Convert between hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly rates with working days, vacation adjustment, and international comparison.
Day Rate Calculator puts contractor quotes expressed in different time units onto the same working schedule. Enter a base hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly amount, then set the applicable work pattern and vacation allowance to see comparable rates. Its international comparison helps place the same quote beside another country scenario without turning it into a salary or tax estimate. The common trap is treating a month as exactly four weeks: the monthly result depends on the calculator's working-day assumptions, and unpaid vacation can change longer-period earning capacity.
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Input
Hourly rate: $50; hours per working day: 8; working days per week: 5; vacation days: 0
Expected output
Daily rate: $400; weekly rate: $2,000
The daily figure is 50 x 8 = 400. The weekly figure is 400 x 5 = 2,000; no monthly or international assumption is needed for these two results.
Starting from an hourly rate, multiply by hours per working day to get the day rate, then by working days per week for the weekly rate. Reverse conversions divide by the same schedule assumptions. Monthly figures use the working-day basis selected in the calculator, so compare quotes only when both use the same calendar.
The vacation adjustment separates a quoted unit rate from the amount that can be billed across a longer period. Vacation days reduce available working days; they do not alter the arithmetic value of one hour or one day. Read the international comparison using the country and currency assumptions displayed with it.
Use the vacation adjustment when leave is unpaid or reduces billable availability. It changes the longer-period comparison by excluding those working days. It does not mean the client pays for the vacation, and it cannot determine whether a contract or local employment rule entitles you to paid leave.
No. The monthly figure is a rate conversion under the entered working schedule, not a payroll forecast. Salary comparisons also require employer-paid benefits, paid holidays, retirement contributions, payroll taxes, business expenses, and unbillable time. Account for those separately before deciding whether a contract rate matches an employee package.
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