Gross Pay Calculator
Gross pay for a pay period from hours or salary, overtime, tips, bonuses, and other earnings.
Pay calculators
Estimate a paycheck before taxes and deductions. Combine hours, overtime, and extra earnings for any pay period, and check bonuses, piece-work pay, and holiday premiums.
6 calculators, 6 guides
Pay calculators
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Biweekly Pay Calculator
Two-week gross pay with overtime counted separately for each workweek.
Bonus Calculator
Estimate a bonus from a target percentage or amount, performance, and months eligible.
Piece Rate Calculator
Pay for piece work, your effective hourly rate, and overtime on the regular rate.
Holiday Pay Calculator
Pay for working a holiday at a premium rate, plus paid holidays you did not work.
Tip Income Calculator
Wages plus tips after tip-outs, and what a shift or week really pays per hour.
Building a paycheck estimate
- Start with your hoursTotal the pay period from your punches or timesheet.Timesheet Calculator
- Estimate gross payAdd regular pay, overtime, tips, bonuses, and other earnings.Gross Pay Calculator
- Check a two-week periodBiweekly pay with overtime counted for each week.Biweekly Pay Calculator
- Add tipsWages plus tips after tip-outs, per shift or per week.Tip Income Calculator
- Add special payBonuses, piece work, or holiday premiums for the period.Bonus Calculator
Pay guides
Worked examples and the rules behind the numbers.
Biweekly vs Semimonthly PayBiweekly means 26 paychecks a year; semimonthly means 24. See how each paycheck compares, three-paycheck months, 27-pay years, and what it means for overtime.Read guide Gross Pay vs Net PayGross pay is everything you earn; net pay is what reaches your account. How to calculate gross pay, what deductions come out, and how to read a pay stub.Read guide How Holiday Pay WorksWhat holiday pay is, whether federal law requires it, how premium rates for working a holiday are calculated, and how holiday pay interacts with overtime.Read guide How Bonuses Are CalculatedHow bonus targets, performance payouts, and proration combine, why bonus checks look smaller, and when bonuses count toward overtime. With a worked example.Read guide How to Calculate Tips per HourWork out tips per hour and your real hourly pay as a tipped worker: wages, cash and card tips, tip-outs, and tip percentage of sales, with worked examples.Read guide How to Check Your Paycheck: A Step-by-Step GuideCheck your paycheck in six steps: hours, rate, overtime, other earnings, deductions, and net pay. What to compare, common errors, and what to do next.Read guide
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Common questions
What is the difference between gross and net pay?
Gross pay is everything you earn before taxes and deductions. Net pay is what remains after withholding and deductions. These calculators estimate gross pay.
How many paychecks are in a year?
52 for weekly pay, 26 for biweekly (sometimes 27), 24 for semimonthly, and 12 for monthly.
Do bonuses and piece work change overtime?
For nonexempt employees, nondiscretionary bonuses and piece earnings are generally part of the regular rate used for overtime under federal rules.