Biweekly Pay Calculator
Estimate take-home pay on a biweekly schedule (26 paychecks per year)
Tax and payroll data last updated: July 2026. Sources & methodology.
Biweekly Paycheck
Percentage of gross pay
Biweekly schedules usually mean 26 paychecks per year (52 weeks ÷ 2).
Biweekly Take-Home
per bi-weekly paycheck
Gross pay | $2,500.00 |
Federal tax estimate | −$216.15 |
State tax estimate | −$0.00 |
FICA | −$191.25 |
Net pay | $2,092.60 |
Estimated annual net (26 checks) | $54,407.50 |
Planning estimate only — not employer exact withholding. Federal tax uses IRS 2026 brackets ↗ and FICA follows the SSA wage base ↗. Biweekly schedules usually mean 26 paychecks per year (52 weeks ÷ 2). See Sources & methodology for all citations.
How this is calculated
Biweekly payroll pays every two weeks, which usually means 26 paychecks in a year (52 weeks ÷ 2). This page locks pay frequency to biweekly and runs the same 2026 federal bracket, FICA, and state estimate engine used on the main paycheck calculator.
Enter your gross pay per biweekly check, filing status, state, and any pre-tax deductions. The result shows net pay per check plus an estimated annual net total based on 26 pay periods.
Biweekly is not the same as semimonthly (24 checks). If you are paid twice per calendar month, use the paycheck calculator and switch pay frequency instead.
Annual net estimate = biweekly net pay × 26; each check uses gross pay minus federal, state, FICA, and pre-tax deductions
Numbers and assumptions are documented on our Sources & methodology page.