Hourly Billing vs Salary Calculator

Compare the true earning potential of hourly billing vs salaried employment.

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Hourly vs Salary

Enter the salary offer and hourly rate details.

Better option
Salary wins by $0
Salary total: $0 · Hourly total: $0
Salary total compensation
$0
Salary after-tax
$0
Hourly gross revenue
$0
Hourly after SE tax
$0
Hourly effective rate
$0

Worked example

With the default inputs shown below, this calculator returns the following results:

InputValue
Salary offer ($)$100,000
Hourly rate ($)$75
Billable hours/week30
Weeks worked/year45
Salary benefits value ($)$15,000
Self-employment tax rate (%)15.3%
ResultValue
Better optionSalary wins by $7,241
Salary total compensation$115,000
Salary after-tax$93,000
Hourly gross revenue$101,250
Hourly after SE tax$85,759
Hourly effective rate$64/hr

Values shown are produced by this page in your browser; change any input to update them.

How to use the Hourly vs Salary

  1. Salary offer ($) — default $100,000
  2. Hourly rate ($) — default $75
  3. Billable hours/week — default 30
  4. Weeks worked/year — default 45
  5. Salary benefits value ($) — default $15,000
  6. Self-employment tax rate (%) — default 15.3%
  7. Press Calculate to update the results instantly.

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