Salary Calculator

Job postings quote salaries in different ways. One offer is $28 an hour. Another is $58,000 a year. A third pays $2,400 biweekly. Comparing them directly is frustrating without a common unit. This salary calculator converts any pay figure into every standard pay period. Enter the amount you have, select the period it covers, and set your work schedule. All six rates appear instantly. It also helps you translate a new hourly rate into an annual salary when negotiating, or check whether a biweekly paycheck aligns with the annual figure a company quoted.

• Comparing job offers with different pay structures: Run each offer through the calculator with the same work schedule to see all rates on equal footing. A $65,000 annual salary and a $32/hour contract role look different until you see both as annual and biweekly figures side by side.
• Negotiating a raise: Convert your current salary to an hourly rate to understand what you earn per hour. When asking for a raise, you can frame the conversation in annual, hourly, or monthly terms depending on what makes the ask clearer.
• Budgeting from a biweekly paycheck: Biweekly employees receive 26 paychecks per year, meaning two months each year include three paychecks instead of two. Knowing the annual and monthly equivalents helps set a monthly budget that works across all months.
• Evaluating a part-time or freelance rate: A client offers $75 an hour for 20 hours a week. Enter 20 hours per week (or adjust the hours per day) to see what that translates to as an annual equivalent for comparison to a full-time salary.

• Confusing biweekly and semi-monthly: These are not the same. Biweekly gives 26 paychecks, semi-monthly gives 24. On a $60,000 salary, biweekly paychecks are $2,307 each; semi-monthly are $2,500 each. Make sure you know which schedule your employer uses.
• Not adjusting hours for part-time roles: The default is 8 hours per day, 5 days per week (2,080 hours per year). A 30-hour-per-week role uses 1,560 hours annually. Entering the correct schedule is important for accurate hourly-to-annual conversions.
• Comparing gross and net figures: When evaluating a job offer, compare gross-to-gross. Benefits packages, retirement matching, and tax situations differ between employers and affect net pay in ways this calculator does not capture.
• Not accounting for contractor taxes: A $50/hour contract rate sounds higher than a $90,000 salary, but the contractor pays self-employment tax (~15.3%) and gets no employer benefits. The breakeven point is often higher than people expect.

1. 1Enter your pay amount: the number from your offer letter, paycheck, or job posting.
2. 2Select the pay period that amount covers: annual, monthly, biweekly, weekly, daily, or hourly.
3. 3Enter your hours per day and days per week (used to convert daily and hourly rates).
4. 4The calculator converts your input to an annual figure first.
5. 5It then divides the annual figure by the appropriate number of periods to get each equivalent rate.
6. 6All six pay period equivalents are displayed simultaneously.

• Know your hourly rate even if you are salaried: Dividing your annual salary by your actual hours worked puts a number on your time. If you work 50 hours a week, your effective hourly rate is much lower than the 40-hour calculation suggests. This matters when evaluating overtime, side work, or whether to take a demanding role.
• Use the biweekly amount for budgeting: Most US workers are paid biweekly. Budget around the biweekly paycheck, not the monthly figure. In months with three paychecks, treat the third as a windfall for savings or debt payoff rather than adjusting your spending upward.
• Factor in benefits when comparing offers: A lower salary with full health coverage, a retirement match, and generous PTO can easily be worth $15,000 to $25,000 more per year in real value than a higher salary with minimal benefits. List and quantify benefits when comparing.
• Keep your hourly rate in mind when saying yes to things: Knowing your hourly rate helps you evaluate decisions beyond work. Is a service worth hiring out vs. doing yourself? Is a task at work worth your time vs. delegating? The hourly figure gives you a reference point.