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Wage and hours

Hourly to Salary Calculator

This hourly paycheck calculator turns a wage and the hours you work in a typical week into weekly gross pay, a 52-week salary, and estimated take-home on the paycheck frequency you choose.

Rate and hours

Start with a sample if you want to see a result first. You can change every number afterward. The estimate updates as you type.

Enter the regular hourly wage, before taxes.
Enter paid hours in a typical week, not including overtime.
The calculator multiplies this percentage. It does not apply IRS withholding tables.
A traditional 401(k)-style amount on each paycheck. It lowers the income-tax base and does not lower FICA here.

Estimated take-home

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    How the calculator figures the estimate

    Weekly gross pay is the hourly rate multiplied by the hours you enter. Annual gross pay is that weekly figure multiplied by 52. The paycheck gross is annual gross pay divided by 52, 26, 24, or 12, matching the frequency you select.

    FICA uses the same 2026 rules as the other tools: Social Security at 6.2% up to $184,500, Medicare at 1.45% of all wages, and Additional Medicare Tax at 0.9% above $200,000. Federal and state income tax use the percentages you enter, applied after the optional pre-tax amount. Estimated take-home is gross pay minus that pre-tax amount, minus FICA, minus those income-tax figures.

    Common questions

    Is a 40-hour week treated as a full-time salary?

    The calculator treats the hours you enter as repeating in all 52 weeks. Forty hours at a given rate produces a 2,080-hour year. Unpaid vacation, unpaid holidays, and unpaid sick time are not subtracted, so a real annual total can come out smaller.

    Where do overtime hours go?

    This page uses one regular rate. If some hours are paid at time-and-a-half or another multiplier, enter those hours on the overtime calculator so regular pay and overtime pay stay on separate lines.

    Why can a biweekly check look larger than a weekly check?

    The yearly net is the same for a given schedule. A biweekly check is that yearly net divided by 26. A weekly check is the same yearly net divided by 52, so each weekly check is smaller.

    Why is this not my pay stub?

    Payroll applies withholding tables, benefits, and year-to-date wages. This estimate applies published FICA rates and the income-tax percentages you type.

    Does pre-tax hourly withholding change FICA?

    In this model, a 401(k)-style amount lowers only the income-tax base. Social Security and Medicare are still taken from the full annualized gross.