Payroll Math
Calculate hourly earnings, overtime pay, gross wages, fictional employee withholding and net pay.
Accounting puzzle
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Instructions, device progress and accessibility
Choose difficulty and Practice or UTC Daily. Complete the accounting exercises, then check your answers. Hints and Undo mark a round as assisted. Scores stay on this device. No real financial records are used.
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How to play Payroll Math
Calculate hourly earnings, overtime pay, gross wages, fictional employee withholding and net pay. The fictional accounting practice includes Easy, Normal and Hard difficulty and repeatable daily puzzles. Enter answers and use Check Answer to verify every field.
Worked example
At $20 per hour for 40 regular hours and 5 overtime hours at 1.5×, gross pay is $950. At 10% withholding, net pay is $855.
Calculation rules and common mistakes
Gross pay includes overtime premiums. Net pay equals gross less withholding. Real payroll rules vary by location; these fictional exercises use only a stated flat withholding rate.
Use the values stated in the question. Currency is in fictional US dollars unless noted. This game is for education, not financial or tax advice.
Frequently asked questions
What is gross pay?
Employee pay before payroll deductions and withholding.
Does this game calculate real payroll taxes?
No. It uses fictional flat-rate deductions for mathematics practice, not actual tax or legal rules.