Salary Calculator

Convert between hourly, daily, weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, quarterly, and annual salary

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About the Salary Calculator

Our Salary Calculator converts your pay between hourly, daily, weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, quarterly, and annual figures. It also accounts for holidays and vacation days, giving you a more realistic picture of your effective earnings when you factor in paid time off.

Understanding your full compensation picture is essential for negotiating job offers, comparing contract versus permanent roles, setting freelance rates, or planning your household budget. By seeing equivalencies across all time periods, you can make truly informed financial decisions.

How to Use This Calculator

  1. Enter your salary or wage amount and select the pay period that matches it.
  2. Adjust hours per week and days per week to match your schedule.
  3. Enter holidays and vacation days per year to see the adjusted effective rates.
  4. Click Calculate to see all equivalencies displayed side by side with unadjusted and adjusted columns.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I convert my hourly rate to an annual salary?

Multiply your hourly rate by your weekly hours, then multiply by 52 weeks. For example, $25/hour × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $52,000 per year. The adjusted column accounts for paid holidays and vacation days.

How do holidays and vacation affect my effective rate?

If you have paid holidays and vacation, your annual salary stays the same but your effective hourly and daily rates increase since you work fewer actual days. For hourly workers without paid time off, holidays and vacation reduce your total annual earnings.

Does this calculator account for overtime or bonuses?

No, this calculator uses a standard work schedule without overtime, bonuses, commissions, or other variable compensation. Use the Overtime Calculator separately for overtime scenarios, and add bonuses or commissions manually to the annual figure.

How do I use this to compare a salaried job offer with an hourly position?

Enter the salaried offer as the annual amount, then look at the calculated hourly rate. Compare that to the hourly position's rate, but remember to factor in benefits, PTO, retirement contributions, and job stability — salaried roles often include benefits that hourly contract work does not.

What multiplier should I use for freelance rate conversion?

When converting a salaried equivalent to a freelance hourly rate, add 25–30% to account for self-employment taxes, health insurance, paid time off, and retirement contributions. For example, a $70,000 salary (~$33.65/hr) translates to a freelance rate of approximately $42–$44/hr.