Weekly pay
Weekly paycheck
Preset to hourly pay, paid weekly. Add overtime hours to see the overtime week.
Take-home pay$684.72weekly · $35,606 a year
| Item | Per paycheck | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings | ||
| Gross pay | $800.00 | $41,600.00 |
| Taxes | ||
| Federal income tax | −$54.08 | −$2,812.00 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$49.60 | −$2,579.20 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$11.60 | −$603.20 |
| Total taxes | −$115.28 | −$5,994.40 |
| Net pay | $684.72 | $35,605.60 |
Taxes take 14.4% of gross pay in Texas. Your top federal withholding bracket is 12%.
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How a weekly paycheck is calculated
Weekly payroll treats each check as 1/52 of a year. Gross pay is hours × rate plus overtime at 1.5×; the IRS percentage method then multiplies the week's taxable wages by 52, applies the annual brackets and divides by 52 again[p15t]. FICA is a flat 7.65% of the week's wages.
Because each week stands alone, a 50-hour week is withheld as if you earned that much every week of the year. The extra withholding usually comes back at tax time. The time and a half calculator gives the overtime pay itself, and the time card calculator totals the hours.
Weekly take-home pay by hourly rate
| Hourly rate | Weekly gross | Federal tax | FICA | Weekly take-home | Yearly take-home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10.00 | $400.00 | $9.04 | $30.60 | $360.36 | $18,739 |
| $12.00 | $480.00 | $17.04 | $36.72 | $426.24 | $22,165 |
| $15.00 | $600.00 | $30.08 | $45.90 | $524.02 | $27,249 |
| $18.00 | $720.00 | $44.48 | $55.08 | $620.44 | $32,263 |
| $20.00 | $800.00 | $54.08 | $61.20 | $684.72 | $35,606 |
| $22.00 | $880.00 | $63.68 | $67.32 | $749.00 | $38,948 |
| $25.00 | $1,000.00 | $78.08 | $76.50 | $845.42 | $43,962 |
| $30.00 | $1,200.00 | $102.08 | $91.80 | $1,006.12 | $52,318 |
| $35.00 | $1,400.00 | $138.19 | $107.10 | $1,154.71 | $60,045 |
| $40.00 | $1,600.00 | $182.19 | $122.40 | $1,295.41 | $67,361 |
These rows are federal only, so they match Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Nevada and other states without a wage tax. In an income-tax state, subtract that state's weekly withholding; the calculator above does it for you, and state pages such as the Florida paycheck calculator explain each state's rules.
Weekly versus biweekly pay
The yearly tax is the same; only the size of each check changes. A $52,000 salary is $1,000 a week or $2,000 every two weeks, and the federal tables are built so that 52 weekly checks and 26 biweekly checks withhold the same amount for the year. Federal withholding on $1,000 a week is $78.08, exactly half of the $156.15 withheld on $2,000 every two weeks.
53 paydaysBecause a year is 52 weeks and one or two days, some years have 53 weekly paydays. A salaried employee whose employer divides the salary by 52 gets one extra check that year; one who divides by 53 gets slightly smaller checks.
Weekly pay is common for hourly work, and some states require it for certain jobs. Planning a raise? The pay raise calculator shows the new hourly and weekly amounts.
Frequently asked questions
How much is $20 an hour weekly after taxes?
About $684.72 a week for a single filer working 40 hours with a standard W-4 in a state without income tax. State income tax lowers it further where it applies.
How do I calculate my weekly paycheck?
Multiply hours by your rate (overtime hours at 1.5×), subtract pre-tax deductions, then subtract federal withholding from the IRS weekly table, 7.65% FICA and state and local tax.
Is more tax taken out of a weekly paycheck?
No. Over a full year, weekly, biweekly and monthly pay withhold about the same federal tax. Each weekly check is smaller, so each withholding amount is smaller too.