Hourly Wage Comparison

See what an hourly rate is really worth per year and compare it with a salaried offer.

Compare hourly and salaried pay

Hourly rate Salaried offer per year

Extra overtime hours per week Overtime multiplier

Hours per week Weeks per year Paid leave weeks

Base pay per year: —

With overtime: —

Effective hourly rate: —

Salary minus hourly total: —

Paid leave adds to the hours you are paid for, which raises the effective hourly rate.

Common questions about the free online hourly wage comparison.

Enter the hourly rate and the salary, then set your hours per week and weeks per year. The table shows both as yearly figures.

A full time year is usually about two thousand and eighty hours, which is forty hours a week for fifty two weeks.

Paid leave increases the hours you are paid for without adding work, so your effective hourly rate is higher than the headline rate.

Include it only if the hours are guaranteed. Add the expected weekly overtime hours and the multiplier to see the difference.

Time and a half, or one point five, is the most common rate for hours beyond a standard full time week.

Not necessarily. A salary often includes paid leave and benefits, while hourly work may pay overtime that a salary does not.

No. Figures are gross pay before tax, so apply your own tax rate if you want a take-home comparison.

No. Every calculation happens locally in your browser and nothing is uploaded.

Yes. The layout is responsive and works on phones, tablets and desktop computers.

Last updated: October 10, 2026