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Salary to Hourly Calculator UK | Hourly to Salary

Convert gross annual salary to hourly pay—or hourly pay to an annual salary—using your actual weekly hours, paid weeks and leave. Every figure is before tax and deductions; calculations stay in your browser.

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Conversion direction

Before tax, National Insurance, pension and other deductions.

Exclude unpaid breaks. Maximum 168.

Used only for the daily figure.

Leave, overtime and benefits (optional)
Optional leave, overtime and benefits adjustments

Use 52 for a normal year-round salary.

Weeks paid but not physically worked.

Reduces paid weeks and gross annual pay.

Included only in effective hours worked.

Optional comparison value, not cash pay.

Gross-pay converter only. It does not estimate take-home pay. Inputs are processed locally and are not uploaded.

Your gross pay breakdown

Contractual hourly equivalent

£15.38 per hour

£30,000 ÷ 1,950 paid hours

Gross pay before tax and deductions
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Compare carefully: salary, paid leave, pension contributions, bonuses and contractor rates are not equivalent. Benefits may not be spendable cash, and contractors may cover their own leave, pension, insurance and business costs.

How to interpret the result

Contractual hourly equivalent spreads gross annual pay across scheduled paid hours. Use it for a like-for-like pay conversion.

Effective hourly value divides cash pay plus any benefits you enter by hours physically worked. It excludes paid leave from worked hours and includes regular unpaid overtime. It is useful for comparing offers, but it is not a contractual wage.

Every result is gross. UK take-home pay cannot be represented by a flat 20% deduction because Income Tax uses allowances and bands, while National Insurance and personal deductions also vary. Use the GOV.UK Income Tax estimator for a current estimate.

Worked UK examples

£30,000 salary at 37.5 hours

Annual paid hours = 37.5 × 52 = 1,950. £30,000 ÷ 1,950 = £15.38/hour. With 5.6 weeks’ paid leave, 1,740 hours are physically worked, so the effective value is £30,000 ÷ 1,740 = £17.24/hour.

£45,000 salary at 40 hours

Annual paid hours = 40 × 52 = 2,080. £45,000 ÷ 2,080 = £21.63/hour. Five regular unpaid overtime hours across 46.4 worked weeks adds 232 hours; the effective value becomes £45,000 ÷ 2,088 = £21.55/hour.

Part-time £18,000 salary at 22.5 hours

Annual paid hours = 22.5 × 52 = 1,170. £18,000 ÷ 1,170 = £15.38/hour. The same formula works for part-time schedules; enter the actual paid weekly hours.

£18 hourly wage to annual salary

£18 × 37.5 × 52 = £35,100/year. Two weeks of unpaid leave change the substitution to £18 × 37.5 × 50 = £33,750/year.

Common salary-to-hourly conversion tables

Annual gross salary equivalents at 52 paid weeks
Annual salary37.5 hours/week40 hours/weekUse
£20,000£10.26/hour£9.62/hour
£30,000£15.38/hour£14.42/hour
£40,000£20.51/hour£19.23/hour
£50,000£25.64/hour£24.04/hour
£60,000£30.77/hour£28.85/hour
£75,000£38.46/hour£36.06/hour
£100,000£51.28/hour£48.08/hour
Hourly wage equivalents at 40 hours/week and 52 paid weeks
Hourly wageWeeklyMonthly averageAnnualUse
£10£400£1,733.33£20,800
£12£480£2,080£24,960
£15£600£2,600£31,200
£18£720£3,120£37,440
£20£800£3,466.67£41,600
£25£1,000£4,333.33£52,000
£30£1,200£5,200£62,400

Paid leave, unpaid time and common mistakes

Almost all UK workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid holiday a year, though contracts can provide more and special rules apply to some irregular-hours and part-year workers. See GOV.UK holiday entitlement.

A salaried worker normally remains paid during annual leave, so use 52 paid weeks for the contractual comparison. Paid leave reduces physical hours, not annual salary. Enter unpaid leave separately because it normally reduces both paid weeks and gross pay in this model.

  • Unpaid breaks: exclude them from paid weekly hours. Whether a rest break is paid depends on the employment contract; see GOV.UK rest-break guidance.
  • Unpaid overtime: add regular extra hours so the effective rate does not overstate the offer.
  • Gross versus net: do not treat gross converted pay as take-home pay.
  • Term-time pay: use the weeks for which pay accrues, even if payments are spread over 12 months.

Salary and hourly pay FAQs

Should I divide salary by 52 weeks or only the weeks I work?

For a normal salary with paid holiday, divide by 52 paid weeks to find the contractual hourly equivalent. Dividing by hours physically worked gives an effective hourly value instead. Use fewer paid weeks for unpaid, seasonal or term-time periods.

Are the results before tax?

Yes. Every result is gross pay before Income Tax, National Insurance, pension contributions, student loans and other deductions.

What is the difference between contractual and effective hourly pay?

The contractual equivalent spreads gross pay across scheduled paid hours. The effective value divides pay plus entered benefits by hours physically worked, including regular unpaid overtime and excluding paid leave.

How do paid holidays affect salary to hourly pay?

Paid holiday normally remains inside 52 paid weeks, so it does not reduce the contractual hourly equivalent. Because fewer hours are physically worked, paid leave can make the effective hourly value higher.

How should unpaid lunch breaks and overtime be counted?

Exclude unpaid lunch breaks from scheduled paid hours. Add regular unpaid overtime to the separate overtime field so the effective hourly value reflects the extra time.

Does the calculator work for part-time or term-time roles?

Yes. Enter the actual paid hours per week and paid weeks per year. For term-time work, include only weeks for which pay accrues, even if the employer spreads payments across 12 months.

How do I convert monthly or weekly salary to annual pay?

Multiply monthly gross pay by 12 or weekly gross pay by the number of paid weeks. Then load the annual amount into the calculator for the complete breakdown.

Is my calculation stored?

No. Calculations and saved comparison rows stay in the current browser page and are not uploaded.

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