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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Subtract the start time from the end time, deduct unpaid breaks, and divide total minutes by 60 to get decimal hours. Multiply decimal hours by the hourly rate for estimated gross pay.

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.