Pay guides
A number is more useful when you know what went into it. These guides connect the calculators to common pay questions, explain their limits, and help you check your own assumptions. Labor and tax references concern the United States unless a specific state is named.
Understand your pay
Start with the right assumptions, work through an example, and learn what to check when your pay stub differs.
How to check an overtime pay estimate
Separate eligible hours, regular rate, and overtime premiums before comparing a calculator result with your pay stub.
Overtime, withholding, and take-home pay
Learn what a flat tax-percentage estimate can tell you, how to compare paychecks, and what the qualified overtime deduction does not calculate for you.
Compare weekly, biweekly, monthly, and annual pay
Convert pay using consistent hours and paid weeks, distinguish biweekly from semimonthly pay, and separate monthly averages from actual deposits.
Check the assumptions behind a PTO payout
Find the eligible leave balance, applicable hourly rate, and gross payout before comparing an estimate with your final paycheck.