$25 an hour is $52,000 a year working full-time (40 hours a week, 52 weeks). That breaks down to $4,333 a month, $2,000 every two weeks, or $1,000 a week — all before taxes.

Key Numbers

• •Yearly salary (40 hrs/week): $52,000
• •Monthly: $4,333
• •Biweekly paycheck: $2,000
• •Weekly: $1,000
• •These are gross (pre-tax) figures — use the paycheck calculator for take-home pay