Salary to Hourly Calculator

Convert an annual, monthly or biweekly salary to an hourly rate, and see the overtime rate it implies

Updated 2026-10-01

Salary

Salary is paid

Hours the salary covers per week

hrs

Extra hours worked this week

hrs

Hourly rate: $25.00
Overtime rate (1.5×): $37.50
Week with extra hours (non-exempt): $1,187.50
Weekly: $1,000.00
Daily (5-day week): $200.00
Biweekly: $2,000.00
Semimonthly: $2,166.67
Monthly: $4,333.33
Annual: $52,000.00

Weekly = annual ÷ 52, monthly × 12 ÷ 52, semimonthly × 24 ÷ 52, biweekly ÷ 2 (29 CFR 778.113). Hourly = weekly ÷ hours. Extra hours up to 40 at the hourly rate, over 40 at 1.5×.

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Enter the salary, how often it is paid and the hours a normal week covers. The calculator converts it to an hourly rate the way federal overtime rules do, shows the weekly, biweekly, semimonthly and monthly equivalents, and works out the overtime rate and a week's pay with extra hours. Nothing is stored or sent; the numbers stay in the page address so you can bookmark them.

The salary to hourly formula

Convert the salary to a weekly amount, then divide by the hours the salary is meant to cover. The Department of Labor uses exactly this method in 29 CFR 778.113: a weekly salary is divided by the hours it is intended to compensate; a monthly salary is first multiplied by 12 and divided by 52, a semimonthly salary multiplied by 24 and divided by 52 (law.cornell.edu, checked 2026-10-01).

A $52,000 salary for a 40-hour week is $52,000 ÷ 52 = $1,000 a week, and $1,000 ÷ 40 = $25.00 an hour. The same salary is $2,000 every two weeks, $2,166.67 twice a month and $4,333.33 a month. The regulation's own example: $1,560 a month for 40-hour weeks is $1,560 × 12 ÷ 52 = $360 a week, or $9.00 an hour.

Annual salary to hourly at 40 hours a week (2,080 hours a year)
Annual salary	Weekly	Hourly
$30,000	$576.92	$14.42
$40,000	$769.23	$19.23
$50,000	$961.54	$24.04
$60,000	$1,153.85	$28.85
$75,000	$1,442.31	$36.06
$100,000	$1,923.08	$48.08

Salaried overtime: exempt or not

Being paid a salary does not by itself make someone exempt from overtime. Under the white-collar exemptions the employee has to pass a duties test and be paid at least the federal salary level, which the Department of Labor reinstated at $684 a week ($35,568 a year) in May 2026 after courts vacated the 2024 increase (DOL Fact Sheet 17A and DOL's May 2026 technical amendment, checked 2026-10-01). Several states set a higher level.

A non-exempt salaried worker whose salary covers 40 hours is owed 1.5 × the hourly equivalent for each hour over 40. At $52,000 that is $37.50 an hour, so a 45-hour week pays $1,000 + 5 × $37.50 = $1,187.50.

If the salary is meant to cover fewer than 40 hours, say 37.5, extra hours up to 40 are paid at the straight hourly rate and only hours over 40 at time and a half. Change "Hours the salary covers" to see it.
Fluctuating-workweek salary plans follow a different rule (29 CFR 778.114) and are not modelled here.

Using the hourly figure

For an employee, the hourly equivalent is the starting point for overtime, for comparing a job offer with an hourly one, or for pricing your time. For a business owner it is not your cost: the employer also pays payroll taxes, insurance and benefits, which the employee cost calculator adds up. For a freelancer quoting clients, the hourly rate calculator works backwards from the pay you want, because not every hour is billable.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I convert salary to hourly?

Divide the annual salary by 52 to get a weekly amount, then by the hours worked in a week. $52,000 ÷ 52 ÷ 40 = $25.00 an hour.

How many working hours are in a year?

2,080 at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks. Paid holidays and vacation are still inside that figure for a salaried worker, because the salary pays for them.

How do I convert a monthly salary to hourly?

Multiply by 12, divide by 52, then divide by weekly hours. $1,560 a month at 40 hours is $9.00 an hour, the example in 29 CFR 778.113.

Do salaried employees get overtime?

Only if they are non-exempt. Exemption needs both a qualifying job duty and a salary of at least $684 a week under the federal rule the Department of Labor enforces as of October 2026; state rules can be stricter.

What is $25 an hour as a salary?

$52,000 a year at 40 hours a week, or $1,000 a week, $2,000 every two weeks and $4,333.33 a month.

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