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Salary and pay calculators
Paycheck calculator
Take-home pay from an hourly wage or salary after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and state tax, in all 50 states.
Open →Hourly to salary calculator
What an hourly wage comes to a year, month, paycheck and week, and a salary back to an hourly rate.
Open →Pay raise calculator
Your new hourly rate, salary and paycheck after a raise, and how much of it you keep after tax.
Open →Job offer comparison
Compare two offers by take-home pay, overtime, bonus, 401(k) match, health premiums, paid time off and commute.
Open →Minimum wage by state
Every state's minimum wage, when it last changed, what comes next, and what it pays a week, month and year.
Open →Hours, overtime and time off
Overtime calculator
Time-and-a-half after 40 hours, double time, and daily overtime in California, Alaska, Nevada and Colorado.
Open →Time card calculator
Add up a week of clock-in and clock-out times with breaks, split regular and overtime hours, and see your pay.
Open →PTO accrual calculator
How much paid time off you earn per hour, per paycheck and per year, and when you reach a balance.
Open →Resume and job applications
Free resume builder
Make a clean, ATS-friendly resume on your phone and download it as a PDF. No sign-up.
Open →Cover letter
A short cover letter written for the job, for entry-level and experienced candidates and internships.
Open →Job application email
The short email you send to HR with your resume attached, for entry-level and experienced candidates and referrals.
Open →Interviews and job offers
Offer acceptance email
Accept a job offer in writing and confirm your joining date, pay and next steps.
Open →Offer decline email
Turn down a job offer politely, without burning bridges.
Open →Salary negotiation email
Ask for a better offer politely: a counter-offer, a joining bonus or an early salary review.
Open →Interview thank-you email
A short thank-you after an interview, and a polite follow-up when you have not heard back.
Open →Changing jobs
Notice period calculator
Your last working day from the resignation date, and the cost of buying out the rest.
Open →Resignation letter
A polite, professional resignation letter with your notice period and last working day.
Open →Two weeks' notice letter
A short, polite resignation letter that gives two weeks' notice, with your last day filled in.
Open →At work
Drivers and gig work
1099 vs W-2 calculator
The contractor rate that matches a W-2 wage once self-employment tax, benefits and unpaid time off are counted.
Open →Cents-per-mile pay calculator
Truck driver pay from cents per mile and weekly miles, with empty miles, detention and extras, per week, year and hour.
Open →Truck driver per diem calculator
Days on the road times the IRS transportation per diem, the share you can deduct and the tax it saves.
Open →Mileage reimbursement calculator
Miles driven for work times the IRS standard rate, per trip, week or year, and what your employer pays.
Open →For employers
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Employee cost calculator
What an employee really costs: wages plus employer payroll taxes, workers' comp and benefits, per year and per hour worked.
Open →Job description templates
Ready-to-post job descriptions for electricians, drivers, warehouse and other hourly roles. Fill in and copy.
Open →Pay transparency laws by state
Which states make you put a pay range in a job posting, since when, and a checker for your posting.
Open →Job offer letter
An offer letter for an hourly or salaried hire: start date, pay, schedule, benefits, contingencies and an at-will clause.
Open →Candidate rejection email
A short, polite email to tell a candidate they did not get the job, after an interview or after applying.
Open →Interview invitation email
Invite a candidate to an in-person, phone or video interview with the time, place, who they will meet and what to bring.
Open →Reference check request email
Ask a former employer for a reference, or ask the candidate for references, with the questions to ask.
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