About SalaryLabs
Free, accurate pay calculators built for American workers — no signup, no data collection, ever.
Our Mission
SalaryLabs exists because paycheck math is still harder than it should be. Workers use salary numbers to judge offers, plan bills, and negotiate compensation, but the tools are often slow, vague, or built for someone else. We build free calculators that get to the point.
What We Build
SalaryLabs provides 13 free pay calculators covering the most common salary questions US workers face:
- Salary Calculator — Convert annual salary to hourly, weekly, monthly rates
- Salary Comparison — See how your salary stacks up against global market rates
- Hourly to Salary — Project annual earnings from any hourly wage
- Salary to Hourly — Find your effective hourly rate accounting for real hours worked
- Overtime Calculator — Calculate 1.5× and 2× overtime pay
- Take Home Pay Calculator — Estimate net pay after federal and state taxes
- Tax Estimator — Federal and state income tax breakdown
- Income Breakdown — Visualize where your income goes
- Income Percentile — See where you rank among all US workers using BLS data
- Burnout Calculator — Calculate unpaid overtime your employer owes you
- Negotiation Script — Get a personalized salary negotiation script in 60 seconds
- Salary Time Machine — Adjust any salary for inflation from 1970–2026
- US Salary Heatmap — See real purchasing power of your salary across all 50 states
We also publish in-depth guides on salary vs hourly pay, how overtime works under the FLSA, US vs Europe salary comparisons, and more.
Our Data Sources
All calculations and salary benchmarks on SalaryLabs are sourced from official US government data:
- IRS Tax Brackets & Standard Deductions — Updated annually from IRS Publication 15-T and Rev. Proc. 2025-32
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) for salary benchmarks
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) — Overtime rules and exempt/non-exempt classifications
- Social Security Administration — FICA wage base limits updated annually
- State Tax Authorities — State income tax rates sourced from individual state revenue departments
📅 Data currency: All tax rates, salary benchmarks, and FICA limits on SalaryLabs reflect 2026 figures. We review and update all data at the start of each calendar year.
Our Methodology
All calculations follow publicly documented formulas:
- Hourly rate: Annual salary ÷ (hours per week × weeks per year). Default assumes 2,080 hours (40 hrs × 52 wks).
- Federal income tax: Applied using 2026 IRS tax brackets with standard deductions per filing status.
- FICA taxes: Social Security at 6.2% on wages up to $184,500 (2026 limit); Medicare at 1.45% on all wages.
- Overtime: Federal minimum of 1.5× the regular rate for hours over 40/week per FLSA Section 7.
Use the output as a decision aid, not as a filed tax result or legal conclusion. If the stakes are high, verify it with a qualified professional.
Privacy First
Every calculation on SalaryLabs runs entirely in your browser. We do not collect, store, or transmit any financial data you enter. No account required, no cookies tracking your inputs, no data sold to third parties. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
Who We Serve
SalaryLabs is built for US workers across all industries and income levels — from hourly restaurant workers evaluating a raise, to software engineers comparing job offers, to recent immigrants understanding their first American paycheck. We also offer a full Spanish-language version to serve the 40+ million Spanish-speaking workers in the US.
Editorial Standards & Accuracy
Full policy: Editorial Policy · Methodology · Corrections Policy
SalaryLabs is a YMYL (Your Money or Your Life) resource. That means we treat calculator accuracy, source quality, and correction speed as product requirements, not marketing copy.
- Primary sources first: Tax, FICA, overtime, and wage benchmark inputs are checked against IRS publications, SSA announcements, BLS OEWS tables, Department of Labor materials, and official state revenue department websites.
- Annual review cycle: Tax brackets, FICA limits, and salary benchmarks are reviewed at least once each year, with additional updates when primary sources publish materially changed figures.
- Calculation transparency: Every formula used in our calculators is documented in our methodology section above. We show our work.
- Error correction policy: Reported calculation errors are reviewed promptly. If confirmed, the fix is deployed and the page's
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⚠️ Disclaimer: SalaryLabs does not provide tax, legal, or financial advice. Our calculators are designed to give you a fast, transparent estimate based on the assumptions shown on each page.
About the Research Team
SalaryLabs Research Team maintains the site's calculators and guides using public sources such as the IRS, BLS, SSA, the Department of Labor, and state tax agencies. The job is simple: turn official data into salary tools people can actually use.
We focus on transparent salary and tax calculations. That means showing the assumptions, naming the limits, and avoiding made-up precision when the source data is directional.
We monitor IRS updates, BLS releases, and labor-rule changes throughout the year. We are not tied to any employer, recruiter, payroll provider, or financial institution.
Contact
Found a calculation error or want to suggest a new tool? Reach us at hello@salarylabs.site — we respond within 1–2 business days.
💡 Found a bug? Email us with the inputs you used and the result you received. We verify all reported issues and update our formulas when needed.