Salary Calculator
Convert a salary between hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and annual pay.
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One job posting quotes $28/hour, another quotes $58,000/year, a freelance client asks for a day rate. They're not directly comparable until you convert them onto the same footing — which is exactly what this calculator does.
Gross pay, not take-home pay
This tool converts gross pay — your salary before tax and deductions — between hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and annual figures using the work schedule you enter (hours/day, days/week, weeks/year). It deliberately doesn't attempt to estimate take-home pay, because income tax, social contributions, and deductions vary enormously by country, region, and personal circumstances — a generic calculator claiming to know your net pay would just be guessing.
A worked example: comparing two offers
Say Job A is salaried at $62,000/year, nominally a 40-hour week — enter that and it converts to about $29.80/hour, close to Job B's straightforward hourly offer of $30. On paper, they look similar. But if Job A's team is known for routinely working 50-hour weeks rather than the nominal 40, adjust "Hours / day" (or "Days / week") to reflect that real schedule instead: the same $62,000 annual figure now spreads across more actual hours worked, and the effective hourly rate drops to around $23.85. Suddenly Job B's straightforward $30/hour is worth noticeably more per hour actually worked — a gap the two headline numbers alone didn't reveal.
Why convert between pay periods
- Comparing job offers quoted differently. One role lists an annual salary, another lists an hourly rate — converting both to the same period makes the comparison honest.
- Evaluating unpaid overtime. A salaried role that regularly expects 50-hour weeks has a lower effective hourly rate than the headline annual number suggests — this calculator makes that visible if you adjust "hours/day" to reflect reality.
- Negotiating a raise or a new rate in whichever unit makes your case clearest.
- Budgeting from an annual salary down to a realistic weekly or monthly figure.
A note for freelancers and contractors
If you're setting a freelance rate, remember a contractor's hourly or day rate needs to cover far more than an employee's salary does for the same take-home amount — there's no employer paying for time off, sick leave, insurance, or equipment. Many freelancers use an annual "target income" figure well above what they'd accept as a salaried employee, then convert it to an hourly or day rate here as a starting point for quotes.
Frequently asked questions
Does this calculate my take-home pay after tax?
No — it converts gross pay between time periods only. Tax rules vary too much by country and personal situation for a generic calculator to estimate accurately.
What if I don't work a standard 5-day week?
Adjust "Days / week" and "Hours / day" to match your actual schedule — the conversion recalculates instantly for any working pattern.
Why does "Weeks / year" default to 52 instead of accounting for vacation?
52 treats pay as continuous through the year, which matches how most salaries are actually quoted and paid. If you want to see the effective rate accounting for unpaid time off, lower this number to your actual paid weeks.
How should I use this to compare two job offers?
Enter each offer's figure with that job's actual expected hours, then compare the resulting hourly rate — it's the only period that fairly accounts for how much time each role actually asks for.
Can I use this for a part-time role?
Yes — just enter your actual part-time hours and days in the schedule fields. The conversion math works identically regardless of full-time or part-time status.
What if I'm paid biweekly rather than monthly?
There's no dedicated biweekly option here — divide your biweekly amount by two and enter it as a weekly figure, since biweekly pay is just two weekly periods combined.