CALCULATOR CATEGORY
Work & Pay Calculators
Free calculators for work hours, wages, overtime, paychecks, take home pay, commissions and employment decisions.
14 calculators in this category. Choose a tool below.
Know what was earned and what reaches the paycheck
Work and pay calculations are easiest to understand when gross earnings and take home pay are treated as different stages. Hours and rates create gross pay. Taxes and deductions affect what remains. If you are checking a paycheck, start with one real pay period and compare the calculator with the pay stub before changing any assumptions.
- Match hourly, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly and annual figures before comparing them.
- Keep regular hours, overtime, tips, commissions and deductions separate when the tool provides separate fields.
- Treat payroll withholding as an estimate that can vary with employer and tax settings.
Read more: practical calculator guide
Work Hours
Calculate regular hours, unpaid breaks, overtime, gross pay, and planning estimates.
Salary and Hourly
Convert annual salary to hourly pay or hourly pay to annual income.
Overtime Pay
Estimate regular and overtime earnings from pay rate and hours.
Bartender Earnings
Track wages, tips, tip outs, and estimated shift earnings.
Entertainer Earnings
Track gross earnings, fees, payouts, and estimated net received.
Truck Driver Load
Model loaded and deadhead miles, fuel, trip costs, gross pay, and estimated trip earnings.
Paycheck
Estimate federal withholding, Social Security, Medicare, state and local withholding and net pay for one paycheck using 2026 federal reference rules.
Take Home Pay
Estimate annual and per paycheck take home pay from salary, pretax benefits, federal taxes, FICA and a user entered state and local rate.
Commission
Model tiered sales commissions with base pay, three commission tiers, bonuses and recoverable or nonrecoverable draws.
PTO
Calculate accrued PTO, available balance, carryover cap impact and the wage value of available paid time off.
Freelance Rate
Calculate a sustainable freelance hourly rate, day rate and project floor from target take home income, overhead, taxes and billable utilization.
Contractor vs Employee
Compare employee compensation with contractor gross revenue and estimate the contractor hourly rate needed to match employee value.
Shift Differential
Calculate regular, evening, night, weekend and overtime earnings with separate differential percentages.
Payroll Cost
Estimate the fully loaded employer cost of an employee from wages, employer taxes, benefits, insurance, retirement, bonus and overhead.