Your pay for every pay period
All amounts are before tax. Your own pay period is highlighted.
| Paid | Amount |
|---|---|
| Hourly | $28.85 |
| Daily | $230.77 |
| Weekly | $1,153.85 |
| Every two weeks (biweekly) | $2,307.69 |
| Twice a month (semimonthly) | $2,500.00 |
| Monthly | $5,000.00 |
| Yearly | $60,000.00 |
Federal employees: OPM counts 2,087 hours in a year, so for a full-time federal job $60,000 a year is $28.75 an hour.
How to calculate hourly wage from salary
Work out how many hours a year your pay covers, then divide. For a full-time job that is 40 hours × 52 weeks, or 2,080 hours.
Here it is with your numbers:
- Hours in a year: 40 × 52 = 2,080.
- Hourly wage: $60,000 ÷ 2,080 = $28.85.
- Weekly pay: $28.8462 × 40 = $1,153.85.
- Monthly pay: $60,000 ÷ 12 = $5,000.00.
It means each hour you're paid for is worth $28.85.
Source eCFR · 29 CFR 778.113, Salaried employees ↗
The Labor Department uses the same method to find the hourly rate of a salaried worker: a monthly salary is multiplied by 12 and divided by 52 weeks, then divided by the hours the salary is meant to cover. Its example: $1,560 a month for 40 hours a week is $9 an hour.
2,080 or 2,087 hours a year?
52 weeks of 40 hours is 2,080 hours, and that is what most employers and this calculator use. But a calendar year has 365 or 366 days, so it can have 260, 261 or 262 weekdays. Averaged over 28 years that is 2,087 work hours a year.
Federal law uses 2,087 for most federal civilian employees, including the General Schedule (GS): the hourly rate is the annual rate ÷ 2,087, rounded to the nearest cent, and two weeks' pay is that hourly rate × 80. OPM's example: $89,033 a year is $42.66 an hour and $3,412.80 every two weeks.
Source OPM · Computing hourly rates of pay using the 2,087-hour divisor ↗
Choose "Federal (2,087 h)" in the calculator to use it. Because 2,087 is a little more than 2,080, the federal hourly rate for the same salary is a few cents lower.
Salary to hourly examples
Full time, 40 hours a week. The last column uses the federal 2,087-hour year.
| Salary a year | Hourly (2,080 h) | Federal (2,087 h) |
|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | $14.42 | $14.37 |
| $40,000 | $19.23 | $19.17 |
| $50,000 | $24.04 | $23.96 |
| $60,000 | $28.85 | $28.75 |
| $70,000 | $33.65 | $33.54 |
| $80,000 | $38.46 | $38.33 |
| $100,000 | $48.08 | $47.92 |
| $120,000 | $57.69 | $57.50 |
| $150,000 | $72.12 | $71.87 |
Hourly to salary examples
40 hours a week for 52 weeks, before tax.
| Hourly wage | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| $15 | $2,600.00 | $31,200.00 |
| $18 | $3,120.00 | $37,440.00 |
| $20 | $3,466.67 | $41,600.00 |
| $25 | $4,333.33 | $52,000.00 |
| $30 | $5,200.00 | $62,400.00 |
| $40 | $6,933.33 | $83,200.00 |
| $50 | $8,666.67 | $104,000.00 |
| $100 | $17,333.33 | $208,000.00 |
Paid and unpaid time off
Paid vacation and paid holidays don't change your hourly rate: you are paid for those weeks, so leave "Paid weeks a year" at 52. If you take unpaid time off, enter it under "Unpaid time off". A salary then covers fewer hours, so each hour you work is worth more. An hourly wage earns less over the year.
If you are only paid for part of the year, a school-year job for example, change "Paid weeks a year" to the number of weeks you are paid.
FAQs
How do I calculate my salary per hour?
Turn your pay into a weekly amount, then divide by the hours you work in a week. For a yearly salary that is the same as dividing by 52 weeks × your weekly hours: $60,000 ÷ 2,080 hours = $28.85 an hour. A monthly salary is multiplied by 12 and divided by 52 first.
What's $70,000 hourly?
For 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, $70,000 a year is $33.65 an hour ($70,000 ÷ 2,080). At the federal government's 2,087 hours it is $33.54.
What does a $45,000 salary translate to hourly?
$21.63 an hour for a 40-hour week: $45,000 ÷ 2,080 hours. If you work 37.5 hours a week it is $23.08.
How much is $20 hourly in salary?
$20 an hour is $41,600.00 a year for 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year: $20 × 2,080 hours. That is $3,466.67 a month.
What is $15 hourly in salary?
$15 an hour is $31,200.00 a year working full time (2,080 hours), or $600.00 a week before tax.
Sources
- eCFR: 29 CFR 778.113, Salaried employees
- OPM: Computing hourly rates of pay using the 2,087-hour divisor