How to convert hourly to salary
Multiply your hourly rate by hours worked per week, then by weeks worked per year. For example, $25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000 a year. Use 50 weeks if you take two unpaid weeks off.
Gross, not take-home
This is your gross annual pay before federal tax and FICA. To see what actually lands in your account, run the figure through our paycheck take-home calculator.
Comparing an hourly job to a salaried offer
When you weigh an hourly role against a salaried one, the headline numbers rarely tell the whole story. Hourly (non-exempt) workers earn time-and-a-half overtime past 40 hours a week, which can lift annual pay above the straight conversion. Salaried (exempt) roles usually don’t pay overtime but more often include paid time off, health insurance and retirement contributions. A fair comparison adds the dollar value of benefits and expected overtime to each side, not just the base rate.