Gross Pay Calculator — Convert Hourly, Weekly, Monthly & Annual Pay (2026)
Gross Pay Calculator
Enter your hourly rate or salary and instantly see your gross pay converted across every pay frequency — hourly, daily, weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, and annual. Need to work backward from a target take-home amount instead? Use the Gross-Up Calculator tab below.
Enter your pay
Enter any one figure — hourly rate or salary — and see it converted across every pay frequency.
These are gross pay figures — before any taxes or deductions. Use the Gross-Up Calculator tab to work backward from a target take-home amount, or our full paycheck calculator to see your actual net pay by state.
Target take-home pay
Enter the exact amount you want the person to receive after taxes — we'll solve for the gross pay that gets there.
Estimate only. Solves iteratively using 2025 federal tax brackets, FICA, and 2025 state tax tables, assuming standard withholding with no pre-tax deductions on this specific payment. Actual employer tax tables (especially for supplemental/bonus pay, often withheld at a flat 22% federal rate) may differ slightly — confirm with your payroll provider.
What is gross pay?
Gross pay is your total earnings before any taxes or deductions come out — your hourly rate times hours worked, or your annual salary divided by however many pay periods you have. It's the number on your offer letter, not the number that lands in your bank account.
How do I convert my hourly rate to an annual salary?
Multiply your hourly rate by your weekly hours, then by 52 weeks. For a standard 40-hour week, that's hourly rate × 2,080. Enter your rate above and the calculator shows the full breakdown across every pay frequency automatically.
What's the difference between gross pay and net pay?
Gross pay is your total earnings before anything is deducted. Net pay — also called take-home pay — is what's left after federal tax, FICA, state tax, and any elected deductions like 401(k) contributions are subtracted.
How many pay periods are in a year?
Weekly pay has 52 periods a year, bi-weekly has 26, semi-monthly has 24 (paid on two fixed dates each month), and monthly has 12. Bi-weekly and semi-monthly are easy to mix up — bi-weekly gives you two extra paychecks a year compared to semi-monthly, since it follows a 14-day cycle rather than fixed calendar dates.
Does gross pay include overtime?
Yes — gross pay includes any overtime earned that period, calculated at 1.5× your regular hourly rate for hours worked beyond 40 in a week. It's added to your regular earnings before any taxes are applied.
Bonus tool: gross-up calculator
Need to work backward from a target take-home amount instead — for example, handing someone an exact $5,000 after tax? The Gross-Up Calculator tab above solves for the gross payment required, accounting for federal tax, FICA, and state tax.
Why isn't a gross-up just "add back the tax rate"?
Because grossing up a payment increases the payment, which can push part of it into a higher tax bracket or over the Social Security wage cap — so the tax owed on the grossed-up amount is itself larger than the tax on the original target. Getting this exactly right requires solving iteratively, which is what this calculator does.
How do employers usually withhold tax on bonuses?
Many employers use the IRS "flat rate" method for supplemental wages — 22% federal withholding on bonuses up to $1 million, plus standard FICA and state tax — rather than running the bonus through regular payroll brackets. This calculator uses the standard bracket method for a closer year-end estimate; actual withholding on your paycheck may differ.