$55,000 a year is $26.44 an hour working full-time (40 hours a week, 52 weeks). That's $4,583 a month or $2,115 every two weeks — all before taxes.

Key Numbers

• •Hourly rate (40 hrs/week): $26.44
• •Monthly: $4,583
• •Biweekly paycheck: $2,115
• •Weekly: $1,058
• •These are gross (pre-tax) figures — use the paycheck calculator for take-home pay