Overtime pay is your hourly rate lifted by an overtime multiplier for the hours you work beyond the normal threshold. Enter your hourly rate, your regular and overtime hours, then pick time-and-a-half, double time or a custom multiplier to see your overtime pay, total gross for the week and your effective hourly rate. The pay-period selector shows the matching weekly, bi-weekly or monthly total.
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Regular pay—rate × regular hours
Overtime pay—rate × multiplier × OT hours
Total gross—per week
Effective hourly rate—gross ÷ all hours
Period total—
How to Calculate Overtime Pay
Your rate, your hours, and the overtime rate — that is all it takes.
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Enter your rate and hours
Type your hourly rate, the regular hours you worked and the overtime hours on top.
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Pick the overtime rate
Choose time-and-a-half, double time, or Custom to enter the exact multiplier your employer or state uses.
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Read your pay
See regular pay, overtime pay, total gross and your effective hourly rate. Want take-home? The Paycheck Calculator adds tax.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is overtime pay calculated?
Overtime pay is your hourly rate multiplied by an overtime rate for every hour worked beyond a threshold. Under the US Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), most hourly employees earn at least 1.5 times their regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. This calculator takes your hourly rate, your regular hours and your overtime hours, then works out overtime pay as rate times the multiplier times overtime hours, adds it to your regular pay (rate times regular hours) and shows the total gross. Everything runs in your browser, so nothing you type is sent anywhere.
What is time and a half?
Time and a half means being paid 1.5 times your normal hourly rate for qualifying overtime hours. If you earn 20 dollars an hour, time and a half is 30 dollars an hour. It is the most common overtime rate and the federal minimum under the FLSA for hours worked beyond 40 in a week. Select the time-and-a-half option in the multiplier field to apply it, or choose Custom to enter a different figure your employer or state uses.
What is double time and when does it apply?
Double time means twice your normal hourly rate — 40 dollars an hour on a 20-dollar base. It is not required by federal law, so it usually comes from a state rule, a union contract or company policy. In California, for example, non-exempt employees earn double time after 12 hours in a single workday and after 8 hours on the seventh consecutive day of a workweek. Choose the double-time option in the multiplier field, or pick Custom for any other rate.
Is overtime taxed at a higher rate?
No — overtime is taxed at the same rates as the rest of your income; there is no special higher tax on overtime hours. What can make it look higher is withholding: a large paycheck may push that pay period into a higher withholding bracket, so more tax is held back that week, but it evens out when your annual tax is settled. This calculator shows gross pay before any tax or deductions. To estimate take-home pay, use the Paycheck Calculator, which applies federal, state and FICA withholding.
How do I work out my effective hourly rate with overtime?
Your effective hourly rate is the total gross pay divided by the total hours you actually worked, including the overtime hours. Because overtime hours are paid at a premium, the effective rate sits above your base rate — for example, 40 regular hours plus 5 hours at time and a half on a 20-dollar base is 950 dollars over 45 hours, an effective rate of about 21.11 dollars an hour. The calculator shows this figure automatically so you can see the true average value of every hour on the clock. It updates instantly as you change your rate, hours or multiplier.