Pay Period Calculator

Select weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, or monthly. For weekly and biweekly payroll, enter any known payday and the calculator will repeat the cadence forward and backward. For semimonthly or monthly payroll, choose the fixed pay date pattern that matches your employer's calendar.

Use hourly mode for a rate plus regular and overtime hours, annual salary mode for salaried planning, or paycheck mode when you already know the gross amount. The Overtime Calculator can help if you need a more detailed overtime breakdown before entering a simple estimate here.

The results update instantly. Review the next payday, current period range, progress through the cycle, and upcoming schedule. Use weekend adjustment if your employer moves paydays away from Saturday or Sunday. Download CSV when you want to keep the calendar in a spreadsheet or budget tracker.

A pay period calculator maps your pay frequency to calendar dates. It shows the current pay period, next payday, days until payday, gross pay estimate, and upcoming payroll schedule. It is useful for budgeting, HR planning, and understanding how pay dates repeat across the year.

Weekly pay usually creates 52 checks, biweekly pay usually creates 26, semimonthly pay creates 24, and monthly pay creates 12. Some biweekly calendars can fit an extra payday depending on the first payday and year alignment, so always check the actual calendar.

Biweekly pay repeats every 14 days, but months are longer than exactly four weeks. When a month starts close to a payday and has enough remaining days, it can contain three biweekly pay dates. Those months are helpful for savings, debt payments, or annual expenses.

Yes. Choose no adjustment, previous business day, or next business day. Many employers move weekend paydays to Friday or the next business day, but payroll policies differ. The calculated date is a planning estimate, not a substitute for your official payroll calendar.

No. The output is gross pay before taxes, benefits, retirement contributions, deductions, garnishments, or reimbursements. Use it to understand pay timing and top-line earnings. Your actual take-home pay depends on payroll setup, tax forms, benefit elections, and local rules.

The calculator applies a simple 1.5x multiplier to overtime hours you enter. The U.S. Department of Labor explains that federal overtime for covered nonexempt workers generally applies after 40 hours in a workweek, but state rules and employer policies can differ. See the official DOL overtime guidance for details.