Salary to Hourly Calculator — Pay Period Converter & Overtime
Convert pay between hourly, weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly and annual. Plus an overtime calculator with Ontario rules.
| Pay period | Gross pay |
|---|---|
| Hourly | $31.25 |
| Daily | $250.00 |
| Weekly | $1,250.00 |
| Biweekly (every 2 weeks, 26/yr) | $2,500.00 |
| Semi-monthly (twice a month, 24/yr) | $2,708.33 |
| Monthly | $5,416.67 |
| Annual | $65,000.00 |
Overtime pay calculator (one week)
| Regular: 44 h × $25.00 | $1,100.00 |
| Overtime: 6 h × $37.50 (1.5×) | $225.00 |
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This salary to hourly calculator converts pay between every common period at once: hourly, daily, weekly, biweekly (26 pays a year), semi-monthly (24), monthly and annual. Enter what you know, say $65,000 a year or $31.25 an hour, set your hours per week, and the full table appears. A $65,000 salary at 40 hours a week works out to $31.25 an hour, $2,500 biweekly and $5,416.67 a month.
It also shows a figure most converters leave out: your rate per hour actually worked once paid vacation and statutory holidays are taken out, which is the honest number when comparing a salary with contract work. A second panel calculates a week's pay with overtime, with presets for Ontario's 44-hour threshold, the 40 hours used federally, in Quebec and under the US Fair Labor Standards Act, and the daily rules in Alberta and BC noted. All figures are gross, before income tax, CPP/QPP and EI.
How to use
- Enter your pay and choose the period it is quoted in (per hour, per year, biweekly and so on).
- Set your hours per week and days per week. Add unpaid weeks off if you are not paid all year.
- Read the converted table. Add your paid vacation weeks and holidays to see your rate per hour actually worked.
- For overtime, choose your province or rules, enter your rate and hours for the week, and read the gross pay.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert an annual salary to an hourly wage?
Divide the salary by the hours you are paid for in a year: hours per week × 52. At 40 hours a week that is 2,080 hours, so $65,000 ÷ 2,080 = $31.25 an hour. At 37.5 hours a week it is 1,950 hours and $33.33 an hour. A quick estimate for a 40-hour week: halve the salary and drop the thousands ($65,000 → about $32.50).
What is the difference between biweekly and semi-monthly pay?
Biweekly is every two weeks, 26 pay days a year (27 in some years, depending on the calendar). Semi-monthly is twice a month on fixed dates, 24 pay days a year. On the same salary each semi-monthly cheque is larger: $65,000 is $2,500 biweekly but $2,708.33 semi-monthly.
How much is $25 an hour per year?
At 40 hours a week and 52 paid weeks, $25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000 a year, $4,333.33 a month and $2,000 biweekly. At 37.5 hours it is $48,750. If you are paid hourly and take two unpaid weeks off, use 50 weeks: $50,000.
When does overtime start in Ontario?
After 44 hours in a work week, at 1.5 times the regular rate, under the Employment Standards Act. Ontario has no daily overtime rule. Federally regulated workplaces (banks, airlines, telecoms) use 8 hours a day and 40 a week under the Canada Labour Code. Some jobs are exempt or have different thresholds, and hours can be averaged over several weeks under a written agreement.
Is the overtime threshold the same in the US?
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act sets overtime at 1.5 times the regular rate after 40 hours in a workweek for non-exempt employees, with no daily limit. Some states add their own rules: California pays 1.5× after 8 hours in a day and 2× after 12.
Does this calculator include taxes?
No, every figure is gross pay before deductions. Take-home pay depends on income tax brackets, CPP/QPP and EI contributions in Canada (or federal, state and FICA taxes in the US), benefits and pension deductions, which vary too much by person and province to estimate honestly here.
Hours a year, by schedule
• 40 hours a week × 52 weeks = 2,080 paid hours.
• 37.5 hours a week × 52 = 1,950 paid hours (common in Canadian offices and the public sector).
• 35 hours a week × 52 = 1,820 paid hours.
A salaried employee is paid for all 52 weeks, including vacation and statutory holidays, which is why salary ÷ 2,080 is the standard conversion. Hours actually worked are lower: with two weeks of vacation and Ontario's nine public holidays, a 40-hour employee works about 1,928 hours, so the effective hourly rate is roughly 8% higher than the paid rate.
Overtime thresholds in Canada and the US
• Ontario: 1.5× after 44 hours a week.
• Alberta: 1.5× after 8 hours a day or 44 a week, whichever gives more overtime.
• British Columbia: 1.5× after 8 hours a day and after 40 a week; 2× after 12 hours in a day.
• Quebec: 1.5× after 40 hours a week.
• Federally regulated (Canada Labour Code): 1.5× after 8 hours a day or 40 a week.
• United States (FLSA): 1.5× after 40 hours a week for non-exempt employees; state rules can add daily overtime.
Each has exemptions (managers, some professionals, farm and IT workers among them) and rules for averaging agreements. Daily thresholds need a day-by-day timesheet; the time card calculator handles those.
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