The quick conversion math
Annual salary = hourly rate × hours per week × weeks per year. At the standard 40 hours and 52 paid weeks, a useful shortcut is hourly × 2,080 — or, for mental math, hourly × 2 ≈ salary in thousands ($25/hr ≈ $50K, actually $52,000). Going the other way, divide salary by 2,080: $75,000 ÷ 2,080 = $36.06/hour.
Common hourly rates as annual salaries
| Hourly | Weekly (40 hrs) | Annual (52 wks) |
|---|---|---|
| $15.00 | $600 | $31,200 |
| $20.00 | $800 | $41,600 |
| $25.00 | $1,000 | $52,000 |
| $30.00 | $1,200 | $62,400 |
| $40.00 | $1,600 | $83,200 |
| $50.00 | $2,000 | $104,000 |
Comparing an hourly job to a salaried offer? Read this first
The headline numbers aren't comparable until you adjust for what each arrangement includes:
- Overtime: hourly workers earn time-and-a-half past 40 hours; most salaried (exempt) employees don't. A $30/hr job with 5 hours of weekly overtime out-earns a $70,000 salary. (And through 2028, up to $12,500 of the overtime premium is federally deductible — see our OBBBA deductions guide.)
- Paid time off: a salary includes vacation and holidays. An hourly worker with 2 unpaid weeks should use 50 weeks in the calculator — and 10 unpaid holidays cost another 2 weeks' equivalent.
- Benefits: employer health premiums ($6,000–$18,000/year of value), 401(k) match, and bonuses can add 20–35% to true compensation.
What about taxes?
The after-tax column above applies the current-year federal brackets, standard deduction, and FICA for a single filer, so you can compare pay periods in real take-home terms. For a complete picture with 401(k), state tax, and your filing status, continue to the paycheck calculator.
How this calculator works
The converter multiplies your hourly rate by hours per week and weeks per year (a standard full-time year is 2,080 hours) to get annual salary, and divides that across monthly, biweekly, and weekly pay periods. The after-tax column applies the current-year federal brackets, standard deduction, and FICA for a single filer so you can compare pay periods in real take-home terms. For 401(k), state tax, and your filing status, continue to the paycheck calculator.
Worked example
At $30/hour full-time, annual gross is $62,400 ($2,400 biweekly). After the 2026 standard deduction and FICA, a single filer keeps roughly $51,000 — about $1,960 per biweekly paycheck before state tax.
Sources & method: IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32; SSA 2026 wage base; standard 2,080-hour work year. See our methodology for how every figure is verified.