Calculate Gross Pay

​Calculate Gross Wages

By JANICE COLEMAN

Learning Targets

I can calculate the gross pay per pay period for a salary employee.
I can calculate the gross pay per pay period for an hourly employee.

Essential Vocabulary

gross pay
hourly wage (aka hourly rate)
salary
pay period
weekly
bi-weekly
semi-monthly
monthly

Match

Match the type of pay period to the number of paychecks per year.

• monthly

• weekly

• bi-weekly

• semi-monthly

12

52

26

24

• 12

• 52

• 26

• 24

Formula for calating salary gross pay.

Saniya works as a teadher with an annual salary of $53,0000. She gets paid monthly what is her gross pay?

I Do

Math Response

Quenton works as an electrician and receives an annual salary of $62,000 per year. He gets paid bi-weekly. What is his gross pay per pay period? Show your work!

Type answer here

Correct Answer: \frac{62000}{26}=2384.62

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Math Response

Ari works as an dental hygienist and receives an annual salary of $77,000 per year. She gets paid semi-monthly. What is her gross pay per pay period? Show your work!

Type answer here

Correct Answer: \frac{77000}{24}=3208.33

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Math Response

Tameka works as the manager at a local fast food restaurant and receives an annual salary of $45,000 and gets paid weekly. What is her gross pay per pay period? Show your work!

Type answer here

Correct Answer: \frac{45000}{52}=865.38

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Formula for hourly wage gross pay.

Most hourly workers get paid either weekly, bi-weekly, or semi-monthly.

Tameka works as a cashier at a local fast food restaurant and receives an hourly wage of $10.25. She gets paid bi-weekly. The first week she worked 12 hours and the second week she worked 15 hours. What was her gross pay?

I Do

Math Response

Brendan works as bank teller and receives an hourly wage of $15.15. Last week he worked 30 hours. What was his gross pay? Show your work!

Type answer here

Correct Answer: 30\times15.15=454.50

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Math Response

Samantha works as an cashier at WalMart and receives an hourly wage of $12.20. Last week she worked 30 hours. What was her gross pay? Show your work!

Type answer here

Correct Answer: 30\times12.20=366.00

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Math Response

Javion works as an optician at WalMart and receives an hourly wage of $27.78. Last week he worked 30 hours. What was his gross pay? Show your work!

Type answer here

Correct Answer: 30\times27.78=833.40

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