$17 an hour is $35,360 a year working full-time (40 hours a week, 52 weeks). That breaks down to $2,947 a month, $1,360 every two weeks, or $680 a week — all before taxes.

Key Numbers

• •Yearly salary (40 hrs/week): $35,360
• •Monthly: $2,947
• •Biweekly paycheck: $1,360
• •Weekly: $680
• •These are gross (pre-tax) figures — use the paycheck calculator for take-home pay