Salary to Hourly Rate Calculator

Divide your annual salary by the total hours worked per year. For the standard Working Days model: Annual Salary ÷ (52 weeks × Hours per Week). At 40 hours/week, that's 2,080 hours/year. So ₹10,00,000 ÷ 2,080 = ₹480.77/hour. This calculator handles the formula automatically for both annual and monthly salaries.

The Working Days model uses 52 weeks × hours/week as the annual divisor - it counts only the weeks in a year and excludes the concept of Sundays entirely from the per-day calculation. The Calendar Days model divides monthly salary by 30 days (treating all calendar days equally), then divides by hours per 6-day week. This is commonly used in industries that count attendance including Sundays in their monthly day count. For most salaried Indian employees, the Working Days model is the standard.

At ₹10,00,000 per annum with standard 40 hours/week (Working Days model): ₹10,00,000 ÷ 2,080 hours = ₹480.77 per hour. If you work 45 hours/week instead, the total annual hours become 2,340, giving ₹427.35/hour. Use the calculator above to try any combination.

Under Indian labour law, overtime is payable at twice the ordinary hourly rate for work beyond 9 hours/day or 48 hours/week. First find your hourly rate using this calculator, then multiply by 2 for your overtime rate. For example, if your hourly rate is ₹300, your overtime rate is ₹600/hour. Overtime rules apply to factory workers under the Factories Act - IT and white-collar employees may have different provisions under applicable state shops and establishments acts.

Yes, with adjustments. Calculate your equivalent hourly rate from your desired annual income, then add a buffer for non-billable time (client management, admin, gaps between projects), self-employment taxes and GST if applicable, no paid leave or benefits, and business expenses. Most freelancers multiply their equivalent employee hourly rate by 1.5–2× to arrive at a sustainable freelance rate that accounts for these costs.

This calculator gives the gross hourly rate - it divides your gross salary (CTC or monthly gross) by hours worked, without deducting PF, Professional Tax, or income tax. For your actual take-home hourly rate, first use the In-Hand Salary Calculator to find your annual in-hand amount, then enter that figure here to get the net hourly rate.

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