Payroll Calculators
Calculate payroll hours, gross pay, and paycheck totals for U.S. employees.
This hub gathers every payroll-focused tool on the site: hours, hourly pay, gross pay, and net paycheck estimation. Pair them with the guides below for a complete payroll workflow.
Calculators
Payroll Hours
Convert clock-in and clock-out times into paid hours and gross pay.
Hourly Pay
Calculate gross pay from hourly rate, hours, and overtime.
Gross Pay
Calculate total gross pay from regular, overtime, and bonus.
Net Paycheck
Estimate take-home pay after taxes and deductions.
Weekly Timesheet
Track Monday through Sunday hours, overtime, and gross pay.
Biweekly Time Card
Track 14 days of clock in and out for biweekly payroll.
What payroll math actually involves
A standard U.S. paycheck is built in three steps. First, hours worked in the pay period are totaled from a time card. Second, those hours are multiplied by the hourly rate, with overtime hours paid at a premium (usually 1.5×) above 40 hours per week. Third, payroll taxes and benefit deductions reduce gross pay to net pay deposited to the employee.
The tools in this hub cover the first two steps with transparent arithmetic. They do not file payroll, withhold tax, or replace a payroll provider. They are designed for sanity-checking a timesheet, estimating a paycheck before payday, or planning a budget around expected hours.
Who these payroll calculators are for
- Hourly W-2 employees verifying a time card or pay stub.
- Small business owners estimating a weekly payroll run.
- Payroll assistants and bookkeepers running quick checks.
- HR staff explaining decimal hours, breaks, or overtime to a team member.
Accuracy and limits
Results are estimates. Your final paycheck depends on your employer's policies, your state's rules, time clock rounding, paid versus unpaid breaks, premium pay, pre-tax benefits, and how your payroll provider applies them. Confirm any number that affects a real payroll, billing, or compliance decision with a qualified professional.
Related guides
How to Calculate Payroll Hours
Step-by-step guide to calculating payroll hours from clock in and clock out times, with break deductions, decimal conversion, and overtime examples.
Payroll vs Regular Hours
What is the difference between payroll hours and regular hours? Definitions, examples, and how each shows up on time cards and pay stubs.
Payroll Calculator FAQs
Answers to common payroll calculator questions: decimal hours, overtime, lunch breaks, rounding, gross versus net pay, and biweekly math.
Frequently Asked Questions
Before you use the result
Our calculators give quick payroll-time and pay estimates. Your final paycheck depends on factors this tool does not see, including employer policy, state and local rules, time clock rounding, paid versus unpaid breaks, premium pay, deductions, and how your payroll provider applies them.
- Confirm pay rules with your employer, payroll provider, or HR team.
- Overtime, breaks, and rounding rules can change by state.
For how each calculation is built, see our methodology and disclaimer.