the weeks you will actually bill, then subtract unpaid leave, your own pension and equipment costs. The gap is usually large enough to change which offer is better.

Useful next tools

• Hourly Wage Calculator — Turn an hourly rate into weekly, monthly and annual pay.
• Payroll Calculator — Net pay, deductions and the employer's total cost.
• Hourly Rate Calculator — The rate you must charge to hit your income target.
• True Employee Cost — Salary plus benefits, taxes, equipment and overhead.
• Overtime Pay — Overtime and premium hours at any multiplier.
• Unit Converter — Length, mass, temperature, area, volume, speed and data.

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