Madison Paycheck Calculator
Hourly Paycheck Calculator
Estimate gross pay and simplified take-home pay from an hourly rate and regular hours for one pay period. Choose your pay period and work state to review estimated federal, payroll, and state taxes.
Estimate your hourly paycheck
Estimates use simplified federal and state assumptions. Local taxes, exact withholding tables, deductions, credits, and special payroll programs are not included.
How hourly paycheck pay is calculated
Multiply the hourly rate by regular hours worked during the pay period.
Hourly paycheck example
An employee earning $25 per hour for 80 regular hours in a biweekly pay period earns $2,000 in gross pay before taxes and deductions.
$25 × 80 = $2,000 gross biweekly pay
Weekly and biweekly hourly pay
Enter only the regular hours for the paycheck being estimated. A common full-time schedule may use 40 hours weekly or 80 hours biweekly.
What about overtime?
This focused calculator estimates regular hourly pay. Use the Overtime Pay Calculator or the Biweekly Paycheck Calculator when overtime must be included.
What the take-home estimate includes
The result applies simplified federal income-tax, Social Security, Medicare, and state income-tax estimates. It does not include exact W-4 withholding, local taxes, deductions, credits, or employer-specific payroll methods.
Need overtime, deductions, or saved calculations?
Madison Paycheck adds overtime, double time, holiday pay, shift differential, bonuses, deductions, multiple employers, saved history, and comparisons.
Hourly paycheck calculator questions
What hours should I enter?
Enter the regular hours worked during the pay period you are estimating.
Can I calculate biweekly hourly pay?
Yes. Enter the hours worked during the two-week pay period. A common full-time schedule uses 80 regular hours.
Does this calculator include overtime?
No. Use the overtime or biweekly calculator for overtime earnings.
Why is take-home pay lower than gross pay?
Estimated federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and state income tax are subtracted from gross pay.
Estimates only. Results may differ from employer payroll calculations.
This page does not provide tax, legal, payroll, accounting, or financial advice.