Salary calculator
Convert pay between periods, adjusted for holidays and vacation.
Adjusted annual salary
$94,000.00
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How the conversion works
Every figure on this page comes from one number: your annual pay. First we annualise what you entered. An hourly wage is multiplied by your hours per week and by 52 weeks. A weekly wage is multiplied by 52, a bi-weekly wage by 26, a semi-monthly wage by 24, and a monthly wage by 12. Then each period is divided back out of that annual total, so the whole table always agrees with itself.
The adjusted column answers a different question: what is this pay worth once paid time off is counted? A standard US schedule of five days a week gives 260 working days a year. If you get 10 holidays and 15 vacation days, you work 235 of them. Adjusted annual pay is unadjusted annual pay multiplied by 235 and divided by 260. That is why $50 an hour at 40 hours a week reads as $104,000 unadjusted and $94,000 adjusted. Neither number is wrong; they describe different things, and a job offer is easier to judge when you can see both.
Bi-weekly and semi-monthly are the two periods people mix up most. Bi-weekly means every two weeks, so it happens 26 times a year and some months contain three paychecks. Semi-monthly means twice a month, usually on the 15th and the last day, so it happens exactly 24 times a year and every month is the same. On the same annual salary, a semi-monthly paycheck is larger than a bi-weekly one, simply because there are fewer of them.
This calculator shows gross pay before taxes and deductions. For take-home pay you would also need federal and state tax, Social Security and Medicare, and any benefits or retirement contributions taken from the check.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert $50 an hour to a yearly salary?
At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, $50 an hour is $104,000 a year before paid time off. If you take 10 holidays and 15 vacation days, the adjusted salary counts only days worked and comes to $94,000, an adjusted rate of about $45.19 an hour.
What is the difference between bi-weekly and semi-monthly pay?
Bi-weekly pay arrives every two weeks, 26 times a year. Semi-monthly pay arrives twice a month, on set dates, 24 times a year. The yearly total is the same; the number and size of paychecks differ, which matters when you line paydays up with monthly bills.
What does adjusted salary mean?
Adjusted salary counts only the days you actually work. It takes the unadjusted annual pay and scales it by worked days: 260 weekday slots in a year minus holidays and vacation days. It is the fair comparison for jobs that offer different amounts of paid time off.
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Estimates only. This tool converts gross pay between periods; it is not tax, legal or financial advice, and your payroll may round or schedule pay differently.