Enter the yearly rate ($/year) into the Payroll Rate Calculator. The calculator will evaluate the Payroll Rate. 

Payroll Rate Formula

The following two example problems outline the steps and information needed to calculate the Payroll Rate.

PAYR = YR / 52

  • Where PAYR is the Payroll Rate ($/payroll)
  • YR is the yearly rate ($/year) 

How to Calculate Payroll Rate?

The following example problems outline how to calculate Payroll Rate.

Example Problem #1:

  1. First, determine the yearly rate ($/year). 
    • The yearly rate ($/year) is given as: 50,000.
  2. Finally, calculate the Payroll Rate using the equation above: 

PAYR = YR / 52

The values provided above are inserted into the equation below and computed.

PAYR = 50,000 / 52 = 961.53 ($/payroll)

Example Problem #2: 

For this problem, the variables required are provided below:

yearly rate ($/year) = 30,000

Test your knowledge using the equation and check your answer with the calculator..

PAYR = YR / 52 = ?