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Convert pay between hourly, weekly, monthly, and annual — set your own hours and weeks worked.

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Paid perWhich period the amount is for.
Worked hours per week.
Paid weeks worked per year.
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Equivalent pay
Per hour
$25.00
40 h/week
Per week
$1,000
40 h × hourly
Per month
$4,333
annual ÷ 12
Per year
$52,000
52 weeks worked

At $25 per hour working 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, your annual salary is 25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000 per year. That works out to $1,000 per week and about $4,333 per month (52,000 ÷ 12). Change the rate, hours, or weeks and every figure updates together.

How pay periods relate

Hourly, weekly, monthly, and annual pay are all the same number expressed over different stretches of time. The bridge between them is your annual figure: once you know what you earn in a year, weekly is that divided by the weeks you work, monthly is it divided by 12, and hourly is it divided by your total hours worked in the year. Everything here flows from two assumptions you control — hours per week and weeks per year.

annual = hourly × hours/week × weeks/year

weekly = hourly × hours/week · monthly = annual ÷ 12 · hourly = annual ÷ (hours/week × weeks/year)

Worked example

$25 an hour, 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year.

  1. 1
    Multiply hourly pay by hours per week. 25 × 40 = $1,000 per week.
  2. 2
    Multiply the weekly figure by weeks worked. 1,000 × 52 = $52,000 per year.
  3. 3
    Divide the annual figure by 12 for monthly. 52,000 ÷ 12 ≈ $4,333 per month.
  4. 4
    Divide annual by total yearly hours to check hourly. 52,000 ÷ (40 × 52) = $25 per hour.

Common hourly rates as an annual salary

Assumes 40 hours a week for 52 weeks (2,080 hours a year). Fewer hours or unpaid weeks lower the annual figure.

Per hourPer weekPer year
$12$480$24,960
$15$600$31,200
$20$800$41,600
$25$1,000$52,000
$30$1,200$62,400
$50$2,000$104,000

Gross vs. net, part-time, and unpaid weeks

These figures are gross pay — the amount before income tax, social-security or pension contributions, and any health or benefit deductions. Your take-home (net) pay is lower, and by how much depends on where you live and your tax situation, so treat the annual number as the headline figure rather than what lands in your account.

Part-time work simply means fewer hours per week: set hours/week to 20 and the same $25 rate becomes $26,000 a year. Unpaid weeks matter too — if you take four weeks off without pay, set weeks/year to 48 and the annual figure drops accordingly. Salaried roles usually assume a full 52 paid weeks because paid time off is already built into the salary.

How do I convert an hourly wage to an annual salary?
Multiply your hourly rate by the hours you work each week, then by the weeks you work each year: $25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000. The default 40 hours over 52 weeks gives the standard 2,080-hour work year.
Is the result gross or net pay?
It is gross pay — before tax, social-security or pension contributions, and benefit deductions. Net (take-home) pay is lower and varies by country and personal tax situation, so use these numbers as the pre-tax headline.
How do I handle part-time hours?
Set hours per week to your actual schedule. At $25 an hour, 20 hours a week over 52 weeks is 25 × 20 × 52 = $26,000 a year — exactly half the full-time figure.
What about paid time off and unpaid weeks?
If some weeks are unpaid, lower the weeks-per-year input: 48 paid weeks instead of 52 reduces the annual total. Salaried jobs usually assume a full 52 weeks because paid leave is already included in the salary.
How is the monthly figure calculated?
Monthly pay is the annual salary divided by 12, not weekly pay multiplied by 4. For $52,000 a year that is 52,000 ÷ 12 ≈ $4,333 a month — slightly more than four weekly paychecks because a month averages about 4.33 weeks.
Why do hourly and salaried totals sometimes differ?
They match only when hours and weeks are the same. Salaried pay assumes a set yearly amount regardless of exact hours, while hourly pay tracks hours worked — so overtime, short weeks, or unpaid leave shift the hourly-derived total.