$15 an hour is $31,200 a year working full-time (40 hours a week, 52 weeks). That breaks down to $2,600 a month, $1,200 every two weeks, or $600 a week — all before taxes.

Key Numbers

• •Yearly salary (40 hrs/week): $31,200
• •Monthly: $2,600
• •Biweekly paycheck: $1,200
• •Weekly: $600
• •These are gross (pre-tax) figures — use the paycheck calculator for take-home pay