$45 an hour is $93,600 a year working full-time (40 hours a week, 52 weeks). That breaks down to $7,800 a month, $3,600 every two weeks, or $1,800 a week — all before taxes.

Key Numbers

• •Yearly salary (40 hrs/week): $93,600
• •Monthly: $7,800
• •Biweekly paycheck: $3,600
• •Weekly: $1,800
• •These are gross (pre-tax) figures — use the paycheck calculator for take-home pay