Salary to Hourly Calculator
Enter your annual salary and weekly hours to see your true hourly rate — or enter an hourly rate to see the annual equivalent. Daily, weekly and monthly figures included. All figures are gross, so they are ideal for comparing job offers on a like-for-like basis before tax.
How it works
Hourly rate = annual salary ÷ (weekly hours × 52). On a £32,000 salary at 37.5 hours a week, that is 32,000 ÷ 1,950 = £16.41 an hour.
The same arithmetic runs in reverse: hourly rate × weekly hours × 52 gives the annual salary. £18 an hour at 40 hours is £37,440 a year, £3,120 a month, £720 a week.
The other equivalents follow from the same salary: weekly pay is the annual figure divided by 52, monthly is the annual divided by 12, and the daily rate is the weekly figure divided by your working days. On £32,000 with a five-day week that is £615.38 a week, £2,666.67 a month and £123.08 a day.
These are gross (pre-tax) figures based on 52 paid weeks — holiday pay is included in a salary, so you don’t subtract holiday weeks. If you’re comparing a zero-hours hourly offer against a salary, remember the salaried role also includes paid holiday (5.6 weeks statutory), pension contributions and sick pay.
The most common mistake is dividing by 52 minus holiday weeks, which inflates the hourly rate: a salary already pays you through your holiday, so the divisor stays at 52 weeks of pay. The second most common is using the hours you actually work rather than the hours you are contracted for — both numbers are useful, but they answer different questions.
Hours matter more than people expect when comparing offers. £15 an hour is £29,250 a year at 37.5 hours but £31,200 at 40 hours — a near-£2,000 gap from the same headline rate. Always convert both offers to the same basis before deciding.
The result is a gross conversion only: it tells you what the pay is worth per hour, day, week or month before any deductions. For what actually lands in your account after income tax and National Insurance, use the take-home pay calculator alongside this one.
FAQ
How do I work out my hourly rate from my salary?
Divide your annual salary by your weekly contracted hours times 52. At £28,000 and 37.5 hours: 28,000 ÷ (37.5 × 52) = £14.36 an hour. Use contracted hours, not actual hours — if you regularly work unpaid overtime, recalculating with real hours shows your true effective rate, which is often an eye-opener.
What salary does an hourly rate equal?
Multiply the hourly rate by weekly hours, then by 52. £15 an hour at 37.5 hours is £29,250 a year; at 40 hours it is £31,200. For part-time work the same formula applies with your actual hours — 20 hours at £15 gives £15,600, which is the pro-rata equivalent of the full-time salary.
Why does my payslip hourly rate differ from this calculation?
Employers sometimes divide by 52.14 weeks (365 ÷ 7) instead of 52, use a different hours basis (e.g. including paid breaks), or annualise over 12 equal months with a divisor like 260 working days. The differences are small — pennies per hour — but if the gap is large, check whether overtime, shift premiums or unpaid breaks explain it, and compare against the minimum wage calculator.
What is £30,000 a year per hour?
It depends on your hours: at 37.5 hours a week, £30,000 ÷ (37.5 × 52) = £15.38 an hour; at 40 hours it is £30,000 ÷ 2,080 = £14.42. The same salary is worth 96p an hour less on the longer week — which is exactly why converting offers to an hourly rate makes them easier to compare.
How do I work out my day rate from my salary?
Divide the annual salary by 52 to get weekly pay, then by your working days per week. On £32,000 with a five-day week: 32,000 ÷ 52 = £615.38, and £615.38 ÷ 5 = £123.08 a day. Dividing the salary by 260 working days gives the same answer for a five-day pattern.
Are these figures before or after tax?
Before tax — every figure here is gross, which is the right basis for comparing offers and checking adverts. Income tax, National Insurance and any pension or student loan deductions come off afterwards; run your salary through the take-home pay calculator to see the net monthly amount that actually reaches your account.
Should I subtract my holiday weeks from the calculation?
No. A salary pays you for 52 weeks including your paid holiday, so the divisor stays at 52 — subtracting the 5.6 statutory weeks would overstate your hourly rate. The adjustment only makes sense in reverse: when weighing a zero-hours hourly offer against a salary, remember the salary quietly includes paid holiday, pension and sick pay.