What is my hourly pay?
Your daily and hourly pay from your salary.
At a glance
The answer, and what is worth knowing.
- The minimum wage of €920.00 gives €36.80 a day and €5.52 an hour.
- The daily pay is the salary divided by 25. The hourly pay is the daily pay times 6, divided by 40.
- With a salary of €1,250, the hourly pay is €7.50.
How we calculate it
The daily pay is the gross salary divided by 25.
The hourly pay is the daily pay times 6, divided by the hours of the week: 40 for full time.
The net hourly pay is the hourly pay times the share of net in your salary.
We checked the rules on 19 October 2026. The result is an estimate. It does not replace your payroll or your accountant.
What changed in the rules
What changed this year in this calculation.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
Why is the salary divided by 25 and not by 22?
The month of a salaried employee counts 25 working days, as if you worked 6 days a week. The rule holds even when your week has 5 days.
What is the hourly pay used for?
It is the base for overtime, extra hours, night work and public holidays. All premiums count on the hourly pay.
What is the minimum hourly pay?
€5.52, from the minimum wage of €920.00. The amount comes from the formula. No act states it.