Even the salaryman can calculate his hourly rate.<p>I am salaried, but when I sat down and calculated my hourly rate, I was a little shocked. I didn&#x27;t factor in benefits or anything besides my after tax take home pay. It&#x27;s as simple as $(2 week paycheck) &#x2F; 80. What you get is effectively your hourly rate.<p>As a salaryman, knowing this value will help you avoid working overtime since overtime is unpaid. The more hours you work, the less your effective hourly rate. I would argue that if you are asked (either implicitly or explicitly) to work more than 40 hours a week, you should find a different job as you are diluting your own pay.