Biweekly Pay Calculator
Get your biweekly gross pay from an annual salary or an hourly rate — with annual, monthly and weekly equivalents.
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Result
Biweekly gross
$2,307.69
$60,000.00 / year · $5,000.00 / month
Visual breakdown
Biweekly
$2,307.69
Weekly
$1,153.85
Monthly
$5,000.00
Annual
$60,000.00
Formula
Biweekly = annual ÷ 26. From hourly: annual = rate × hours/week × 52, then ÷ 26.
Example
$60,000/year ÷ 26 = $2,307.69 per biweekly paycheck (gross).
Related: Pay period · Salary · Paycheck
Common examples
$60,000/yr
≈ $2,307.69 biweekly gross.
$45,000/yr
≈ $1,730.77 biweekly.
$25/hr × 40h
= $2,000 biweekly, $52,000/yr.
Frequently asked
How many biweekly paychecks per year?
26 — two months a year have three biweekly checks.
Biweekly vs semimonthly?
Biweekly is every two weeks (26/year). Semimonthly is twice a month (24/year, often 1st and 15th).
Is this gross or net?
Gross. Use the Paycheck Calculator to estimate take-home after taxes and deductions.
Why doesn't biweekly × 2 equal monthly?
Monthly = annual ÷ 12, but biweekly × 2 = annual × (26/24). The difference accumulates into the two 'extra' biweekly months.
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