Is this before or after tax?

Before. The result is gross income, and what reaches your account is meaningfully lower. Use it for comparing offers, then budget from what actually arrives.

How many weeks per year should I enter?

Fifty-two only if you are paid for every week including leave. For contract or seasonal work, use the number of weeks you are confident about rather than hoping for.

Is a higher hourly rate better than a salary?

Not automatically. Paid leave, sick pay, employer contributions, and security are real value an hourly rate does not include, and the gap often exceeds the rate difference.

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Hourly rate and hours worked → weekly, monthly, and yearly gross income.

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Hourly rate

Hours per week

Paid weeks per year

52 only if you are paid for every week including leave

Results (gross, before tax)

Per year48,000

Per month4,000

Per week1,000

Hours per year1920

This is before tax and deductions. Budget from what actually reaches your account, not from this figure.

In short

What is this?

This converts an hourly rate into weekly, monthly, and yearly gross figures. The weeks-per-year input matters more than people expect — unpaid leave, gaps between contracts, and sick days can easily be several weeks, and assuming fifty-two overstates the result.

This is gross, not take-home

The result is before tax, contributions, and any deductions. Do not budget from it directly — what reaches your account is meaningfully lower, and the gap varies enormously by jurisdiction and situation.

Use it for comparing offers and understanding what a rate implies, then budget from what actually arrives.

Weeks per year is the input that matters

Fifty-two weeks assumes you are paid for every week of the year, which is true for salaried employment with paid leave and rarely true otherwise.

Contract and freelance work usually has gaps between engagements.
Unpaid leave reduces the figure directly.
Seasonal work may be far fewer weeks.
Sick days without pay come out of the total.

For irregular work, use a conservative figure — the number of weeks you are confident about, not the number you hope for.

Comparing hourly against salaried

The gross figures are only part of the comparison. Paid leave, sick pay, employer contributions, insurance, and job security are real value that an hourly rate does not include.

A higher hourly rate that includes none of those is not automatically better, and the gap is often larger than the rate difference.

FAQ

Is this before or after tax?: Before. The result is gross income, and what reaches your account is meaningfully lower. Use it for comparing offers, then budget from what actually arrives.
How many weeks per year should I enter?: Fifty-two only if you are paid for every week including leave. For contract or seasonal work, use the number of weeks you are confident about rather than hoping for.
Is a higher hourly rate better than a salary?: Not automatically. Paid leave, sick pay, employer contributions, and security are real value an hourly rate does not include, and the gap often exceeds the rate difference.

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