Hourly to Yearly Salary: Formula and Conversion Chart

By Peter Miller · Published October 21, 2026 · Last updated: October 21, 2026

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Hourly pay is easy to understand by the shift and hard to picture by the year. When a recruiter says "the role pays $27 an hour," most people can't instantly tell you whether that beats the $55,000 salary they were offered last week. And it matters, because job postings, rental forms and loan applications often switch between the two without warning.

I help job seekers compare offers constantly, and this conversion comes up in nearly every pay conversation. The math isn't hard once you've seen it, but there are a few traps: part-time hours, unpaid time off, overtime, and the benefits that hourly roles sometimes don't include.

This guide gives you the formula for hourly to yearly salary, a full conversion chart from $12 to $100 an hour, worked examples for part-time and overtime, a mental-math shortcut, and a simple way to compare an hourly offer against a salaried one. It's US-focused and uses gross pay, meaning before taxes.

If you'd rather skip the math, the HireFlow salary calculator does the conversion for you.

What "hourly to yearly salary" means

Converting hourly to yearly salary means figuring out how much you'd earn in a full year at a given hourly rate. The standard assumption for full-time work in the US is 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, which equals 2,080 paid hours a year.

That yearly number is your gross annual pay. It's before federal and state income tax, Social Security and Medicare, health insurance premiums, and retirement contributions. Your take-home pay will be lower. For more on the difference, read what is gross annual income .

How to convert hourly to yearly salary

The formula

Full-time (40 hrs/week):   hourly rate x 2,080 = yearly salary
Any schedule:              hourly rate x hours per week x 52
With unpaid weeks off:     hourly rate x hours per week x weeks paid
Yearly to hourly:          yearly salary / 2,080 = hourly rate
Monthly from hourly:       hourly rate x 2,080 / 12
              

Step by step

• Step 1: Write down your hourly rate.
• Step 2: Figure out your average paid hours per week.
• Step 3: Decide how many weeks a year you're paid. Use 52 if you get paid holidays and vacation, fewer if your time off is unpaid.
• Step 4: Multiply rate x hours x weeks.

Example: $24 an hour, 40 hours a week, 52 weeks. $24 x 40 = $960 a week. $960 x 52 = $49,920 a year.

The mental-math shortcut

For a full-time job, double the hourly rate and add "thousand." $20 an hour becomes about $40,000. That's a quick estimate. It's a little low, because the real multiplier is 2,080, not 2,000, so add about 4% to get closer: $40,000 plus 4% is $41,600, which is the exact answer.

It works in reverse too. Halve the yearly salary and drop the thousand: $60,000 a year is about $30 an hour (exact: $28.85).

Hourly to yearly salary chart

Full-time, 40 hours a week, 52 weeks, before taxes. Monthly is the yearly figure divided by 12, rounded.

Hourly  | Yearly       | Monthly    | Biweekly  | Weekly
$12     | $   24,960 | $   2,080 | $     960 | $    480
$13     | $   27,040 | $   2,253 | $   1,040 | $    520
$14     | $   29,120 | $   2,427 | $   1,120 | $    560
$15     | $   31,200 | $   2,600 | $   1,200 | $    600
$16     | $   33,280 | $   2,773 | $   1,280 | $    640
$17     | $   35,360 | $   2,947 | $   1,360 | $    680
$18     | $   37,440 | $   3,120 | $   1,440 | $    720
$19     | $   39,520 | $   3,293 | $   1,520 | $    760
$20     | $   41,600 | $   3,467 | $   1,600 | $    800
$21     | $   43,680 | $   3,640 | $   1,680 | $    840
$22     | $   45,760 | $   3,813 | $   1,760 | $    880
$23     | $   47,840 | $   3,987 | $   1,840 | $    920
$24     | $   49,920 | $   4,160 | $   1,920 | $    960
$25     | $   52,000 | $   4,333 | $   2,000 | $  1,000
$26     | $   54,080 | $   4,507 | $   2,080 | $  1,040
$27     | $   56,160 | $   4,680 | $   2,160 | $  1,080
$28     | $   58,240 | $   4,853 | $   2,240 | $  1,120
$30     | $   62,400 | $   5,200 | $   2,400 | $  1,200
$32     | $   66,560 | $   5,547 | $   2,560 | $  1,280
$35     | $   72,800 | $   6,067 | $   2,800 | $  1,400
$38     | $   79,040 | $   6,587 | $   3,040 | $  1,520
$40     | $   83,200 | $   6,933 | $   3,200 | $  1,600
$45     | $   93,600 | $   7,800 | $   3,600 | $  1,800
$50     | $  104,000 | $   8,667 | $   4,000 | $  2,000
$55     | $  114,400 | $   9,533 | $   4,400 | $  2,200
$60     | $  124,800 | $  10,400 | $   4,800 | $  2,400
$65     | $  135,200 | $  11,267 | $   5,200 | $  2,600
$70     | $  145,600 | $  12,133 | $   5,600 | $  2,800
$75     | $  156,000 | $  13,000 | $   6,000 | $  3,000
$80     | $  166,400 | $  13,867 | $   6,400 | $  3,200
$90     | $  187,200 | $  15,600 | $   7,200 | $  3,600
$100    | $  208,000 | $  17,333 | $   8,000 | $  4,000
              

For deeper breakdowns of the most searched rates, including taxes and budgets, see $20 an hour , $25 an hour and $30 an hour .

Part-time and non-standard schedules

The 2,080 shortcut only works for 40-hour weeks. For anything else, use hours per week times 52.

Part-time examples

• $17 an hour, 20 hours a week: $17 x 20 x 52 = $17,680
• $19 an hour, 30 hours a week: $19 x 30 x 52 = $29,640
• $23 an hour, 32 hours a week: $23 x 32 x 52 = $38,272

Schedules that aren't 40 hours

Some full-time roles are 37.5 hours a week, common in offices with an unpaid lunch. At $25 an hour: $25 x 37.5 x 52 = $48,750, not $52,000. Nurses and others on three 12-hour shifts work 36 hours a week: $40 x 36 x 52 = $74,880.

Hours that change week to week

If your hours swing, average them. Add up the hours from your last eight or twelve weeks of pay stubs and divide by the number of weeks. Then use that average in the formula.

Before: "I make $18 an hour, so that's $37,440 a year." (Assumes 40 hours, but they average 28.)
After: "I make $18 an hour and average 28 hours a week, so that's $18 x 28 x 52 = $26,208 a year."

Adding overtime

Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, most non-exempt workers earn at least time and a half (1.5 times their regular rate) for hours over 40 in a workweek. Some states, like California, also have daily overtime rules.

Example: $22 an hour with an average of 6 overtime hours a week.

• Regular: $22 x 2,080 = $45,760
• Overtime rate: $22 x 1.5 = $33
• Overtime yearly: $33 x 6 x 52 = $10,296
• Total: $56,056

Only count overtime you can reasonably expect. If it's seasonal, use the hours you actually worked over the last year instead of a busy-season week.

Unpaid time off and seasonal work

Many hourly jobs don't pay for holidays or vacation. If you take ten unpaid days (two weeks) a year, use 50 weeks:

$20 x 40 x 50 = $40,000, compared with $41,600 at 52 weeks.

Seasonal workers should use the number of weeks they actually work. A landscaper earning $21 an hour for 40 hours a week over 34 weeks earns $21 x 40 x 34 = $28,560 from that job.

Exempt vs non-exempt: why it changes the math

When you convert an hourly offer into a yearly salary, it's worth knowing which side of the overtime line a job sits on, because that decides whether extra hours earn extra money.

Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, non-exempt employees must be paid overtime for hours over 40 in a workweek. Most hourly jobs are non-exempt. Exempt employees, usually salaried professionals, managers and certain administrative roles that meet specific duties and minimum salary tests, aren't owed overtime. The US Department of Labor publishes the rules and current salary thresholds on its website, and some states set higher thresholds.

In practice, this means a salaried, exempt offer with a higher yearly number can pay less per hour actually worked if the job routinely runs 50 hours. An hourly, non-exempt offer with a lower base can catch up quickly when there's regular overtime. Ask the recruiter directly: "Is this role exempt or non-exempt, and what are typical weekly hours?" It's a normal question, and the answer is often the deciding factor between two offers that look close on paper.

Hourly vs salaried: comparing offers

Converting hourly to yearly salary gets you halfway there. To compare offers fairly, look at everything that comes with the pay.

What to compare

• Base pay: Convert both offers to yearly gross.
• Overtime: Hourly non-exempt roles usually earn overtime. Many salaried roles are exempt and don't.
• Paid time off: Are holidays and vacation paid? Unpaid days lower your yearly total.
• Health insurance: What's your share of the premium each paycheck?
• Retirement match: A 4% match on $50,000 is $2,000 a year.
• Bonus and raises: Is there a bonus? How often do raises happen?
• Hours: A salaried role that expects 50-hour weeks has a lower effective hourly rate.

Example comparison

Offer A: $26 an hour, 40 hours, two weeks unpaid time off, regular overtime of about 3 hours a week, no retirement match.

Base: $26 x 40 x 50 = $52,000. Overtime: $39 x 3 x 50 = $5,850. Total: about $57,850.

Offer B: $55,000 salary, paid holidays and vacation, 4% retirement match, typically 45 hours a week.

Base plus match: $55,000 + $2,200 = $57,200. Effective hourly at 45 hours: $55,000 / (45 x 52) = about $23.50.

They're close in dollars, but Offer A pays more per hour worked while Offer B gives more paid time off and a match. The right choice depends on what you value. Put the numbers side by side and decide on purpose.

Before: "Offer B is better because $55,000 is more than $26 an hour."
After: "Offer A works out to about $57,850 with overtime; Offer B is about $57,200 with the match, but has more paid time off and longer weeks. I'll ask Offer A about PTO before deciding."

From yearly salary to take-home pay

The yearly number from the chart is gross pay. What hits your bank account is smaller, and the gap surprises people the first time they see a real paycheck.

Here's what usually comes out of a US paycheck:

• Federal income tax. Depends on your filing status, your W-4 settings, and your total income. It isn't a flat rate; the US uses brackets, so only the income inside each bracket is taxed at that bracket's rate.
• Social Security and Medicare (FICA). For employees, Social Security is 6.2% of wages up to a yearly cap, and Medicare is 1.45%, for a combined 7.65% on most paychecks.
• State and local income tax. Varies a lot. Some states, like Texas and Florida, have no state income tax on wages. Others do, and some cities add their own.
• Pre-tax deductions. Health, dental and vision premiums, 401(k) contributions, and health savings accounts often come out before income tax is calculated, which lowers your taxable pay.

Because so many pieces depend on your situation, I won't give you a single "take-home percentage." Plug your numbers into the paycheck calculator , or check the state-specific versions for Texas and Florida .

Hourly raises in yearly terms

Small hourly raises add up to more than people expect, which is useful when you're negotiating.

• A $1 an hour raise is $2,080 a year at full time.
• A $2 an hour raise is $4,160 a year.
• A $0.50 an hour raise is $1,040 a year.

If you're offered a 3% raise on $22 an hour, that's $0.66 an hour, or $1,372.80 a year. Framing an ask in yearly terms ("I'm asking for $2 more an hour, which is about $4,160 a year") often makes the conversation clearer for both sides. Our pay raise calculator shows the before and after, and how to negotiate a raise covers the conversation itself.

Hourly to yearly examples by job type

These use made-up but realistic rates to show how schedules change the math. They aren't salary data for any job; check current postings in your area for real ranges.

• Warehouse associate, $19 an hour, 40 hours plus 4 overtime hours a week: $19 x 2,080 = $39,520, plus $28.50 x 4 x 52 = $5,928, total about $45,448.
• Medical assistant, $21 an hour, 36 hours a week: $21 x 36 x 52 = $39,312.
• Part-time barista, $16 an hour, 22 hours a week, plus about $60 a week in tips: $16 x 22 x 52 = $18,304, plus $3,120 in tips, total $21,424.
• Contract IT support, $38 an hour, 40 hours, 48 paid weeks: $38 x 40 x 48 = $72,960.
• Registered nurse, $44 an hour, three 12-hour shifts a week: $44 x 36 x 52 = $82,368.

Each one shows a different trap: overtime, a shorter week, tips, unpaid weeks, and a schedule that's full-time but not 40 hours.

Common conversion mistakes

• Assuming 40 hours when you work fewer. Part-time workers often overestimate their yearly pay this way.
• Forgetting unpaid time off. Two unpaid weeks cost two weeks of pay.
• Comparing gross to net. Make sure both numbers are before taxes.
• Ignoring benefits. A higher hourly rate with no health coverage can be worth less than a lower salary with good coverage.
• Counting rare overtime. Use your real average, not your best month.
• Using 2,000 instead of 2,080. It's a fine estimate, but it undercounts by 4%.

I've watched people turn down a better offer because they compared an hourly rate to a salary in their heads and got it wrong. Five minutes with the formula would have changed their answer.

Use the numbers in your job search

Once you know what an hourly rate means per year, you can set a real target for your next role and negotiate with confidence. HireFlow's salary calculator converts between hourly, weekly, monthly and yearly instantly, and the paycheck calculator estimates your take-home pay after taxes.

If the math says it's time to move up, start with your resume. Check it against the postings you want with the free ATS resume checker . If the application needs a cover letter, the cover letter generator drafts one from your resume. And if you'd like expert help positioning yourself for a higher-paying role, see HireFlow resume writing .

The short version

Converting hourly to yearly salary takes one multiplication: rate times 2,080 for full-time, or rate times weekly hours times 52 for anything else.

• Use your real average hours, not a 40-hour assumption.
• Subtract unpaid weeks and add regular overtime.
• Compare offers on total value, including benefits and time off.

When you're ready to aim for a higher rate, check your resume against the jobs you want and fix the gaps before you apply.