Semi‑Monthly Pay Calculator

Plan payroll with an expert calculator that converts annual wage to semi monthly checks applies pretax and posttax items handles overtime prorating and employer contributions shows charts and tables exports data to CSV and PDF and explains formulas so teams contractors and employees can verify amounts for accurate budgeting and compliance across regions worldwide

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Formula Used
  1. Base Gross = Annual Salary ÷ 24.
  2. Prorated Gross = Base Gross × (Days Worked ÷ Days in Period).
  3. Overtime = Overtime Hours × Overtime Rate.
  4. Taxable Income = max(0, Prorated Gross + Overtime − Pre‑Tax Deductions).
  5. Tax = Taxable Income × (Tax Rate ÷ 100).
  6. Net Pay = Prorated Gross + Overtime − Pre‑Tax Deductions − Tax − Post‑Tax Deductions.
  7. Total Comp (Employee + Employer) = Net Pay + Employer Contributions.

This calculator uses an effective tax rate for simplicity. For progressive brackets, compute tax per bracket and replace step 5 with the bracketed sum.

Results (This Period)
Net Pay
$0.00
Taxes
$0.00
Employer + You
$0.00

ItemAmount
Example Data Table Auto-fills after first calculation
# Gross Overtime Pre‑Tax Tax Post‑Tax Net
Run the calculator to populate sample rows.
Graph

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