Why does the hourly rate change with hours?

The same salary spread over more hours per week yields a lower hourly rate, and fewer hours yields a higher one.

Does it account for paid time off?

Only through the weeks-per-year field. Reduce it below 52 to reflect unpaid leave.

Salary to Hourly Calculator

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Annual salary ($)

Hours per week

Weeks per year

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Turn a yearly salary into an equivalent hourly rate based on your hours and weeks worked. Free, no signup.

How to use Salary to Hourly Calculator

Open the toolNo signup and nothing to install; it works as soon as the page loads.
Set “Annual salary”
Set “Hours per week”
Set “Weeks per year”
Read the resultChange any input and the result is recalculated immediately.

Worked example with the defaults

HOURLY RATE · $60,000/yr · 40 hrs/week: $28.85

Nothing you enter leaves your device

All of the work happens inside your browser. Whatever you type is never packaged up and sent to a server, and no request this page makes carries it.

That makes it safe for contract amounts, personal details and internal documents you would rather not hand to a third party — close the tab and it is gone.

What this tool does not do

Salary to Hourly Calculator only does what a browser can do on its own — it talks to no backend service. So it keeps no history for you and syncs nothing across devices; if you need a record, copy or download the result.

It is also not a substitute for professional judgement. For legal, medical or tax decisions, treat the output as a starting point rather than a final answer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the hourly rate change with hours?: The same salary spread over more hours per week yields a lower hourly rate, and fewer hours yields a higher one.
Does it account for paid time off?: Only through the weeks-per-year field. Reduce it below 52 to reflect unpaid leave.