Hourly to Salary
Converter

The converter uses a straightforward formula to translate your hourly wage into equivalent salary figures across every common pay period. Start by entering your hourly rate using the slider or typing a value directly. The default range covers £1 up to £200 per hour, with the starting value set to £11.44 — the current UK National Living Wage for workers aged 21 and over.

Next, set how many hours you work per week. The standard full-time schedule in the UK is 37.5 hours (7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday), but you can adjust this anywhere from 1 to 80 hours to reflect part-time, overtime or irregular schedules. Then choose how many weeks per year you work. The default is 52 weeks, but if you take unpaid time off, reduce this number accordingly.

The core calculation multiplies your hourly rate by hours per week and weeks per year to produce your gross annual salary. From there, the converter divides that annual figure into monthly (divided by 12), fortnightly (divided by 26), weekly (divided by 52) and daily (divided by 260 working days) amounts.

Use the salary-to-hourly toggle to reverse the conversion. Enter an annual salary figure and the converter will calculate the equivalent hourly rate based on your hours and weeks settings. All results update instantly as you adjust any input.

The standard full-time working week in the UK is typically 37.5 hours, giving a full-time work year of 1,950 hours over 52 weeks. Some employers use a 35- or 40-hour week, so always check your contract. If you receive paid annual leave, your annual hours remain the same since you are compensated for that time off.

The National Living Wage (NLW) for workers aged 21 and over is £11.44 per hour from April 2024. At 37.5 hours per week for 52 weeks, that translates to £22,308 per year before tax. The National Minimum Wage rates for younger workers are: £8.60 for ages 18–20, £6.40 for under-18s and £5.28 for apprentices.

Keep in mind that the figures shown by this converter are gross income — your pay before any deductions. Your actual take-home pay will be reduced by Income Tax and National Insurance contributions. In the 2025/26 tax year, the Personal Allowance is £12,570, meaning you pay no Income Tax on the first £12,570 you earn. Above that, the basic rate is 20% up to £50,270, then 40% higher rate and 45% additional rate.

All workers in the UK are entitled to a minimum of 28 days paid annual leave per year (5.6 weeks), which can include the 8 bank holidays in England and Wales. This is set by the Working Time Regulations 1998. Part-time workers receive a pro-rata entitlement based on the number of days they work per week.

When comparing job offers, remember that a higher hourly rate does not always mean more money. A salaried position at a slightly lower equivalent rate may include a workplace pension, private health insurance, enhanced annual leave and other benefits that add significant value beyond the base pay figure.