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Hourly to Salary Calculator

Turn an hourly wage into weekly, monthly, and yearly pay before taxes. Overtime has its own line.

Your numbers

Hourly wage to annual salary

Put in your rate, hours, and how many weeks you get paid. This is before taxes.
$/ hour
hoursHours per week at your base rate
hoursOnly hours paid at the overtime rate
× base
/ yearUse 52 if you are paid every week of the year

Estimated annual gross pay

$58,240Before taxes and deductions
Monthly$4,853Annual ÷ 12
Twice a month$2,42724 pay periods
Biweekly$2,24026 pay periods
Weekly$1,120Regular + overtime
How we got this
  1. Regular weekly pay40 hours × $28.00$1,120.00
  2. Overtime weekly pay0 hours × 1.5× rate$0.00
  3. Annual gross pay$1,120.00 × 52 weeks$58,240.00
What we assumed
  • This is pay before taxes, benefits, unpaid time off, or deductions.
  • Overtime uses only the hours you mark as overtime.
  • This does not say whether you are legally eligible for overtime.
Technical details

Method compensation-v1.1.0Data Manual inputs / fixed rules

Guide

How hourly wages become a salary on this page

CostAnswer editorialIndependent calculator publisher

This calculator converts an hourly rate into weekly, monthly, and yearly gross pay. Overtime is a separate line at time-and-a-half unless you change it. Nothing here withholds tax.

What the numbers mean

Annual pay is hourly rate × hours per week × weeks per year. Monthly is that annual figure divided by 12, not a calendar-month average of hours. Weekly is rate × hours. If you work 40 hours for 52 weeks at $28, the annual line is $58,240 before tax.

Overtime is added only for the extra hours you type. The default extra rate is 1.5× the hourly wage, which matches common U.S. FLSA time-and-a-half, not every union contract or exempt-salary arrangement.

When to use take-home instead

Gross pay is the number a job posting usually quotes. Rent, a car payment, and a 401(k) contribution come out of take-home. After you have an annual figure, the salary-after-tax and paycheck calculators apply federal income tax, FICA, and a state wage-tax schedule when this site has a verified table.

Hourly examples people look up

A school paraprofessional at $18 an hour for 37.5 hours and 42 weeks has a different annual line than a warehouse role at the same hourly rate for 40 hours and 52 weeks. Type the schedule you were offered, not a generic full-time year.

Questions about this calculator

How much is $28 an hour a year before taxes?

At 40 hours a week and 52 weeks a year, $28 an hour is $58,240 gross. Change the hours or weeks if you do not work a full year. Overtime is extra, not baked into that line.

Does this include overtime, bonuses, or tips?

Overtime is its own input. Bonuses, tips, commissions, and differential pay are not modeled here. Convert those separately or use the bonus-tax calculator for a separately paid bonus.

Is this my take-home pay?

No. This page stops at gross pay. Federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and state wage tax are on the salary-after-tax page.

Do salaried exempt jobs still use this math?

If you already have an annual salary, you do not need this conversion. This page is for hourly wages. Exempt status changes overtime rules; it does not change rate × hours × weeks.

Terms used here

Gross pay
Pay before income tax, FICA, and other withholdings.
Time-and-a-half
A common overtime rate: 1.5 times the regular hourly wage for extra hours.
FLSA
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act, which sets a baseline overtime rule for many non-exempt jobs. Contracts can be more generous.
Weeks per year
How many weeks you actually get paid. 52 is a full year with no unpaid time off.

Practical tips

  • If you only work 48 weeks, type 48. Leaving 52 in place overstates annual pay.
  • Compare two job offers on the same hours and weeks before you look at the headline hourly rate.
  • After you have an annual number, run salary after tax for the state you would actually work in.

Limits and caveats

  • This is gross pay, not a net paycheck and not tax advice.
  • Overtime law varies by job classification and state. The 1.5× default is a convenience, not a determination that you are owed overtime.

Results are for information. They are not legal, tax, medical, or financial advice. How the math is maintained · Report a wrong figure.

Engine notes

Rounding, versioning, and omissions that sit beside the guide rather than repeating it.

  • Regular hours and overtime. Regular weekly pay uses your base rate. Overtime uses only the hours and multiplier you enter.
  • A week into a year. Weekly pay is multiplied by the paid weeks you choose. 52 weeks is not assumed.
  • Other pay periods. Monthly, twice a month, and every two weeks are divided from the same yearly total.

Calculation receipt

What each number here is

This answer is arithmetic on what you enter. No outside dataset is involved, so nothing here can go out of date.

Hours, weeks and a rate. The conversion is defined by the numbers entered.

Sources

Where this data comes from

U.S. Department of LaborFederal overtime rules and who they cover.Official guidance ↗

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