Overtime Calculator

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hrs
hrs
Overtime Multiplier
Total Pay$1,100.00
Regular Pay$800.00
Overtime Pay$300.00
Overtime Rate$30.00/hr

The Overtime Calculator separates a paycheck into the hours paid at your normal rate and the hours paid at a premium. Enter your base hourly rate, your regular hours, your overtime hours, and the overtime multiplier such as time and a half or double time, and it returns your regular pay, overtime pay, the boosted overtime rate, and the grand total for the period.

Formula

regularPay = rate × regHrs; otRate = rate × mult; otPay = otRate × otHrs; total = regularPay + otPay

rate
Base hourly wage
regHrs
Hours paid at the base rate
otHrs
Hours paid at the overtime rate
mult
Overtime multiplier (1.5, 2, 3, …)

How it works

  1. Enter your base hourly rate and the number of regular hours worked at that rate.
  2. Enter your overtime hours and pick a multiplier chip: 1.5× (time and a half), 2× (double time), or 3× (triple time).
  3. Regular pay is rate times regular hours; the overtime rate is your base rate times the multiplier; overtime pay is that rate times overtime hours; the two add up to total pay.

Worked example

A worker earns $20/hour, logs 40 regular hours and 10 overtime hours at time and a half.

  1. Regular pay = 20 × 40 = $800.00.
  2. Overtime rate = 20 × 1.5 = $30.00/hour.
  3. Overtime pay = 30 × 10 = $300.00.
  4. Total = 800 + 300 = $1,100.00.

Regular $800, overtime $300, total $1,100 for the period.

Frequently asked questions

What overtime multiplier should I use?
Under the US Fair Labor Standards Act, non-exempt employees earn at least 1.5× their regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. Some states or contracts add double time for very long days or holidays, so choose the multiplier your employer applies.
Are overtime hours over 40 per week or over 8 per day?
Federal law counts hours over 40 in a workweek. A few states such as California also require daily overtime past 8 hours. This calculator works from whatever overtime hour count you enter, so apply your local rule first.
Does this calculator include taxes?
No. It computes gross overtime and total pay before any deductions. To estimate take-home pay after federal tax and FICA, use a paycheck or take-home pay calculator.
How is the overtime rate calculated?
The overtime rate is your base hourly rate multiplied by the chosen multiplier. At $20 an hour, time and a half is $30 an hour and double time is $40 an hour.