Hourly to Salary & Paycheck Converter (2026)

Comparing job offers, negotiating pay raises, and planning personal budgets frequently requires converting between hourly wage rates and salaried annual compensation. In the United States, standard full-time employment is defined by the Department of Labor as working 40 hours per week across 52 weeks per year, yielding a baseline of 2,080 working hours annually.

A reliable quick mental calculation used by HR recruiters and hiring managers is the "Rule of 2,000": simply double your hourly rate and add three zeros (for instance, $30 per hour $\times$ 2,000 $\approx$ $60,000 per year). However, accounting for the exact 2,080 standard hours gives the precise figure: $30/hr $\times$ 2,080 hours = $62,400 per year—an additional $2,400 in gross compensation.

This interactive converter allows two-way conversions: enter an hourly pay rate to see its equivalent annual, monthly, bi-weekly (26 paychecks), weekly, and daily earnings; or enter an annual salary to find your effective hourly rate. Customize weekly working hours (e.g., 35 or 37.5 hours) and paid working weeks (e.g., 50 weeks for two weeks of unpaid leave) to obtain exact gross pay metrics, and seamlessly send your salary into our 50-state Paycheck Calculator to determine after-tax take-home pay.