Pay Period Calculator vs Salary Calculator

If you are paid biweekly, your next payday is exactly 14 days after your last one, and it always falls on the same weekday. If you were last paid on Friday the 3rd, your next payday is Friday the 17th, then Friday the 31st. Because 14 days does not divide evenly into a calendar month, biweekly pay produces 26 paychecks a year rather than 24, and two months each year contain three paydays instead of two. Enter your last payday above and the calculator returns the exact date of your next one, along with your gross and estimated net pay for that period.

Weekly (52 paychecks/year), biweekly (26 paychecks, every 2 weeks), semi-monthly (24 paychecks, 1st and 15th), and monthly (12 paychecks). Biweekly is the most common in the US, used by about 43% of employers. Weekly is common for hourly workers.

Divide annual salary by 2,080 (52 weeks x 40 hours). For example, $65,000 / 2,080 = $31.25 per hour. Adjust the hours if you work more or less than 40 hours per week.

The median household income in the US is approximately $75,000 as of 2025. Individual median income is about $45,000. These vary significantly by state, profession, and experience level.