Quick question regarding salary calculation

[apac]

I've worked for an hourly rate for the last couple years, varying my hours from 10 to 40 per week depending on class load, summer semester, etc. If a job application asks for a specific starting and ending salary, how should I calculate this based off those hours?

 

[iamwiz82]

The quick and dirty way is to multiple your hourly by 2,000, assuming 40 hours a week.

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: apac
I've worked for an hourly rate for the last couple years, varying my hours from 10 to 40 per week depending on class load, summer semester, etc. If a job application asks for a specific starting and ending salary, how should I calculate this based off those hours?

If it's an hourly rate you desire, just write "negotiable" which leaves room to discuss your concerns during the interview.

If it's a salary you desire, write down a desireable and reasonable salary.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: apac
I've worked for an hourly rate for the last couple years, varying my hours from 10 to 40 per week depending on class load, summer semester, etc. If a job application asks for a specific starting and ending salary, how should I calculate this based off those hours?

Are you doing the same work just salaried now or are you starting a new line of work in line with your degree?

 

[apac]

Right but I've only been working 40 hours/week during the summer semesters, and 10-20 during the rest of the year. Is hourly rate * 2000 still the official "salary" even if I didn't work enough hours to make that?

 

[apac]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: apac
I've worked for an hourly rate for the last couple years, varying my hours from 10 to 40 per week depending on class load, summer semester, etc. If a job application asks for a specific starting and ending salary, how should I calculate this based off those hours?

If it's an hourly rate you desire, just write "negotiable" which leaves room to discuss your concerns during the interview.

If it's a salary you desire, write down a desireable and reasonable salary.

I've already had a 5 hour interview with them. This is HR asking for specific historical information in an official application.

It's related work to my degree (undergraduate research), but this is for my first job out of college.

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: apac

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: apac
I've worked for an hourly rate for the last couple years, varying my hours from 10 to 40 per week depending on class load, summer semester, etc. If a job application asks for a specific starting and ending salary, how should I calculate this based off those hours?

If it's an hourly rate you desire, just write "negotiable" which leaves room to discuss your concerns during the interview.

If it's a salary you desire, write down a desireable and reasonable salary.

I've already had a 5 hour interview with them. This is HR asking for specific historical information in an official application.

It's related work to my degree (undergraduate research), but this is for my first job out of college.

Not sure if this is the correct approach to this, but I would just record my annual gross while at the former job.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

multiply by 2080

 

[EagleKeeper]

Do NOT give a false number under any condition - it can backfire.

Put down the hourly rate and indicate that it was hourly.

You do not need to state how many hours per week/month/year you worked.

Let the HR run the calculations, from the number that you provide, as they see fit.

 

[apac]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Do NOT give a false number under any condition - it can backfire.

Put down the hourly rate and indicate that it was hourly.

You do not need to state how many hours per week/month/year you worked.

Let the HR run the calculations, from the number that you provide, as they see fit.

Well, unfortunately the app REQUIRED an xxx,xxx.xx value for the field. I ended up specifying in the job title that the position had varied hours, and estimating my gross income for the year for each position. I also made a note of this estimate on the app and in an email. Hopefully that's good enough for them.