How to convert salary to an hourly wage

Divide the yearly salary by the number of hours you work in a year. A full-time week of 40 hours over 52 weeks is 2,080 hours, so a salary of 52,000 is 52,000 ÷ 2,080 = 25 per hour.

For the reverse, multiply the hourly rate by 2,080: 25 × 2,080 = 52,000.

If you work 48 paid weeks, perhaps because holidays are unpaid, the year has 1,920 hours and the same salary is worth 27.08 an hour.

Longer weeks reduce the hourly figure. A 50-hour week on a 52,000 salary comes to 20 per hour.

Weekly pay is the salary divided by 52, and monthly pay is the salary divided by 12. A 52,000 salary is 1,000 a week and about 4,333 a month.

A day is usually a fifth of the week, so 200 a day. Our salary calculator converts between all of these at once.

Salaries are usually quoted before tax. The hourly figure is therefore gross as well. To compare take-home pay, start from your net monthly pay instead.

When comparing a salaried job with hourly or contract work, remember that benefits such as paid leave and pension contributions have value too.