Salary to Hourly Calculator
Convert a salary into equivalent hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly rates. Useful for comparing job offers or setting freelance rates.
Default holiday is 5.6 weeks (28 days) — the UK statutory minimum for a 5-day week. Working weeks = 52 minus holiday weeks.
Related: Take-Home Pay · Overtime Pay
How the Salary to Hourly Calculator works
This calculator converts an annual or monthly salary into hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly rates by accounting for your actual working pattern. Rather than dividing by a fixed 52 weeks, it subtracts your holiday entitlement to find the number of weeks you actually work, then multiplies by your hours per day and days per week. This gives a more accurate hourly rate than simple division.
For UK workers, the statutory minimum holiday entitlement is 5.6 weeks (28 days for a 5-day week), which is set as the default. Knowing your true hourly rate is useful when comparing job offers, negotiating pay, setting freelance rates, or understanding whether overtime is financially worthwhile. Always consider that salaried roles typically include employer pension contributions, paid sick leave, and other benefits that do not appear in the headline hourly figure.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert salary to hourly rate?
To convert an annual salary to an hourly rate, divide the annual salary by the total number of working hours in the year. Working hours = working weeks × hours per week. Working weeks = 52 minus holiday weeks. For example, a £35,000 salary with 37.5 hours per week and 5.6 weeks holiday gives 46.4 working weeks × 37.5 hours = 1,740 hours. Hourly rate = £35,000 / 1,740 = approximately £20.11 per hour.
What is the UK National Living Wage in 2025?
From April 2025, the UK National Living Wage is £12.21 per hour for workers aged 21 and over. The National Minimum Wage for those aged 18–20 is £10.00 per hour, and for those under 18 (and apprentices in their first year) it is £7.55 per hour. These rates are set annually by the government following recommendations from the Low Pay Commission.
Should I include overtime in my hourly rate calculation?
It depends on your purpose. If you want to know your base hourly rate as a salaried employee, do not include overtime — it distorts the comparison with a stated hourly role. If you are trying to understand your total effective earnings per hour over a given period, include overtime hours and pay. For comparing a salaried role to a freelance or contract day rate, use regular hours only for the most accurate like-for-like comparison.
How do I compare a salary offer to a contractor day rate?
When comparing employment salary to a contractor day rate, remember that a contractor must fund their own holiday pay, pension, employers' National Insurance, accountancy costs, and periods without work. A common rule of thumb is that a contractor day rate should be roughly double the equivalent employed daily rate to achieve similar net income. Use this calculator to find your employed daily rate, then apply a suitable uplift factor based on your circumstances.