How the conversion works
This tool assumes a standard 52-week year and 5-day work week. All figures shown are gross pay (before tax) — actual take-home pay depends on your local tax rules, which vary too much by country to estimate reliably.
Example: $25/hour at 40 hours/week = $1,000/week = ~$4,333/month = $52,000/year.
The math behind each conversion
- Hourly → Weekly: hourly rate × hours per week
- Weekly → Annual: weekly pay × 52
- Annual → Monthly: annual pay ÷ 12
- Annual → Daily: annual pay ÷ 260 (52 weeks × 5 working days)
Because a year averages 52 weeks and a standard work year has 260 weekdays, monthly figures are always an average — some months have more working days than others, so your actual monthly paycheck may vary slightly if you're paid based on days worked rather than a fixed monthly salary.
Why this tool doesn't show take-home pay
Income tax brackets, social security contributions, provident fund deductions, and other withholdings differ enormously between countries — and even between states or regions within the same country. Building an accurate take-home calculator would mean maintaining tax tables for dozens of jurisdictions that change every year. Instead, this tool sticks to gross pay conversions, which are universal and always accurate, and lets you apply your own local tax rate on top.