Salary → Hourly
Break an annual salary down to an equivalent hourly rate using your weekly hours and weeks worked per year. Handy for weighing a salaried role against freelance or part-time work.
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Worked example
Hourly: $32.50
How it’s solved
Worked on the example above, step by step — follow along and you can do it on paper next time, no tool required.
- Break a salary into an hourly rate by dividing by the hours worked across the year.
- Hourly = annual ÷ (hours/week × weeks/year)
$65,000.00 ÷ (40 × 50) = $32.50
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Inputs
- Annual $
65000 - Hrs/week
40 - Weeks/yr
50
Frequently asked
How is the hourly rate calculated?
Hourly = annual salary ÷ (hours per week × weeks per year).
What if I take unpaid vacation?
Lower the weeks-per-year value; fewer paid weeks means a higher effective hourly rate for the same salary.