Calculate weekly and biweekly pay from an hourly wage with overtime or an annual salary, or turn a weekly or biweekly paycheck into yearly gross pay.
Weekly Pay Formula
To find weekly gross pay from an hourly wage, multiply your rate by your regular hours, then add any overtime hours paid at the overtime multiplier:
WP = R * H + R * M * OT
To find weekly gross pay from a salary, divide the annual amount by the model’s 52 paid weeks:
WP = S / 52
Variables:
- WP is the weekly gross pay, in dollars, before taxes and deductions
- R is the hourly pay rate, in dollars per hour
- H is the number of regular (straight-time) hours worked per week
- M is the overtime multiplier (1.5 for time and a half, 2 for double time)
- OT is the number of overtime hours worked per week
- S is the annual gross salary. If you only know a monthly salary, multiply it by 12 to get S first
Pick what you want to find at the top of the calculator. In “Weekly pay from hourly wage” mode you enter your rate, your actual regular hours (initially blank), and optional overtime hours with a multiplier of 1.5x, 2x, or a custom value. In “Weekly pay from salary” mode you enter an annual or monthly salary and the tool divides the yearly amount by 52.
The third mode works in reverse: enter a weekly gross amount and the calculator multiplies by 52 for the annual salary, then shows the monthly equivalent (annual divided by 12), the biweekly equivalent (weekly times 2), and the semi-monthly equivalent (annual divided by 24, since semi-monthly payroll pays 24 checks per year).
Results include daily, biweekly, average monthly, semi-monthly, and annual equivalents. Daily figures assume a five-day workweek, and annual figures assume 52 identical paid weeks; these are averages, not an actual payroll calendar.
Weekly Pay by Hourly Rate and Salary
This table shows weekly, biweekly, and annual gross pay for common hourly rates at a standard 40-hour week with no overtime.
| Hourly rate | Weekly (40 h) | Biweekly | Annual (52 weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15.00 | $600 | $1,200 | $31,200 |
| $18.00 | $720 | $1,440 | $37,440 |
| $20.00 | $800 | $1,600 | $41,600 |
| $22.00 | $880 | $1,760 | $45,760 |
| $25.00 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $52,000 |
| $30.00 | $1,200 | $2,400 | $62,400 |
| $35.00 | $1,400 | $2,800 | $72,800 |
| $40.00 | $1,600 | $3,200 | $83,200 |
| $45.00 | $1,800 | $3,600 | $93,600 |
| $50.00 | $2,000 | $4,000 | $104,000 |
| $55.00 | $2,200 | $4,400 | $114,400 |
| $60.00 | $2,400 | $4,800 | $124,800 |
If you are paid a salary, this second table converts common annual salaries into weekly and monthly gross pay using 52 weeks and 12 months per year.
| Annual salary | Weekly gross | Monthly gross |
|---|---|---|
| $35,000 | $673.08 | $2,916.67 |
| $40,000 | $769.23 | $3,333.33 |
| $50,000 | $961.54 | $4,166.67 |
| $60,000 | $1,153.85 | $5,000.00 |
| $70,000 | $1,346.15 | $5,833.33 |
| $80,000 | $1,538.46 | $6,666.67 |
| $90,000 | $1,730.77 | $7,500.00 |
| $100,000 | $1,923.08 | $8,333.33 |
| $110,000 | $2,115.38 | $9,166.67 |
| $125,000 | $2,403.85 | $10,416.67 |
| $150,000 | $2,884.62 | $12,500.00 |
Example Problems
Example 1: Weekly pay from an hourly wage with overtime.
You earn $22.00 per hour, work 40 regular hours, and put in 5 overtime hours paid at time and a half (1.5x). Plug the numbers into the formula:
WP = 22 * 40 + 22 * 1.5 * 5 = 880 + 165 = $1,045 per week. Over a full year of 52 such weeks, that is 1,045 * 52 = $54,340 in gross pay.
Example 2: Weekly pay from an annual salary.
You are offered a salary of $91,000 per year and want to know the weekly amount. Divide by 52:
WP = 91,000 / 52 = $1,750 per week. That works out to $3,500 per biweekly paycheck and about $7,583.33 per month.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many work weeks are in a year?
A calendar year contains 52 weeks (52 weeks and 1 or 2 days, to be exact), so salary-to-weekly conversions use 52. Your number of paid weeks can be lower if you take unpaid time off: two unpaid weeks, for example, leaves 50 paid weeks, and an hourly worker in that situation would earn 50 weeks of pay rather than 52. Salaried employees with paid vacation still receive pay across all 52 weeks.
Does weekly pay include overtime?
Gross weekly pay includes any overtime you actually worked that week. Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, nonexempt employees must receive at least 1.5 times their regular rate for hours beyond 40 in a workweek, and some employers or states apply higher multipliers such as double time. Enter regular and additional overtime hours separately in hourly mode, using the applicable pay multiplier. Salary payment alone does not establish an overtime exemption. Salary mode only converts the stated base salary and does not calculate overtime entitlement or any legal regular-rate adjustments.
What is the difference between gross and take-home weekly pay?
Gross weekly pay is your earnings before anything is withheld, and it is what this calculator reports. Take-home (net) pay is what actually lands in your bank account after federal and state income tax, Social Security and Medicare (FICA), and deductions like health insurance premiums or 401(k) contributions. The proportion retained depends on your actual tax and deduction settings; this calculator does not estimate net pay.
