Your paycheck
Why this trips people up
Biweekly pay gives you 26 paychecks a year — that's two "extra" paychecks compared to semimonthly's 24. If you budget a biweekly paycheck as if it were exactly half a month, you'll come up short every few months when a third check lands.
Converted — here's the same pay, every way
The highlighted row matches what you entered above. The rest show what that same yearly income looks like under a different pay schedule — for example, if you're paid biweekly, the "Monthly" row is what to actually budget with, not just your paycheck × 2.
Good to know
Weekly vs. biweekly
Weekly pay (52/yr) is exactly double biweekly pay (26/yr) per check — but biweekly still adds up to the same annual total, just in fewer, bigger deposits.
Monthly budgeting tip
If you're paid biweekly or weekly, budget off the monthly figure below rather than "paycheck × 2" — it accounts for the extra pay periods that land a few times a year.