Hourly to Annual Salary Converter
$25/hr, $30/hr, $45/hr, the yearly number recruiters quote back, plus the biweekly check you actually receive.
The HR standard is 2,080 h/yr (40 × 52), that's why salaried "$52k = $25/hr" and hourly "$25 × 2,000 = $50k" don't match. This tool shows both bases.
—annual (your real base + OT)
—the 2,080-hour comparison number
—biweekly paycheck (26 checks)
—monthly average
—weekly gross
overtime share of income
How the math works
- Annual =
rate × (hours + 1.5 × OT) × paid weeks. OT at time-and-a-half is FLSA law for non-exempt US workers. - 2,080 basis =
rate × 2080, the number HR uses for salaried conversions and job postings; add PTO weeks on top when paid leave exists, so a $25/hr salaried role with 2 weeks PTO pays 50 worked weeks + 2 paid = 52 × weekly. - Biweekly = annual ÷ 26; semi-monthly (24 checks) = annual ÷ 24, the 26/24 split is the biweekly-paycheck-calendar math.
- Gross ≠ take-home: on $50k single, Federal+FICA ≈ $8–9k and state tax $0–3k; ~80–84% lands in your account. Use the effective-hourly-rate tool for the after-tax per-hour truth.
Gross-pay math, US FLSA overtime assumption. Exempt (salaried) staff get no OT by law, set overtime to 0. Not tax advice; take-home depends on filing status, state, and benefits elections.
Frequently asked
What is $25 an hour annually?
$52,000/year at the 2,080-hour standard (40 h × 52 wks), $4,333/month, $2,000 biweekly. With paid holidays and PTO you work ~50 weeks and earn the same.
What is $30 an hour annually?
$62,400/year full-time, $5,200/month, $2,400 biweekly. $45/hr is $93,600; $20/hr is $41,600.
How much is 40 hours a week with overtime?
5 OT hours/week at 1.5× adds $375/week at a $25 base, $19,500/year on top of the $52k base, a 37% raise from 12.5% more hours. OT is the cheapest raise an hourly worker can give themselves.