Biweekly Pay Calculator
Calculate your biweekly income from annual, monthly, weekly, daily, or hourly pay
Calculate Biweekly Pay
Your total yearly salary before taxes
Your Biweekly Pay
Formula Used:
Biweekly Pay = Annual Salary ÷ 26
$2,000.00 = $52,000.00 ÷ 26
Complete Salary Breakdown
💡 Biweekly Pay Insights
Example Calculations
Example 1: From Annual Salary
Annual Salary: $52,000
Formula: Biweekly = Annual ÷ 26
Calculation: $52,000 ÷ 26 = $2,000
Biweekly Pay: $2,000
Example 2: From Hourly Wage
Hourly Wage: $25/hour
Hours per Week: 40 hours
Formula: Biweekly = Hourly × Hours/Week × 2
Calculation: $25 × 40 × 2 = $2,000
Biweekly Pay: $2,000
Example 3: From Monthly Salary
Monthly Salary: $4,000
Formula: Biweekly = (Monthly × 12) ÷ 26
Calculation: ($4,000 × 12) ÷ 26 = $1,846.15
Biweekly Pay: $1,846.15
Pay Period Comparison
Note: Biweekly (26 periods) differs from semi-monthly (24 periods). This means higher individual paychecks with semi-monthly, but same annual total.
💼 Biweekly Pay Facts
26 biweekly pay periods in most years
Usually paid on Fridays every 2 weeks
Two "extra" paychecks spread throughout year
Easier budgeting with consistent pay dates
Different from semi-monthly (24 periods)
Leap years starting on Thursday can have 27 periods
Understanding Biweekly Pay
What is Biweekly Pay?
Biweekly pay means you receive your paycheck every two weeks, usually on the same day (typically Friday). This results in 26 pay periods per year, since there are 52 weeks in a year (52 ÷ 2 = 26).
Biweekly vs Semi-Monthly
- •Biweekly: 26 pay periods, every 2 weeks (e.g., every other Friday)
- •Semi-Monthly: 24 pay periods, twice a month (e.g., 15th and last day)
- •Biweekly provides two "extra" paychecks per year
Conversion Formulas
From Annual Salary
Biweekly = Annual ÷ 26
From Monthly Salary
Biweekly = (Monthly × 12) ÷ 26
From Weekly Salary
Biweekly = Weekly × 2
From Hourly Wage
Biweekly = Hourly × Hours/Week × 2
Advantages of Biweekly Pay
Budgeting
Consistent pay schedule makes budgeting easier with predictable income dates
Extra Paychecks
Two months per year have 3 paychecks, helpful for savings or debt payment
Alignment
Aligns well with weekly expense cycles and mortgage payments
⚠️ Important Notes
- • Calculations show gross pay before taxes and deductions
- • Actual take-home pay will be lower after withholdings
- • Most years have exactly 26 biweekly pay periods
- • Rare leap years starting on Thursday or Friday can have 27 periods
- • If pay date falls on holiday, payment typically occurs the previous business day
- • Biweekly (26) ≠ Semi-monthly (24) - don't confuse these pay schedules