Drag the paycheck bar to build gross pay from hours, overtime or salary, cut out Social Security, Medicare and income-tax slices to the cent, keep the take-home pay, then work backward from a take-home goal to the hours or gross.
The paycheck bar makes every line of a pay stub visible: drag it out to gross pay from rate × hours, with overtime blocks at 1.5× past 40 hours, or split a yearly salary into weekly, biweekly or monthly paychecks. Then cut out Social Security (6.2%), Medicare (1.45%) and a flat income-tax withholding, each rounded to the cent, keep the take-home part, handle pre-tax retirement, and work backward from a take-home goal to the hours needed. Wrong answers name the slip — like adding the withheld percent back instead of dividing. Best for Grades 6–8.
A free, no-signup, no-ads math game for Grades 6–8 — practising gross-pay, net-pay, payroll-deductions, overtime, percent. Play in your browser on the KidsDoMath games hub or explore more Money & Finance games.
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What math does Paycheck Planner practice? Paycheck Planner practices Gross Pay, Net Pay, Payroll Deductions, Overtime. The paycheck bar makes every line of a pay stub visible: drag it out to gross pay from rate × hours, with overtime blocks at 1.5× past 40 hours, or split a yearly salary into weekly, biweekly or monthly paychecks.
What grade is Paycheck Planner for? Paycheck Planner is built for Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14). It sits in the Money & Finance strand, and it ramps across 8 levels so younger or older players find their own pace.
How do you play Paycheck Planner? Drag the paycheck bar to build gross pay from hours, overtime or salary, cut out Social Security, Medicare and income-tax slices to the cent, keep the take-home pay, then work backward from a take-home goal to the hours or gross.
Is Paycheck Planner free to play? Yes. Paycheck Planner is free, with no ads and no sign-up, and it runs in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer.