Hourly Wage vs. Salary Calculator

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Annual Salary Details

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'; downloadPdfBtn.style.display = 'none'; return; } let outputHTML = '

Results

'; const resultsData = []; // Data for PDF let hourlyAnnualEquivalent = 0; if (hourlyRate > 0 && hoursPerWeek > 0) { hourlyAnnualEquivalent = hourlyRate * hoursPerWeek * 52; outputHTML += `
Hourly Wage Annual Equivalent: ${formatCurrency(hourlyAnnualEquivalent)}
`; resultsData.push(["Hourly Wage Annual Equivalent", formatCurrency(hourlyAnnualEquivalent)]); } let salaryWeeklyEquivalent = 0; let salaryHourlyEquivalent = 0; if (annualSalary > 0) { salaryWeeklyEquivalent = annualSalary / 52; salaryHourlyEquivalent = annualSalary / (hoursPerWeek > 0 ? hoursPerWeek * 52 : 40 * 52); // Use 40 hrs/week if not specified outputHTML += `
Annual Salary Weekly Equivalent: ${formatCurrency(salaryWeeklyEquivalent)}
`; resultsData.push(["Annual Salary Weekly Equivalent", formatCurrency(salaryWeeklyEquivalent)]); // Only show hourly equivalent if hours per week is provided, or note assumption const hourlyAssumption = hoursPerWeek > 0 ? `${hoursPerWeek} hours/week` : '40 hours/week (standard assumption)'; outputHTML += `
Annual Salary Hourly Equivalent (${hourlyAssumption}): ${formatCurrency(salaryHourlyEquivalent)}
`; resultsData.push([`Annual Salary Hourly Equivalent (${hourlyAssumption})`, formatCurrency(salaryHourlyEquivalent)]); } // Comparison let comparisonHTML = ''; let comparisonText = ''; let comparisonClass = ''; if (hourlyAnnualEquivalent > 0 && annualSalary > 0) { const difference = hourlyAnnualEquivalent - annualSalary; if (difference > 0) { comparisonText = `Hourly wage (${formatCurrency(hourlyAnnualEquivalent)}) is better than Annual Salary (${formatCurrency(annualSalary)}) by ${formatCurrency(difference)} annually.`; comparisonClass = 'positive'; } else if (difference < 0) { comparisonText = `Annual Salary (${formatCurrency(annualSalary)}) is better than Hourly wage (${formatCurrency(hourlyAnnualEquivalent)}) by ${formatCurrency(Math.abs(difference))} annually.`; comparisonClass = 'negative'; } else { comparisonText = `Hourly wage and Annual Salary are equivalent (${formatCurrency(hourlyAnnualEquivalent)}).`; comparisonClass = 'equal'; } outputHTML += `
${comparisonText}
`; resultsData.push(["Comparison", comparisonText]); } else if (hourlyAnnualEquivalent > 0) { comparisonText = `Calculated Annual Equivalent from Hourly Wage: ${formatCurrency(hourlyAnnualEquivalent)}`; outputHTML += `
${comparisonText}
`; resultsData.push(["Calculation Summary", comparisonText]); } else if (annualSalary > 0) { comparisonText = `Calculated Equivalents from Annual Salary (Weekly: ${formatCurrency(salaryWeeklyEquivalent)}, Hourly: ${formatCurrency(salaryHourlyEquivalent)}).`; outputHTML += `
${comparisonText}
`; resultsData.push(["Calculation Summary", comparisonText]); } resultsArea.innerHTML = outputHTML; downloadPdfBtn.style.display = 'block'; // Show PDF button after calculation resultsArea.dataset.results = JSON.stringify(resultsData); // Store data for PDF } // Event listener for calculate button calculateBtn.addEventListener('click', calculateAndDisplay); // Allow calculation on pressing Enter in input fields hourlyRateInput.addEventListener('keypress', function(event) { if (event.key === 'Enter') { calculateAndDisplay(); } }); hoursPerWeekInput.addEventListener('keypress', function(event) { if (event.key === 'Enter') { calculateAndDisplay(); } }); annualSalaryInput.addEventListener('keypress', function(event) { if (event.key === 'Enter') { calculateAndDisplay(); } }); // Function to generate PDF downloadPdfBtn.addEventListener('click', function() { const { jsPDF } = window.jspdf; const doc = new jsPDF(); const resultsData = JSON.parse(resultsArea.dataset.results || '[]'); if (resultsData.length === 0) { alert("No results to download."); return; } // --- PDF Styling (Matching CSS color scheme) --- const primaryColor = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--primary-color').trim(); const textColor = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--text-color').trim(); const outputBackgroundColor = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--output-background').trim(); doc.setFontSize(18); doc.setTextColor(primaryColor); doc.text("Hourly Wage vs. Salary Calculation Results", 14, 22); doc.setFontSize(12); doc.setTextColor(textColor); // Add inputs to PDF first let yPos = 35; doc.text("Inputs:", 14, yPos); yPos += 7; doc.setFontSize(10); doc.text(`Hourly Rate: ${hourlyRateInput.value ? '$' + hourlyRateInput.value : 'Not entered'}`, 14, yPos); yPos += 7; doc.text(`Hours Per Week: ${hoursPerWeekInput.value ? hoursPerWeekInput.value : 'Not entered'}`, 14, yPos); yPos += 7; doc.text(`Annual Salary: ${annualSalaryInput.value ? '$' + annualSalaryInput.value : 'Not entered'}`, 14, yPos); yPos += 15; // Add space before results table doc.setFontSize(12); doc.setTextColor(primaryColor); doc.text("Calculated Results:", 14, yPos); // Add results in a table format using autoTable plugin doc.autoTable({ startY: yPos + 5, head: [['Description', 'Value']], body: resultsData, theme: 'grid', // Simple grid theme styles: { textColor: textColor.substring(1), // Remove # for jspdf lineColor: '#cccccc', // Border color lineWidth: 0.1 }, headStyles: { fillColor: primaryColor.substring(1), // Header background textColor: '#ffffff', // Header text white fontStyle: 'bold' }, bodyStyles: { fillColor: outputBackgroundColor.substring(1), // Body background textColor: textColor.substring(1) // Body text color }, alternateRowStyles: { fillColor: '#ffffff' // Alternate row background } }); doc.save('wage_salary_calculation.pdf'); }); });

The Hourly Wage vs. Salary Calculator is a handy tool that helps employees and employers convert hourly wages to equivalent salaries and vice versa. Understanding the difference between hourly pay and salary is essential for making informed career decisions, budgeting, and negotiating compensation.

This calculator allows you to enter your hourly wage and expected work hours or your annual salary and pay frequency to see the comparable salary or hourly rate. It considers standard workweeks and can adjust for overtime, part-time, or customized work schedules.

Using the Hourly Wage vs. Salary Calculator helps job seekers compare job offers fairly and enables employers to structure pay packages that suit their workforce needs. It also clarifies how benefits, overtime eligibility, and taxes may vary between pay types.

Whether you are switching jobs, negotiating pay, or simply curious about your earnings, this tool provides a straightforward comparison to help you understand your compensation clearly.

Start using the Hourly Wage vs. Salary Calculator today to gain better insight into your pay structure and make smarter financial decisions.

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