Wage and hours
Weekly GROSS = wage × this. No overtime on this page.
Default 2080 (40 × 52). Edit it — not a hidden 52-week lie.
GROSS salary estimate · not take-home
- Weekly
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- Monthly (annual/12)
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- Annual GROSS
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Pay-period GROSS · 26 vs 24
- Biweekly (annual/26)
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- Semimonthly (annual/24)
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Enter an hourly wage. Hours default to 40/week and 2,080/year (40 × 52).
GROSS estimate only. Not take-home, not tax, not net, not 50-state withholding, not benefits.
This is a GROSS estimate only — the number before tax, FICA, 401(k), insurance, or benefits. It is not take-home, not net pay, not tax withholding, and not a 50-state paycheck. There is no W-4, no filing status, no state income tax table, and no overtime. Hours per year default to 2,080 (40 × 52); that assumption is editable because unpaid time off and holidays change it. Confirm the offer letter or pay stub before you spend it.
Annualization, not a timesheet and not weekly paycheck
This page multiplies an hourly wage by hours per year and prints weekly, monthly, and annual GROSS. It does not clock you in. Punches live on the time card. 1.5× weeks live on overtime and paycheck. Clock time to decimal lives on decimal hours. A 14-day punch sheet lives on biweekly.
weekly = hourly × hours/week (no OT) annual = hourly × hours/year monthly = annual / 12 (not 4-week months) biweekly = annual / 26 (every two weeks) semimonthly = annual / 24 (1st and 15th) hourly = annual / hours/year (reverse) default hours/year = 40 × 52 = 2,080 $20 × 40h × 52 = $41,600/year GROSS monthly = $41,600 / 12 = $3,466.67 weekly = $20 × 40 = $800 biweekly = $41,600 / 26 = $1,600 semimonthly = $41,600 / 24 = $1,733.33 $20 × 1,920 hours = $38,400/year GROSS $41,600 / 2,080 = $20/hr
Example: $20 × 40h × 52 = $41,600/year GROSS. Monthly $3,466.67 (annual/12). Weekly $800. Custom 1,920 hours/year at $20 = $38,400. Biweekly $1,600 (annual/26). Semimonthly $1,733.33 (annual/24). Reverse: $41,600 / 2,080 = $20/hr. That is not net. 26 paychecks is not 24.
FAQ
$20 an hour is how much a year?
Default 40 hours/week × 52 weeks = 2,080 hours/year. $20/hr × 2,080 = $41,600/year GROSS. Monthly is annual/12 = $3,466.67, not four weeks of pay. Weekly is $20 × 40 = $800, with no overtime. That is GROSS, not net, not tax, not take-home.
Why 2,080 vs 2,000 vs 1,920 hours a year?
2,080 is 40 × 52 — a full-time year with no unpaid time off. 2,000 is a round number that bakes in some unpaid time. 1,920 is a 50-week year (two unpaid weeks, or holidays treated as unpaid). Unpaid time off, holidays, and a 50-week year change the number. Hours per year is an editable input (default 2080) so it is not a hidden 52-week lie. $20 at 1,920 hours is $38,400 GROSS/year, while weekly at 40 hours is still $800.
Is monthly annual ÷ 12 or four weeks of pay?
Monthly = annual / 12, not four-week months. At $20/hr and 2,080 hours, annual is $41,600 and monthly is $3,466.67. Four weeks of $800 would be $3,200, which undercounts a 52-week year. There are 4.333… weeks in an average month.
Is this take-home, net, or tax withholding?
No. This is GROSS only. It is not tax, not net, not 50-state withholding, and not benefits. There is no W-4, no FICA, no state tax table, no 401(k), no insurance. Same disclaimer family as the paycheck estimate: GROSS is the number before anyone takes a cut. Check the stub for take-home.
Does this include overtime?
No. Weekly = hourly × hours/week with no overtime. A 45-hour week is not 40 at the rate plus 5 at 1.5× here. For 1.5× weeks use the overtime calculator (hour split) and the paycheck estimate (weekly GROSS with OT). This page is annualization, not a timesheet and not the weekly paycheck tool.
How is this different from the time card, overtime, and paycheck tools?
hourscard.com is a weekly timesheet: punches, lunch, a printable sheet. Overtime splits a week of hours (first 40 regular, rest OT). Paycheck estimate prints weekly GROSS dollars with optional 1.5× OT. Decimal hours converts 8:45 to 8.75. Biweekly is a 14-day punch sheet. This page only annualizes an hourly wage: rate × hours/year. People search “$20 an hour is how much a year.” That is this page, not those.
How many paychecks a year — 52, 26, or 24?
Weekly is 52 checks. Biweekly is every two weeks: 26 checks, annual ÷ 26. Semimonthly is twice a month (1st and 15th): 24 checks, annual ÷ 24. 26 is not 24. At $20/hr and 2,080 hours, annual GROSS is $41,600: weekly $800, biweekly $1,600, semimonthly $1,733.33. Biweekly is not twice a month. Semimonthly is not every two weeks. If you edited hours/year, biweekly is still annual/26 — it is not automatically two weekly checks. This is GROSS, not net. For a 14-day punch sheet use the biweekly timesheet, not this page.
How do I convert salary back to hourly?
Hourly = annual GROSS ÷ hours per year. Default hours/year is 2,080 (40 × 52), so $41,600 / 2,080 = $20/hr. At 1,920 hours, $38,400 / 1,920 is still $20. That reverse does not add overtime, tax, or take-home. Edit hours/year if the offer letter is not a 52-week year. Punches still live on the time card.
What if I work part-time or a 37.5-hour week?
Do not leave hours/week at 40 and hours/year at 2,080 if that is not your schedule. Set hours/week to what you actually work, then set hours/year to hours/week × 52 (use the Hours/week × 52 preset). Part-time: $20 × 20h × 52 = $20,800/year GROSS (1,040 hours); weekly $400; biweekly $800; semimonthly $866.67. A 37.5-hour week: $20 × 37.5 × 52 = $39,000/year GROSS (1,950 hours); weekly $750. Convert 7:30 workdays on the decimal-hours page. Still GROSS, no overtime, not net. For punches use the time card.
If I routinely work 50 hours a week, should I still use 2,080 hours a year?
No. 2,080 is only 40 × 52. For a 50-hour schedule set hours/week to 50 and hours/year to 2,600 (use the Hours/week × 52 preset). Flat annualization: $20 × 2,600 = $52,000/year GROSS; weekly $1,000; biweekly $2,000; semimonthly $2,166.67. That still does not add the 1.5× overtime premium on hours over 40 — a true OT week pays more than flat hourly × 50. For the premium split use the overtime calculator and the paycheck estimate. Do not leave 2,080 if your real week is 50.
If I switch from hourly to salary, how do I compare the offers?
Annual GROSS salary = hourly rate × paid hours per year. At $28/hr and 2,080 paid hours, the equivalent is $58,240/year GROSS; reverse check: $58,240 ÷ 2,080 = $28/hr. Set hours/year to your actual paid schedule instead of assuming 2,080. This is GROSS, not net or overtime; use the time card to check hours and the paycheck estimate for weekly GROSS.
If my biweekly stub shows $1,600 GROSS, what annual salary is that on this page?
Biweekly GROSS × 26 = annual GROSS on this page. $1,600 × 26 = $41,600. Trap: multiplying by 24 (the semimonthly count) wrongly gives $38,400 — 26 paychecks is not 24; every two weeks is not twice a month. Reverse: $41,600 ÷ 2,080 = $20/hr. Still GROSS — no tax, no OT. For weekly GROSS with optional OT use the paycheck estimate; for a 14-day punch sheet use the biweekly timesheet. Punches live on hourscard.com.
If my weekly stub shows $800 GROSS, what annual salary is that on this page?
Weekly GROSS × 52 = annual GROSS on this page. $800 × 52 = $41,600. Trap: multiplying by 50 (dropping two weeks as if they do not count) wrongly gives $40,000. Trap: multiplying by 26 as if the stub were biweekly wrongly gives $20,800 and halves the year. Reverse: $41,600 ÷ 2,080 = $20/hr. Still GROSS — no tax, no OT. For weekly GROSS with optional OT use the paycheck estimate; for a 14-day punch sheet use the biweekly timesheet (contrast biweekly × 26). Punches live on hourscard.com.
Is the “double the hourly and add three zeros” shortcut accurate on this page?
No — the shortcut assumes 2,000 hours a year; this page defaults to 2,080 (40 × 52). $20/hr: shortcut says $40,000; exact is $20 × 2,080 = $41,600 — the shortcut is $1,600 short, two weeks of pay. $28/hr: shortcut $56,000 vs exact $58,240. Reverse: $50,000 ÷ 2,080 = $24.04/hr, not the $25 the halve-and-drop-zeros trick gives. Still GROSS — no tax, no OT. For weekly GROSS with optional OT use the paycheck estimate; punches live on hourscard.com.
If my offer says $4,000 a month, what hourly rate is that on this page?
Monthly × 12 ÷ 2,080 on this page: $4,000 × 12 = $48,000 a year GROSS, and $48,000 ÷ 2,080 = $23.08/hr. A month averages 2,080 ÷ 12 = 173.33 hours, not 160. Trap: $4,000 ÷ 160 (four 40-hour weeks) = $25/hr, which is $1.92/hr too high — $25 × 2,080 = $52,000, about $4,000 a year more than the offer actually pays. If you are paid overtime, time-and-a-half on the real rate is $34.62, not $37.50. Still GROSS — no tax, no benefits. For 1.5× weeks use the overtime calculator and paycheck estimate; punches live on hourscard.com.