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Whether you're weighing a job offer, negotiating a raise, or just trying to budget, salary math shouldn't be confusing. Our salary calculators translate any pay figure into every period — hourly, weekly, monthly, yearly — and show you what you actually keep after taxes.
Convert pay between hourly, daily, weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly, and annual. Includes a take-home pay estimate after federal and FICA taxes.
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RelatedPay is quoted in a dozen different ways — an hourly wage on a job listing, an annual figure in an offer letter, a biweekly amount on your paycheck. A salary calculator puts them all on the same footing so you can compare fairly and plan confidently.
It also reveals the gap between gross and net pay. The salary in your offer is before taxes; what lands in your account is 20-35% less. Knowing your real take-home helps you budget accurately and avoid overcommitting based on a gross number you'll never actually see.
| Hourly | Annual (full-time) | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| $15/hr | $31,200 | $2,600 |
| $20/hr | $41,600 | $3,467 |
| $25/hr | $52,000 | $4,333 |
| $30/hr | $62,400 | $5,200 |
| $40/hr | $83,200 | $6,933 |
Based on a standard 40-hour week and 52 weeks per year. Use our Salary Calculator for your exact numbers and take-home estimate.
For instant conversions and take-home estimates, use our Salary Calculator.
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Yes. Open the tax estimate panel to see approximate take-home after federal income tax and FICA. You can add a state tax rate for a closer figure. It's a ballpark estimate, not an exact paycheck, since it excludes pre-tax deductions and local taxes.
Absolutely. Just change the hours per week and weeks per year to match your actual schedule. The calculator recalculates all periods based on your real hours, so it works for part-time, full-time, and non-standard schedules.
Convert both offers to the same pay period, then to take-home, so you are comparing like with like. After that, weigh the parts salary does not capture: employer retirement matching, health coverage, paid leave and bonuses. Our retirement calculator shows what a difference in employer match is actually worth over time.
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Open Salary Calculator →Pay is quoted in whatever format suits the person quoting it. A job listing shows an hourly rate, an offer letter shows an annual figure, and your bank shows a biweekly deposit. Comparing two opportunities means converting them to a common basis first, which is the entire purpose of a salary calculator.
The second, larger gap is between gross and net. The number in an offer is before income tax, social security contributions and any deductions you elect. What arrives in your account is typically twenty to thirty-five percent lower depending on your income, location and contributions. Budgeting from a gross figure is a common reason a good salary feels tight.
| Pay Basis | Periods per Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly | 2,080 hours full-time | 40 hours x 52 weeks is the standard assumption |
| Weekly | 52 | Common for hourly and trade work |
| Biweekly | 26 | Two months a year contain three paychecks |
| Semi-monthly | 24 | Twice monthly, often the 15th and last day |
| Monthly | 12 | Typical for salaried roles |
| Annual | 1 | The figure quoted in offers |
Biweekly means every two weeks, giving 26 paychecks. Semi-monthly means twice a month, giving 24. The annual total is identical but the individual amounts differ, and biweekly earners receive two months a year with an extra check.
Salary conversion comes up most often at three moments: comparing job offers, evaluating a raise, and building a budget. In each case the useful step is the same, converting everything to the same period and then to take-home, so you are comparing like with like.
For a raise in particular, translating the annual figure into a per-paycheck amount makes it concrete. A 5,000 raise is roughly 192 gross per biweekly check, or around 144 after typical deductions, which is a more useful basis for planning than the headline number.