13 Salary 1
13 Salary 1
13 Salary 1
Some employers base their employee’s pay on a salary. A Formula for Calculating Earnings
salary is a set amount of pay an employee will earn per
year regardless of the number of hours they work. The Annual Salary ÷ Total Number of Pay Periods in
salary is then divided by the total number of pay periods the Year = Amount of Salary for each Pay
in the year to determine how much money the employee Period.
will receive with each paycheck.
Directions: Read each question carefully and write your answer on the line provided.
1. Ed Callahan is an executive at the local bank. His annual salary is $75,530. If Ed receives a paycheck every
two weeks, what is his biweekly salary? _______________
2. Brittany Monroe is a legal secretary. Her biweekly salary is $1,650.00. What is her annual salary?
_______________
3. Kelly Jackson is an administrative assistant. She earns a weekly salary of $412.00. She applied and was
hired for an administrative specialist position. Kelly’s annual salary in her new position will be $24,388.00.
How much will Kelly’s weekly salary be in her new position? _______________
4. Carla Ridley is a high school algebra teacher. Her annual salary is $38,625.00. If she receives a paycheck
every month of the year, what is her monthly salary? _______________
5. Ted Freeman mows lawns six months out of the year. His salary is $475.00 per week. What is Ted’s annual
salary? _______________
6. Trisha Oakley works at the telephone company. She earns an annual salary of $26,000.00. If Trisha works
50 hours a week and is paid biweekly, how much does she earn per hour? _______________
7. Roger Brown works for the sanitation department. He earns a salary of $721.00 biweekly. His boss gave him
a raise that will go into effect at the first of the year. His new annual salary will be $20,995.00. How much
more money will Roger make next year than this year? _______________
8. The local machine shop hired John Dalton as a press operator. His annual salary is $34,268.00. If John is
paid weekly, what is the amount of his weekly salary? _______________
9. Henry Scott is a defense attorney. He is paid a salary of $87,944.00 per year. Henry is paid on the 15th of
every month. If today is June 20, how much money has Henry earned so far this year? _______________
10. Gayle Miller works 43 hours every week. Her weekly salary is $397.75. How much does Gayle earn per hour?
_______________
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