<prompt> Human: Hi guys, sincerest apologies if this is being posted in the inappropriate location. I basically need to know if this is something simple or whether I need to ask this question to the department of labor. I am paid an hourly rate for my full time job. I am paid on the 7th and 22nd of each month. My gross pay per paycheck is calculated by multiplying my hourly rate by 80 hours per pay period. However, regardless of how many days actually fall between the 7th and the 22nd between months, its always 80 hours per paycheck with the same gross amount. Point being, if you multiply my hourly rate by an annual 2080 hours, my gross pay comes out higher than Im currently being qctually paid.My question is... is this all on the up and up, or does this sound like Im missing out on pay? I honestly dont know how my pay is supposed to be calculated if I have an annual salary computed as an hourly rate when Im paid on two fixed days a month.Thanks in advance!Edit: Im only bringing this up because one of my parents worked in payroll for a number of years and they were surprised my hourly rate x 2080 did not total up to my annual salary.  <response>: Hourly rate x 2080 should be your annual salary, but only one of those numbers is authoritative if thats the right word, the other could just be an artifact of your companys funky pay system.So what you need to do is ensure youre getting paid properly. If you signed on with an hourly rate, then if your hourly rate listed on your paystub is correct, then theres a problem - you need to get paid more than average of 80 hours on your paychecks. If the hourly rate listed on your paystub is not what you signed up for, then it should be exactly 2624ths 108.3 of your agreed hourly rate. If so, then only getting paid 80 hours is fine.Likewise, if you agreed on an annual salary, then your hourly rate x 2080 should equal 108.3 of your agreed annual salary or else they need to pay you an average of 86.7 hours. 