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US salary to hourly

Convert an annual salary to hourly, daily, weekly, biweekly and monthly - adjust hours and weeks to match your situation.

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Estimates only: the tax calculation is a simplified federal income tax estimate using 2024 brackets and standard deductions.

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How to use US salary to hourly

  1. Enter your figures

    Fill in Annual salary, Hours per week, Weeks per year and Filing status. Values you change are used straight away, with no submit button.

  2. Read the results

    The totals and the breakdown below them update as soon as a value changes.

  3. Start over any time

    Nothing is saved on a server, so reloading the page clears everything.

What this tool does

Your salary as an hourly rate

Enter the annual figure and it is broken down into hourly, daily, weekly, biweekly and monthly pay together.

Your real hours, not a standard week

Hours per week is yours to set, so 37.5, 40 or 45 gives an honest hourly figure rather than an assumed one.

Paid weeks, allowing for leave

Weeks per year defaults to 52, and lowering it for unpaid leave shows what the time off is actually costing per hour.

Take-home as well as gross

Choosing a filing status applies federal tax, Social Security and Medicare, so you can compare gross and net side by side.

Runs fully in your browser with no upload and no sign-up

Your salary stays in your browser. Nothing is uploaded and there is no sign-up.

Frequently asked questions

What is biweekly pay?

Biweekly means every two weeks - 26 pay periods per year. It is the most common pay schedule in the US. Bimonthly (twice a month, 24 periods) is different and less common. Some months in a biweekly schedule will have three paychecks instead of two.

How is hourly rate calculated from annual salary?

Hourly = Annual ÷ (hours per week × weeks per year). The standard US assumption is 40 hours × 52 weeks = 2,080 hours. But if you take 2 weeks unpaid leave, it is 40 × 50 = 2,000 hours.

What is the 2024 standard deduction?

For 2024: Single filers get $14,600; Married filing jointly get $29,200; Head of household get $21,900. The standard deduction is subtracted from gross income before applying tax brackets.

Is this tool accurate for all states?

It estimates federal income tax only. States like California, New York and New Jersey have significant additional state income taxes that would further reduce take-home pay. States like Texas, Florida, Nevada and Washington have no state income tax.

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