About Hourly → Salary Pro
📅 Last updated: January 2025
Hourly → Salary Pro is a free calculator and educational resource that helps workers, job seekers, and freelancers understand their real take-home pay — before and after taxes.
We built this tool because salary math is genuinely confusing. A job posting might say "$28/hour" or "$58,000/year," but neither number tells you what lands in your bank account after federal withholding, state income tax, Social Security, and Medicare are deducted. We wanted a tool that makes those deductions transparent, not buried in fine print.
What Makes This Calculator Different
Most hourly-to-salary converters show you the gross pay math only: hourly rate × hours × weeks = annual salary. That's a starting point, but it leaves out the most important number — what you'll actually take home.
Our calculator goes further:
- Progressive federal tax brackets — We apply current IRS brackets with the standard deduction factored in, not a flat estimate.
- State income tax estimates — All 50 states are included with average effective tax rates based on state revenue department data, which you can override.
- FICA payroll taxes — Social Security (6.2% up to the wage base) and Medicare (1.45%) are calculated separately.
- Filing status support — Single filers and married filing jointly have different deductions and bracket thresholds; both are supported.
- Multiple time views — Results shown weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and annually to match real paycheck schedules.
Important caveat: This tool provides estimates for planning purposes. Your actual withholding depends on your W-4 elections, pre-tax deductions (401k, FSA), and other employer-managed factors. For precise figures, use your employer's payroll system or consult a tax professional.