Salary Calculator
I built this tool to answer the question I get most. What does my pay really add up to?
Type your rate and hours and you get your pay per year, month, week and day. All in one tap.
Used for the per day row.
Most folk work 52. Use 50 if you take two weeks off with no pay.
This is gross pay before tax. For pay after tax, use my salary after tax tool.
How to use this tool
- 1Pay per hour times hours gives your weekly pay.
- 2Weekly pay times weeks worked gives your yearly pay.
- 3Yearly pay split by 12 gives your monthly pay.
The math behind it
Yearly pay = hourly rate x hours per week x weeks per year
Try 25 an hour at 40 hours a week. That makes 1,000 a week.
Times 52 weeks and you land on 52,000 a year, before tax.
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.
- Hourly workers who want the full year view
- Folk comparing a wage job with a set pay offer
- Any one planing rent or a loan around their pay
A pal once told me her new job paid double. It did, per hour. But she dropped from 45 hours a week to 25, so her yearly pay actually fell. Ten minutes with this sum would have saved her a very awkward year. That story is why this tool exists.
Tips from me
- Run it with your real hours, not your contract hours. The gap is where the surprise lives.
- If you take weeks off with no pay, drop the weeks box and watch the year drop with it.
- Save a note of your result. It is handy when you talk pay or rent.
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.
- 1Using contract hours instead of the hours you really work. The gap is real money you never see.
- 2Forgetting unpaid weeks off. Drop the weeks box if you take time with no pay or your year will look fat.
- 3Reading the result as take home. This is gross pay, before tax touches it.
Two words worth knowing
Gross pay
Your pay before anything comes off. The top line number.
Base pay
Your normal rate with out overtime, tips or bonus.
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
+Is this pay before or after tax?
It is before tax. That is called gross pay. Your real take home pay will be a bit less.
+What if my hours change each week?
Use your normal week. If it moves a lot, run the tool two or three times with your low and high weeks.
+Does this include overtime pay?
No. It uses your base rate and hours. For overtime, use my overtime calculator and add the two sums.
+Is my bonus counted?
Not here. This tool covers base pay only. Bonuses are extra, so run my bonus calculator for that slice.
+Why does my payslip show less?
Payslips show pay after tax and other cuts. This tool shows gross pay, the top line before any thing comes off.