Hourly Rate to Weekly Pay Converter (Australia)
Use this page to convert an hourly rate into weekly gross pay for roster planning and salary comparisons.
Conversion formula
Weekly pay = Hourly rate x 38
How to convert hourly rate to weekly pay
- Enter your gross hourly rate amount.
- Apply the formula:
Weekly pay = Hourly rate x 38. - If your roster differs from 38 hours per week, adjust the estimate using your real average weekly hours.
- Review your weekly pay estimate as a pre-tax figure. Example: $25.00 becomes $950.00.
Quick conversion table
| Hourly rate | Weekly pay |
|---|---|
| $25.00 | $950.00 |
| $30.00 | $1,140.00 |
| $35.00 | $1,330.00 |
| $40.00 | $1,520.00 |
| $50.00 | $1,900.00 |
| $60.00 | $2,280.00 |
| $80.00 | $3,040.00 |
Tips for this conversion
38 hours is the NES standard, not universal
The National Employment Standards set 38 hours as the maximum ordinary hours for a full-time week. Many awards and enterprise agreements use 38 hours, but always check your own contract or award for the actual ordinary hours that apply to you.
Unpaid breaks reduce paid hours
Rosters often show more clock-on-to-clock-off time than paid hours, because unpaid meal breaks are excluded. A roster spanning 8.5 hours with a 30-minute unpaid break only pays 8 hours, not 8.5.
Casual loading changes the comparison
If your hourly rate already includes a 25% casual loading, multiplying it by 38 hours gives a weekly figure that is not directly comparable to a permanent employee's base weekly pay, since the loading compensates for the absence of leave entitlements.
What to watch with this conversion
Multiplying an hourly rate by 38 hours gives the standard full-time weekly gross pay under the assumption used across most Australian awards and enterprise agreements, where 38 hours is the maximum ordinary weekly hours set by the National Employment Standards. Many contracts do use exactly 38 hours, but it is worth checking your own award classification, since some roles are set at 36 or 40 ordinary hours instead.
This formula assumes every rostered hour is a paid hour. In practice, rosters often include unpaid meal breaks that are not counted toward the 38 hours, so the number of hours you are physically rostered for can exceed the number of hours you are paid for. Overtime, shift loadings, and weekend penalty rates also sit outside this base calculation and would be added on top of the standard weekly figure.
Part-time employees are paid pro-rata for their contracted hours, so a part-time hourly rate multiplied by, say, 20 hours gives their actual weekly gross pay, while the same rate multiplied by 38 only produces a hypothetical full-time-equivalent figure for comparison purposes.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I convert hourly rate to weekly pay?
What if my weekly hours are not 38?
Is this gross weekly pay?
What if my award sets ordinary hours below 38 per week?
Does this formula include penalty rates for weekend or night work?
How do I convert a part-time hourly rate to weekly pay?
Tax Accuracy & Sources
Gross pay frequency conversions for Australian payroll cycles.