Why is 52 paid weeks appropriate for many salaried employees?

Continuously salaried employees with paid annual leave are normally paid throughout the year, so 52 paid weeks is usually the appropriate conversion assumption. Use a lower value only when some weeks are genuinely unpaid.

Does this calculator show take-home pay?

No. This is a gross-pay converter before tax and deductions. UK PAYE and National Insurance users should use ToolBullet's UK Take Home Pay Calculator; users who want a net-pay estimate from a supplied effective deduction rate can use the Salary After Tax Calculator.

Salary Calculator & Converter

Convert hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or annual gross pay into the other pay periods using your working-time assumptions. Results are gross pay before tax, National Insurance, social contributions, pensions or other deductions.

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Paid weeks per year Use 52 if you are paid continuously through the year, including paid leave. Contractors, term-time workers or people with unpaid weeks can enter the weeks for which they are actually paid.

Currency Changing currency changes the unit and formatting only; it does not perform foreign-exchange conversion or change the underlying pay amount.

⚠️ Gross pay before tax. This converter does not calculate income tax, National Insurance, social contributions, pensions or other deductions. Currency selection changes formatting only and does not perform FX conversion.

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What it does

Converts gross pay between hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and annual rates. Hourly, daily and weekly inputs are annualised using your paid weeks per year; monthly inputs use 12 months and annual inputs are already annual gross.

Working assumptions

Hours per week controls the hourly equivalent, days per week controls the daily equivalent and paid weeks per year controls hourly, daily and weekly annualisation. For many continuously salaried employees with paid leave, 52 paid weeks is appropriate; not every worker is paid for all 52 weeks.

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All calculations happen in your browser. No salary figures are transmitted or stored anywhere.

Need a net-pay estimate instead?

For UK PAYE, National Insurance and take-home-pay calculations, use the UK Take Home Pay Calculator. For non-UK or user-supplied effective deduction-rate estimates, use the Salary After Tax Calculator.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert hourly rate to annual salary?

Multiply the hourly rate by hours per week and paid weeks per year. For example, £20/hour × 37.5 hours × 52 paid weeks = £39,000 gross annual pay.

How do I convert annual salary to hourly rate?

Divide annual gross pay by hours per week multiplied by paid weeks per year. For example, £50,000 ÷ (37.5 × 52) ≈ £25.64 per hour.

Why does paid weeks per year matter?

Hourly, daily and weekly rates need a paid-weeks assumption to become annual gross pay. Use 52 when you are paid continuously through the year, including paid leave. Contractors, term-time workers and people with unpaid weeks can enter the number of weeks for which they are actually paid.

Why is 52 weeks appropriate for many salaried employees?

A continuously salaried employee with paid annual leave is normally paid throughout the whole year, so 52 paid weeks is usually the right conversion assumption. A lower figure is appropriate only when some weeks are genuinely unpaid.

Does this show take-home pay?

No. This is a gross-pay converter before tax and deductions. UK tax users should use the UK Take Home Pay Calculator. For a non-UK or custom effective deduction-rate estimate, use the Salary After Tax Calculator.

Salary Calculator & Converter

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