Salary Converter
This tool takes one pay sum and shows it in every form. Hour, day, week, month and year.
I built it because job ads mix units all the time. Now you can compare offers on the same page.
Two weeks off with no pay? Type 2.
Uses 52 work weeks a year. Unpaid time off will change your real sums.
How to use this tool
- 1Your pay gets scaled up to a weekly sum first.
- 2Week times 52 gives the year, year split by 12 gives the month.
- 3Day and hour rows come from your hours and days boxes.
The math behind it
Rate per hour = yearly salary / (hours per week x 52)
A 52,000 salary at 40 hours a week is 2,080 hours a year.
That pays 25 an hour for the same work.
Who this tool is for
I watch which tools folk open most, and this one gets used by the same kinds of people again and again. If any of these sound like you, you are in the right place.
- Job seekers comparing mixed offers
- Contractors setting day rates against salaries
- Folk moving between hourly and salaried work
Job ads are a tower of Babel. One says per annum, one says per hour, one says day rate. My first job hunt had me comparing 200 a day against 45,000 a year with pure vibes. This tool is the translator I wish I had at 24. Every offer, one honest ladder.
Tips from me
- Use real hours. A salary with quiet late nights pays less per hour than it looks.
- Compare jobs with the hourly lens. It strips away the title fog.
- Remember paid leave. A salary with four paid weeks is worth a bit more per true hour.
Mistakes I see with this sum
These are the three slips I made my self or watch folk make most. Skip them and your number will be closer to the truth on the first try.
- 1Comparing a day rate job with out counting the empty weeks in between gigs.
- 2Forgetting that set pay jobs often carry benefits hourly ones do not.
- 3Using 5 days when your week is 4. The boxes exist to match your real week.
Two words worth knowing
Day rate
What a contractor charges for one working day.
Billable weeks
The weeks in a year you actually get paid for.
That is the whole page. The tool does the math, and the words above give it a shape. If a number still looks odd, change an input and watch what moves. Playing with the boxes taught me more than any guide did.
Common questions
+Why compare offers per year?
Yearly is the fairest yardstick. Two offers with different pay plans can hide a big gap in total pay.
+Does it count overtime?
No. It uses your base hours. Add overtime pay on top using my overtime tool.
+Why convert a salary to hourly?
Because hours are your real price tag. Two equal salaries can pay very different rates per hour of your life.
+Does it handle part time?
Yes. Drop the hours box to your true weekly hours and the rate adjusts.
+What about unpaid overtime?
Type the hours you really work, late nights included. The honest rate is the useful one.