Hourly ↔ Salary, Made Simple
The conversion is straightforward once you fix two assumptions: how many hours you work per week and how many weeks per year you are paid.
Annual = Hourly × Hours/Week × Weeks/Year
The defaults — 40 hours and 52 weeks — describe a standard full-time job with paid vacation. If you take unpaid time off, lower the weeks accordingly (e.g. 50).
Worked Example
$25/hour × 40 hours × 52 weeks = $52,000 per year, which is $4,333 per month, $2,000 bi-weekly or $1,000 per week. Reversed: a $75,000 salary at 40×52 equals about $36.06/hour.
Quick Mental Shortcut
At 40 hours/52 weeks, yearly salary ≈ hourly rate × 2,080 — or roughly hourly × 2 = salary in thousands. $30/hour ≈ $60k. Handy in interviews.
Gross vs. Net
All results here are gross (before taxes, social security, retirement contributions and other deductions). Net take-home pay varies enormously by country, state and personal situation — typically 20–35 % lower than gross for mid incomes.