Pay Period Calculator vs Take-Home Pay 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.

Most people take home 60-75% of their gross salary after federal taxes, state taxes, FICA, and deductions. Higher earners typically take home a smaller percentage due to progressive tax rates.

Nine states have no state income tax: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire (dividends/interest only), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming.