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Salary ↔ Hourly Converter
Instantly convert between annual salary and hourly wage.
Your gross annual salary before taxes.
Standard is 40 hours.
52 = no unpaid time off.
Your Hourly Rate
Based on 40 hrs/week, 52 weeks/year
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💡 Did You Know?
A quick rule of thumb: divide your salary by 2,000 to estimate your hourly rate. For example, $60,000 / 2,000 ≈ $30/hr.
Converting between annual salary and hourly rate sounds simple but trips people up because of vacation, holidays, and the difference between worked and paid hours. The conversion you want depends on whether you're comparing job offers or calculating freelance rates.
The conversion formulas
Salary to hourly: divide annual salary by 2,080 (40 hours × 52 weeks). Hourly to salary: multiply hourly rate by 2,080. To compare a salaried job (typically with paid time off) to an hourly job (often without), subtract unpaid vacation hours from 2,080 in the hourly direction. To compare full-time employment to freelancing, divide by 1,000-1,500 actual billable hours instead.
When to use this calculator
Use it when evaluating job offers in different formats (one offer in salary, another in hourly). Use it when negotiating raises — knowing your hourly equivalent makes overtime conversations more concrete. Use it when considering a switch to freelancing: the equivalent hourly rate is typically 1.5-2× the W-2 hourly because freelancers pay self-employment tax, healthcare, and unbillable time.
Worked example
$75,000/year ÷ 2,080 = $36.06/hour for a full-time W-2 role. As a freelancer, the equivalent rate is roughly $54-72/hour to net the same after self-employment tax (15.3% extra), healthcare (~$8K/year out of pocket), unpaid time off (~3 weeks), and downtime between clients.