Hourly PayHourly to salary table: $7.25 to $150 an hour
What an hourly rate comes to per week, fortnight, month and year for full-time work: 40 hours a week, 52 weeks, 2,080 hours a year. All amounts are before tax.
| An hour | Week (40 hours) | Fortnight | Month | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7.25 | $290 | $580 | $1,257 | $15,080 |
| $8.00 | $320 | $640 | $1,387 | $16,640 |
| $9.00 | $360 | $720 | $1,560 | $18,720 |
| $10.00 | $400 | $800 | $1,733 | $20,800 |
| $11.00 | $440 | $880 | $1,907 | $22,880 |
| $12.00 | $480 | $960 | $2,080 | $24,960 |
| $13.00 | $520 | $1,040 | $2,253 | $27,040 |
| $14.00 | $560 | $1,120 | $2,427 | $29,120 |
| $15.00 | $600 | $1,200 | $2,600 | $31,200 |
| $16.00 | $640 | $1,280 | $2,773 | $33,280 |
| $17.00 | $680 | $1,360 | $2,947 | $35,360 |
| $18.00 | $720 | $1,440 | $3,120 | $37,440 |
| $19.00 | $760 | $1,520 | $3,293 | $39,520 |
| $20.00 | $800 | $1,600 | $3,467 | $41,600 |
| $21.00 | $840 | $1,680 | $3,640 | $43,680 |
| $22.00 | $880 | $1,760 | $3,813 | $45,760 |
| $23.00 | $920 | $1,840 | $3,987 | $47,840 |
| $24.00 | $960 | $1,920 | $4,160 | $49,920 |
| $25.00 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $4,333 | $52,000 |
| $26.00 | $1,040 | $2,080 | $4,507 | $54,080 |
| $27.00 | $1,080 | $2,160 | $4,680 | $56,160 |
| $28.00 | $1,120 | $2,240 | $4,853 | $58,240 |
| $29.00 | $1,160 | $2,320 | $5,027 | $60,320 |
| $30.00 | $1,200 | $2,400 | $5,200 | $62,400 |
| $31.00 | $1,240 | $2,480 | $5,373 | $64,480 |
| $32.00 | $1,280 | $2,560 | $5,547 | $66,560 |
| $33.00 | $1,320 | $2,640 | $5,720 | $68,640 |
| $34.00 | $1,360 | $2,720 | $5,893 | $70,720 |
| $35.00 | $1,400 | $2,800 | $6,067 | $72,800 |
| $36.00 | $1,440 | $2,880 | $6,240 | $74,880 |
| $37.00 | $1,480 | $2,960 | $6,413 | $76,960 |
| $38.00 | $1,520 | $3,040 | $6,587 | $79,040 |
| $39.00 | $1,560 | $3,120 | $6,760 | $81,120 |
| $40.00 | $1,600 | $3,200 | $6,933 | $83,200 |
| $41.00 | $1,640 | $3,280 | $7,107 | $85,280 |
| $42.00 | $1,680 | $3,360 | $7,280 | $87,360 |
| $43.00 | $1,720 | $3,440 | $7,453 | $89,440 |
| $44.00 | $1,760 | $3,520 | $7,627 | $91,520 |
| $45.00 | $1,800 | $3,600 | $7,800 | $93,600 |
| $46.00 | $1,840 | $3,680 | $7,973 | $95,680 |
| $47.00 | $1,880 | $3,760 | $8,147 | $97,760 |
| $48.00 | $1,920 | $3,840 | $8,320 | $99,840 |
| $49.00 | $1,960 | $3,920 | $8,493 | $101,920 |
| $50.00 | $2,000 | $4,000 | $8,667 | $104,000 |
| $51.00 | $2,040 | $4,080 | $8,840 | $106,080 |
| $52.00 | $2,080 | $4,160 | $9,013 | $108,160 |
| $53.00 | $2,120 | $4,240 | $9,187 | $110,240 |
| $54.00 | $2,160 | $4,320 | $9,360 | $112,320 |
| $55.00 | $2,200 | $4,400 | $9,533 | $114,400 |
| $56.00 | $2,240 | $4,480 | $9,707 | $116,480 |
| $57.00 | $2,280 | $4,560 | $9,880 | $118,560 |
| $58.00 | $2,320 | $4,640 | $10,053 | $120,640 |
| $59.00 | $2,360 | $4,720 | $10,227 | $122,720 |
| $60.00 | $2,400 | $4,800 | $10,400 | $124,800 |
| $65.00 | $2,600 | $5,200 | $11,267 | $135,200 |
| $70.00 | $2,800 | $5,600 | $12,133 | $145,600 |
| $75.00 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $13,000 | $156,000 |
| $80.00 | $3,200 | $6,400 | $13,867 | $166,400 |
| $85.00 | $3,400 | $6,800 | $14,733 | $176,800 |
| $90.00 | $3,600 | $7,200 | $15,600 | $187,200 |
| $95.00 | $3,800 | $7,600 | $16,467 | $197,600 |
| $100.00 | $4,000 | $8,000 | $17,333 | $208,000 |
| $105.00 | $4,200 | $8,400 | $18,200 | $218,400 |
| $110.00 | $4,400 | $8,800 | $19,067 | $228,800 |
| $115.00 | $4,600 | $9,200 | $19,933 | $239,200 |
| $120.00 | $4,800 | $9,600 | $20,800 | $249,600 |
| $125.00 | $5,000 | $10,000 | $21,667 | $260,000 |
| $130.00 | $5,200 | $10,400 | $22,533 | $270,400 |
| $135.00 | $5,400 | $10,800 | $23,400 | $280,800 |
| $140.00 | $5,600 | $11,200 | $24,267 | $291,200 |
| $145.00 | $5,800 | $11,600 | $25,133 | $301,600 |
| $150.00 | $6,000 | $12,000 | $26,000 | $312,000 |
The quick rule
For full-time work, double the hourly rate and add three zeros to get close to the yearly figure: $20 an hour is about $40,000 a year (exactly $41,600). To go the other way, halve the salary and drop three zeros.
What the table assumes
- 40 paid hours every week and 52 paid weeks. Unpaid holidays or shorter weeks lower the yearly figure; use the calculator for your own hours.
- No overtime. Overtime hours are usually paid at a higher rate.
- A month is one twelfth of the year, so it is a little more than four weeks.
- The first row, $7.25, is the federal minimum wage of the United States.
- The dollar sign is only a label. The same arithmetic holds in any currency.
If your hours are not 40 a week
The yearly figure is always rate times hours a week times paid weeks, so it scales in a straight line. At 30 hours a week the year has 1,560 paid hours, three quarters of the table: $20 an hour gives $31,200. At 20 hours it has 1,040, exactly half: $20,800. With two unpaid weeks, a 40-hour job has 2,000 paid hours, which makes the sum easy: $20 an hour is $40,000. For any other pattern, type your own hours and weeks into the calculator.
Fortnightly pay and twice-monthly pay are not the same
The fortnight column is two weeks of pay, 80 hours. A worker paid every two weeks gets 26 pay packets a year. A worker paid twice a month gets 24, each a little larger: one twenty-fourth of the year instead of one twenty-sixth. At $20 an hour that is $1,600 a fortnight or $1,733 twice a month. The year comes to the same $41,600 either way.
Common questions
$15 an hour is how much a year?
$15 an hour for 40 hours a week and 52 weeks is $31,200 a year before tax, about $2,600 a month and $600 a week.
$25 an hour is how much a year?
$25 an hour for 40 hours a week and 52 weeks is $52,000 a year before tax, about $4,333 a month and $1,000 a week.
$30 an hour is how much a year?
$30 an hour for 40 hours a week and 52 weeks is $62,400 a year before tax, about $5,200 a month and $1,200 a week.
How many working hours are in a year?
The standard full-time figure is 2,080: 40 hours for 52 weeks. It counts paid holidays and leave as paid hours.
Arithmetic only, before tax and deductions. Not financial advice.