Free Salary Calculator

Figuring out your pay shouldn’t feel like solving a puzzle. This Salary Calculator does the hard work for you—plug in your info and see exactly what you make, whether it’s hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly. It even factors in holidays and vacation days, so you get the real numbers.

Play around with your salary, change up your hours, take more days off, or bump up your rate. You’ll see right away how every tweak changes your bottom line. No math headaches. No spreadsheets. Just the numbers, clear as day. If you’re about to negotiate a job offer, set up a budget, or you just want to know what you’re really earning, this tool spells it out.

And honestly, watching the numbers update as you try out different scenarios? Pretty satisfying. It’s a simple way to see where you stand and make better money decisions, without the guesswork.

How to use the Calculator

This calculator is designed to be quick and intuitive, so you can see results instantly. Each field controls one part of your salary scenario:

• Salary amount – Enter your base pay. This is the starting point for all the calculations. Check out our Pay Stub Template

• Pay frequency – Select whether your salary is hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly;

• Hours per week – How many hours you work in a standard week. This affects calculations for hourly, daily, and weekly pay;

• Days per week – How many days you work in a week. Important for converting daily pay;

• Holidays per year – Enter the number of paid holidays you get annually. These reduce the adjusted pay calculation;

• Vacation days per year – Enter your vacation days. The calculator adjusts your earnings accordingly.

As you adjust each value, the results update automatically. You’ll see instantly how small changes affect your unadjusted pay and your pay after accounting for holidays and vacation.

What you get from this Calculator

Once you enter your numbers, the calculator shows your earnings in a clear, organized table:

• Unadjusted pay – Your salary before accounting for holidays or vacation days.

• Adjusted pay – Your salary accounting for paid time off, giving a more realistic view of your actual earnings.

• Breakdowns by frequency – See what you earn per hour, per day, per week, per month, per quarter, and per year.

This makes it easy to understand the real value of your salary, whether you’re planning your budget, negotiating a raise, or comparing job offers.

How unadjusted and adjusted salaries are calculated

The calculator starts by figuring out your yearly pay based on how often you get paid. Say you make $50 an hour, work 40 hours a week, and don’t take any weeks off. You end up with: $50 × 40 × 52 = $104,000 (that’s your unadjusted annual salary)

But life isn’t just work, there are holidays and vacation days. The calculator takes those into account. If you work 5 days a week, that’s: 5 × 52 = 260 working days each year

Now, let’s say you get 10 holidays and 15 vacation days. That’s 25 days when you’re not working. 260 − 25 = 235 days actually spent working

So, the adjusted annual salary works out like this: $104,000 × (235 ÷ 260) ≈ $94,000 (adjusted annual pay)

Why this Calculator helps

Managing your salary is often about answering one question: “How much am I really earning?”

Instead of guessing or relying on rough estimates, this tool gives you instant clarity. You can quickly explore scenarios like:

• What if I work fewer hours per week?

• What if I take extra vacation days?

• How does my annual pay change with a higher hourly rate?

• What is my real income after holidays and vacation?

This calculator helps you make smarter financial decisions, plan your budget confidently, and understand your earnings clearly, without complicated formulas or spreadsheets.