$30 an hour is $62,400 a year working full-time (40 hours a week, 52 weeks). That breaks down to $5,200 a month, $2,400 every two weeks, or $1,200 a week — all before taxes.

Key Numbers

• •Yearly salary (40 hrs/week): $62,400
• •Monthly: $5,200
• •Biweekly paycheck: $2,400
• •Weekly: $1,200
• •These are gross (pre-tax) figures — use the paycheck calculator for take-home pay