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Biweekly Paycheck Calculator 2026
Estimate biweekly gross pay and take-home pay from hourly wages after federal, FICA, and applicable state-tax estimates.
- Biweekly gross pay
- $2,000.00
- Federal income tax estimate
- $156.15
- Social Security
- $124.00
- Medicare
- $29.00
- State income tax estimate
- $0.00
- Estimated biweekly take-home pay
- $1,690.85
Annual equivalent gross: $52,000.00. Biweekly means every two weeks, typically 26 pay periods per year; semimonthly means twice per month, typically 24 pay periods.
$25/hour biweekly pay
With $25/hour, 40 hours/week, 80 regular hours per pay period, Single filing status, no overtime, and no deductions, the Texas example produces a $2,000 biweekly gross paycheck. Select a state above for the tax and take-home estimate.
Biweekly vs. semimonthly pay
Biweekly means every two weeks and typically uses 26 pay periods per year. Semimonthly means twice per month and typically uses 24 pay periods, so the two schedules are not interchangeable.
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