Hourly to Salary Calculator

How to Convert Hourly Wage to Annual Salary

The standard formula is simple: hourly rate × hours per week × weeks per year. For a full-time employee working 40 hours per week across 52 weeks, that equals 2,080 working hours per year. A $25/hour wage therefore translates to $52,000 annually before taxes.

Part-time workers, contractors, and shift workers should adjust the hours per week and weeks per year fields above to reflect their actual schedule. If you take unpaid leave or work seasonally, selecting 48 or 50 weeks gives a more accurate picture of your true annual income.

Common Hourly Wage Benchmarks (2026)

After-Tax Hourly Equivalent

Your gross hourly rate and your after-tax hourly equivalent are meaningfully different. Federal income tax, FICA (7.65%), and state income tax all reduce what you actually take home per hour worked. At $25/hour ($52,000/year), a single filer in a no-state-tax state takes home approximately $43,200/year — roughly $20.77/hour net.

Use our Salary Calculator to see your exact after-tax annual pay for any hourly rate, including a full state-by-state breakdown.

Overtime Pay

If you regularly work overtime, add those hours in the calculator above using the Overtime field. Under federal FLSA rules, hourly workers earn 1.5× their regular rate for all hours over 40 per week. Some states (California, Alaska) require overtime after 8 hours in a single day regardless of weekly total. See our Overtime Pay Guide for the full rules.