$18 an hour is $37,440 a year working full-time (40 hours a week, 52 weeks). That breaks down to $3,120 a month, $1,440 every two weeks, or $720 a week — all before taxes.

Key Numbers

• •Yearly salary (40 hrs/week): $37,440
• •Monthly: $3,120
• •Biweekly paycheck: $1,440
• •Weekly: $720
• •These are gross (pre-tax) figures — use the paycheck calculator for take-home pay