Overtime Pay Calculator

1. Enter your base hourly rate.
2. Enter your regular hours and overtime hours.
3. Set the overtime multiplier, or leave it at 1.5.
4. Read your total pay, split into regular and overtime.

Here is what each result means:

Overtime pay is the higher rate you earn for hours worked beyond your normal schedule. Instead of your base rate, those extra hours are paid at a multiple of it, most often one and a half times, known as time and a half. Some situations, such as holidays or hours far beyond the threshold, pay double time at twice the base rate.

The idea is simple: your total is regular hours at the base rate plus overtime hours at the higher rate. If you earn 20 dollars an hour and work 5 overtime hours at time and a half, each of those hours pays 30 dollars, so the overtime alone adds 150 dollars on top of your regular pay.

This calculator keeps regular and overtime pay separate so you can see exactly how much the premium adds. Enter your rate, split your hours into regular and overtime, and choose the multiplier your employer or law uses. The result is your gross pay before any tax.

Whether hours legally count as overtime, and at what multiplier, depends on where you work and your type of job. This tool does the arithmetic once you know those rules; it does not decide eligibility, which is set by your local labour laws and your contract.

It adds regular pay to overtime pay at the higher rate.

1. Regular hours are multiplied by your base rate.
2. The base rate is multiplied by the overtime multiplier to get the overtime rate.
3. Overtime hours are paid at that rate and added to regular pay.

To turn a salary into an hourly rate first, see the salary to hourly calculator. For a quick percentage, see the percentage calculator.

Base rate $20, 40 regular hours, 5 overtime hours at 1.5x.

Result: regular pay is 40 times $20, which is $800. Overtime is paid at $30 an hour, so 5 hours add $150. Total pay is $950 before tax.

The multiplier decides how much extra each overtime hour pays.

Time and a half is the most common overtime rate. Double time often applies to holidays or hours well beyond the normal limit. Your contract or local law sets which multiplier applies and when overtime begins.

Base Rate

Every dollar on your base rate is multiplied, so overtime pays more when your rate is higher.

Overtime Hours

More overtime hours add more premium pay, at the higher rate.

The Multiplier

Double time pays a third more per hour than time and a half.

The Overtime Threshold

Where regular hours end and overtime begins changes how your hours split.

Checking Your Paycheck

Confirm your employer paid the right premium on your extra hours.

Planning Extra Shifts

See what picking up overtime hours would add to your pay.

Comparing Offers

Weigh a job with regular overtime against one with a higher base rate.

Overtime can lift your income, but it is worth seeing the split.

Those 5 overtime hours add nearly a fifth to the week's pay for an eighth more hours, because each is worth more. When budgeting, remember overtime is often irregular, so it is safer to plan around your regular pay and treat overtime as a bonus.

1. Applying the Multiplier to All Hours

Only overtime hours get the premium; regular hours stay at the base rate.

2. Using the Wrong Multiplier

Time and a half is 1.5, double time is 2. Enter the one that applies to you.

3. Forgetting the Threshold

Split your hours correctly at the point where overtime starts.

4. Expecting Take-home Pay

This is gross pay. Tax and deductions come out afterward.

5. Assuming All Hours Qualify

Eligibility depends on your job type and local law, not just hours worked.

This is gross-pay arithmetic once you know your rate, hours and multiplier.

Pay regular hours at your base rate and overtime hours at the base rate times the multiplier, then add the two. This calculator does both parts and shows the total.

Time and a half is an overtime rate of 1.5 times your base pay. At a $20 base, each overtime hour pays $30.

Double time is twice your base rate, a 2.0 multiplier. It often applies to holidays or hours well beyond the normal threshold, depending on your rules.

On gross pay. The premium applies to your hourly rate before tax; deductions are taken from the total afterward.

No. Only overtime hours get the higher rate. Your regular hours are still paid at the base rate.

At a $20 base, overtime is $30 an hour, so 5 hours add $150 on top of your regular pay.

No. Eligibility depends on your job type, your contract and local labour law. This tool does the math once you know you qualify.

Yes. Enter your weekly regular and overtime hours to get weekly pay, or use any period as long as the hours match it.

No. The calculation runs in your browser and nothing you enter is stored or sent anywhere, unless you choose Save, which keeps the result only on this device.

• Overtime (Wikipedia).
• Time-and-a-half (Wikipedia).
• US Dept of Labor: Overtime Pay (DOL).