Free Salary Converter

Convert between annual, monthly, weekly, daily, and hourly pay — free, no sign-up, nothing leaves your browser.

Uses the standard UK convention: annual ÷ 52 for weekly (not weeks-minus-holiday, since salaried pay already covers paid leave), ÷12 for monthly, and your hours/days per week for daily and hourly.

Why a "fair" contract rate isn't just salary ÷ hours

This tool converts pay periods on a like-for-like basis, but a straight salary-to-hourly conversion understates what a freelance or contract rate needs to cover. An employee's salary comes bundled with paid annual leave, sick pay, employer pension contributions, and often other benefits that a contractor has to fund themselves out of their day rate — along with covering gaps between contracts, which a salaried employee doesn't need to plan around. Someone comparing a salaried role to a contract offer, or setting a freelance rate for the first time, generally needs to build some margin on top of the raw converted figure to account for what an employer would otherwise be covering.

Frequently asked questions

Why divide by 52 weeks instead of subtracting holiday weeks?

Because UK salaried employees are paid during their annual leave — the salary already covers those weeks, so dividing by the full 52 gives the correct weekly figure rather than overstating it.

Is this gross or net pay?

Gross — before tax, National Insurance, pension, or any other deductions. This tool only converts between pay periods, it doesn't calculate take-home pay.

Can I use this to work out a freelance day rate?

It'll give you the raw converted daily figure from an annual salary, which is a useful starting point — but a genuine freelance rate typically needs to be higher than that number to cover the benefits and downtime a salaried role includes.

Is my data sent anywhere?

No. Everything is calculated locally in your browser — nothing you enter is sent to a server.