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Pay pattern

Net pay

Use the net payment you can identify. A gross salary and a received payment are not interchangeable.

Pay-period comparison

Frequency

Weekly, fortnightly and twice-monthly schedules have different assumed payment counts. Keep the frequency with the amount.

Pay-period comparison

Monthly basis

An annualised amount divided by twelve is a comparison figure. It need not match any particular month's receipts.

Pay-period comparison

Extra payday

The fixed comparison counts are not a calendar scan. Check the actual payroll dates before planning around an extra payment.

Pay-period comparison

Variable pay

Use a dependable amount for the comparison. Overtime, bonuses and changes in hours remain outside an equal-payment assumption.

Pay-period comparison

Shared costs

Keep one consistent household or individual boundary across the figures. Do not include shared costs twice.

Pay-period comparison
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Count the dates

Fortnightly and twice monthly sound close. Their comparison counts are different.

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Annualised assumptions, not a count of your payroll calendar.

Pay-period comparison

Enter the amount received after deductions and its frequency. The comparison assumes equal payments; it does not calculate tax or predict your actual annual pay.

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Look again

Use the net payment you can identify. A gross salary and a received payment are not interchangeable.

Which amount actually reaches you?

Carry it forward

Pay pattern clearer?

PaycheckAid organises your figures. It does not determine benefit eligibility, tax, credit suitability or the right financial choice for you.