Should I use 50 or 52 weeks?

50 weeks for an apples-to-apples comparison with a salaried role (which includes paid vacation). 52 weeks if you're a contractor and unpaid time off counts as lost income.

Does this account for taxes?

No — it's gross-only. For take-home pay after taxes, use the Take-Home Pay Calculator and feed it the annual salary number from here.

Hourly to Salary Calculator

Convert an hourly wage to annual, monthly, and weekly salary equivalents.

Result

Annual salary

$70,000.00

Monthly salary$5,833.33
Weekly pay$1,400.00
Daily pay (5-day week)$280.00
Total hours/year2,000 hours
Per-day equivalent (8 hrs)$280.00

How to use this calculator

Enter your hourly rate.
Set typical hours per week (40 for full-time).
Adjust working weeks/year — 50 is realistic with 2 weeks PTO.

About this tool

A handy converter for negotiating between an hourly contractor rate and a salaried W-2 offer. Input your hourly rate, weekly hours, and how many weeks you actually work in a year (50 if you take ~2 weeks vacation, 52 if you don't). The calculator gives you the annual, monthly, weekly, and daily equivalents instantly. Useful when comparing job offers in different formats, or when figuring out what to charge as a freelancer to match a target salary.

Frequently asked

A simple shortcut: divide annual salary by 2,000 (= 50 weeks × 40 hours). $80,000 salary ≈ $40/hour. If you bill less hours per week, raise the rate proportionally.