Salary to Hourly Calculator
Salary → hourly with honest PTO accounting.
Per hour you actually work
$38.27
/hr- Per scheduled hour
- $36.06/hr
- Biweekly
- $2,884.62
- Monthly
- $6,250.00
incl. PTO — the salary ÷ 2,080 number
per pay period
salary ÷ 12
Daily
$288.46
5-day workweek
Weekly
$1,442.31
paid weeks only
Going the other way: $25.00/hr at your current schedule (40 hrs/wk × 52 paid wks) = $52,000/yr equivalent annual salary.
Your numbers
$75,000
40 hours / week
3 weeks paid off
None
Next steps
The Salary-to-Hourly Calculator converts an annual salary into hourly, daily, weekly, biweekly, and monthly equivalents — with explicit accounting for paid time off and unpaid leave. Returns two hourly numbers: the honest 'per hour actually worked' rate (which accounts for PTO), and the salary-÷-2,080 benchmark that HR uses. They're often different by several dollars an hour.
How this calculator works
- Enter your gross annual salary.
- Set your scheduled hours per week. 40 is US full-time default.
- Enter weeks of paid time off per year (vacation + paid holidays — average US full-time is 3–5 weeks total).
- Add any unpaid weeks (sabbaticals, unpaid leave). These reduce your annual pay.
- Compare the two hourly rates. Use 'per hour worked' when comparing offers or evaluating side-work; use the 2,080 benchmark when matching salary surveys.
hourly (per hour worked) = salary / [ (52 − unpaid − paid_off) × hours_per_week ]Divides your salary by the hours you actually work, not the hours you're 'scheduled.' This is the honest comparison number — taking 4 weeks of PTO doesn't change your salary, but it does change what each hour of work effectively pays.
- salary
- Annual gross salary
- hours_per_week
- Scheduled work hours (40 for US full-time)
- paid_off
- Weeks of paid time off (vacation + paid holidays)
- unpaid
- Weeks of unpaid time off (sabbaticals, unpaid leave)
Frequently asked questions
How do you convert annual salary to hourly?
Divide annual salary by hours worked. The standard 'salary ÷ 2,080' assumes 40 hours/week × 52 weeks with no PTO. A more honest number accounts for paid + unpaid time off — that's the 'per hour worked' rate the calculator shows.
How much PTO is typical for a US full-time job?
US full-time workers average 11-15 days of paid vacation plus 6-10 paid holidays — about 3-5 weeks total. Federal and unionized workers tend to be on the higher end.
Should I use 2,080 or my actual hours worked?
Use actual hours worked when you're comparing two offers or evaluating what an hour of your time is really worth. Use 2,080 when benchmarking against published salary surveys or for HR-style 'hourly equivalent' calculations.
Sources used in this calculator
This calculator uses only the numbers you enter — no outside rates or tables. The formula it applies is shown above.
Reviewed by the Money Scale editorial team. How we source our data
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