Hourly and annual salary converter

What the result means

Hourly and annual figures describe the same pay only after you choose hours and weeks. Australian full-time ordinary hours are often 38 a week. There are 52 weeks in a year, not 48 working weeks.

How it is calculated

Annual = hourly × hours per week × 52. Hourly = annual ÷ (hours × 52). Monthly = annual ÷ 12

• Hours per week: Ordinary hours. Default 38.
• 52: Calendar weeks in a year, including paid leave weeks for a permanent employee.

Permanent salaries already cover four weeks of annual leave for many awards. Multiplying an hourly rate by 48 weeks would understate annual pay. Monthly figures use calendar months (÷ 12), not four-week months.

Worked example

$50 an hour on a 38-hour week

A permanent role pays $50 an hour for 38 ordinary hours.

Weekly

$50 × 38 = $1,900

Annual

$1,900 × 52 = $98,800

19-hour part-time

$98,800 × 19/38 = $49,400

The same hourly rate is $98,800 full-time or $49,400 at half the hours, before tax.

This is not take-home pay

Conversion does not subtract tax, Medicare or HELP. Use the salary calculator for PAYG take-home. Overtime, penalties and allowances belong on the overtime or timesheet tools.

Part-time pay is usually ordinary hours ÷ 38 × full-time salary, unless an award says otherwise. Casual rates often include a loading instead of leave; this converter does not add casual loading.

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