Salary Calculator
Salary Calculator — convert hourly to annual, biweekly to monthly, monthly to yearly. Compare salary offers in any currency. Free, no signup.
About Salary Calculator
The Salary Calculator converts between hourly, daily, weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, quarterly, and annual pay in a single step. Enter any rate, pick the frequency it represents, and instantly see all eight equivalents side by side. Useful for comparing job offers expressed in different units, negotiating a raise, or working out what your hourly rate would look like as a salary.
Why pay period conversions trip people up
The same salary can look very different depending on how it’s quoted. A job advertised at $25/hour, $52,000/year, $1,000/week, or $4,333/month is the same offer — but only one of those numbers will match your bank statement. The most common confusion is between bi-weekly and semi-monthly pay. Bi-weekly means 26 paycheques per year (one every two weeks), so each cheque on a $52,000 salary is $2,000. Semi-monthly means 24 paycheques per year (twice a month, usually the 1st and 15th), so each cheque is $2,166.67. Same annual total, different per-cheque amounts, and bi-weekly gives you two “third paycheque” months as a quiet bonus.
How to use this calculator for negotiation and comparison
When comparing two offers, convert both to the same frequency before deciding. An offer of $90,000/year and an offer of $7,300/month are close but not identical — $7,300 × 12 is $87,600, so the annual offer is $2,400 higher. Hourly contractors often have to back-solve from a target annual income: pick the number you want to earn, divide by the hours you’ll actually bill (typically 1,000–1,500 for full-time freelancers, not 2,080), and that’s your minimum hourly rate. Adjust the weeks-per-year input if you take unpaid leave — every two weeks off costs you about 4% of the headline number.
Gross pay, not take-home
This calculator works with gross pay only — the headline number before any tax, pension, insurance, or other deduction is applied. It doesn’t know your tax bracket, filing status, location, or what your employer withholds. To get your net take-home pay in the US after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and state tax, switch over to the Paycheck Calculator. For most other countries, take-home is roughly 65–80% of gross for middle-income earners — but check your local tax authority for the exact number.
Works worldwide with 54 currencies, defaults to your country’s currency automatically, runs entirely in your browser, and ships without ads, signup, or tracking. Free for any number of calculations.
Frequently asked questions
Multiply your hourly rate by hours per week and weeks per year. The standard full-time calculation is rate × 40 × 52. For example, $25/hour at 40 hours/week works out to $25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000 annual. If you take unpaid leave, lower the weeks-per-year value to match the weeks you actually work.
Bi-weekly means you're paid every two weeks, which is 26 paycheques per year. Semi-monthly means you're paid twice a month — usually the 1st and 15th — which is 24 paycheques per year. The annual total is the same for the same salary, but bi-weekly cheques are slightly smaller because they're divided by 26 instead of 24, and twice a year you get a 'third paycheque' month.
No — this is a gross salary conversion calculator only. It converts between pay frequencies (hourly, weekly, monthly, annual, etc.) using the rate you enter. It does not deduct income tax, Social Security, Medicare, pension, or any other withholding. For US take-home pay after federal and state tax, use the [Paycheck Calculator](/calculator/paycheck-calculator).
The eight common periods this calculator supports are: hourly (paid per hour worked), daily (paid per day), weekly (52 paycheques/year), bi-weekly (26/year — every two weeks), semi-monthly (24/year — twice a month), monthly (12/year), quarterly (4/year — common for bonuses and some contractors), and annually (one lump-sum figure used in offer letters and contracts).