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Overtime Calculator

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Enter your regular hourly rate and the hours you worked in the week. The calculator splits them into regular hours and overtime at time and a half after 40, adds any double-time hours, and shows your gross pay for the week.

Your base pay per hour before any overtime premium.

All hours in one 7-day workweek, including any double-time hours.

Hours your state or employer pays at twice the rate. Leave at 0 if none.

Use a period for decimals, like 12.5. Commas for thousands are fine. The result updates as you type.Decimals with a period, like 12.5

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Result: Gross pay for the week

$950.00

For 45 hours at $20.00 an hour you earn $950.00 this week: $800.00 for 40 hours of regular time, $150.00 for 5 hours of overtime at $30.00 an hour and $0.00 of double time.

  • Regular hours: 40 hours
  • Regular pay: $800.00
  • Overtime hours (time and a half): 5 hours
  • Overtime rate per hour: $30.00
  • Overtime pay: $150.00
  • Double-time rate per hour: $40.00
  • Double-time pay: $0.00
  • Average pay per hour worked: $21.11

Step by step

40 × 20 + 5 × 30 + 0 × 40 = 950

  1. Double-time hours set aside: 0 hours. Remaining hours split into 40 hours of regular time and 5 hours over 40.
  2. Regular pay: 40 × $20.00 = $800.00.
  3. Overtime rate: 1.5 × $20.00 = $30.00. Overtime pay: 5 × $30.00 = $150.00.
  4. Double-time rate: 2 × $20.00 = $40.00. Double-time pay: $0.00.
  5. Total for the week: $950.00, or $21.11 for each hour worked on average.

Formula

regular hours = min(H - D, 40)
overtime hours = max(H - D - 40, 0)
pay = regular hours × R + overtime hours × 1.5 × R + D × 2 × R
H
total hours worked in the workweek
D
double-time hours (part of H)
R
regular hourly rate in dollars
1.5 × R
the overtime rate, time and a half

How it works

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) says that a nonexempt employee who works more than 40 hours in a workweek gets at least one and a half times the regular rate for every hour over 40. That premium is what people call time and a half. A workweek is a fixed, recurring period of 7 consecutive days (168 hours) that your employer sets; it does not have to start on Monday, and each week stands on its own. Two weeks cannot be averaged, so 45 hours one week and 35 the next still means 5 overtime hours.

The calculator first sets aside any double-time hours, which are paid at twice the rate. Of the remaining hours, the first 40 are regular time and everything above 40 is overtime at 1.5 times your rate. Regular pay, overtime pay and double-time pay are then added up. At $20 an hour, 45 hours come to 40 × $20 = $800 plus 5 × $30 = $150, so $950 for the week.

This page applies the federal weekly rule. Some states go further: California, for example, also requires time and a half after 8 hours in a workday and double time after 12 hours in a day, and a few other states have daily overtime rules too. If your state or employer pays double time, enter those hours in the optional field. To total your hours from a time card first, use the time card calculator.

The formula

The overtime rate is your regular rate times 1.5: $18 becomes $27, $25 becomes $37.50. Minutes count too, so 15 minutes of overtime are 0.25 hours. To turn a time like 6:45 into decimal hours, divide the minutes by 60 (6.75 hours).

Under the FLSA the regular rate can include more than your base wage, such as shift differentials and nondiscretionary bonuses, so the legal overtime rate may be higher than 1.5 times your base hourly pay. If you earn two different rates in one week, the federal rules use a weighted average. This calculator uses the single rate you enter.

Example

You earn $25 an hour and worked 52 hours, 4 of them paid at double time. What is your pay?

  1. Set aside the 4 double-time hours: 52 - 4 = 48 hours. The first 40 are regular, the other 8 hours are overtime.
  2. Regular: 40 × $25 = $1,000.00. Overtime: 8 × $37.50 = $300.00. Double time: 4 × $50.00 = $200.00.
  3. Total: $1,000.00 + $300.00 + $200.00 = $1,500.00 for the week.

For 52 hours at $25.00 an hour you earn $1,500.00 this week: $1,000.00 for 40 hours of regular time, $300.00 for 8 hours of overtime at $37.50 an hour and $200.00 of double time.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you calculate time and a half?

Multiply your regular hourly rate by 1.5. At $16 an hour, time and a half is $24. Then multiply that overtime rate by your overtime hours: 6 hours over 40 at $24 is $144, on top of 40 × $16 = $640 for regular time, so $784 for the week.

Who gets overtime under federal law?

Nonexempt employees covered by the FLSA, which includes most hourly workers. Some salaried executive, administrative and professional employees are exempt when they meet a salary level and duties test. The FLSA does not require overtime for working weekends or holidays as such, only for hours over 40 in the workweek.

Is overtime calculated per day or per week?

Federal law counts per workweek: hours over 40 in 7 consecutive days. A few states, California among them, also count per day. In California, hours over 8 in a workday are paid at 1.5 times the rate and hours over 12 in a workday at double time. Check your state labor department for its rules.

What is double time and when is it paid?

Double time is twice the regular rate: $40 an hour on a $20 wage. Federal law never requires it. It comes from state law, such as California’s rule for more than 12 hours in a day, from a union contract or from your employer’s policy, for example on holidays. Enter those hours in the double-time field.

Is overtime taxed at a higher rate?

No. Overtime is taxed like the rest of your wages, and a big paycheck can have more federal income tax withheld because withholding tables assume you earn that much every pay period, but your actual tax is settled on your annual return. For tax years 2025 through 2028 you can deduct the premium half of FLSA overtime (the extra half in time and a half) from federal taxable income, up to $12,500 a year ($25,000 on a joint return), phasing out above $150,000 of modified adjusted gross income ($300,000 joint). The deduction is claimed on your return: withholding and Social Security and Medicare taxes still apply to all overtime pay. This calculator shows gross pay before taxes or deductions.

Can my employer average two weeks to avoid overtime?

Not under the FLSA. Each workweek stands alone, even if you are paid every two weeks. If you work 48 hours in week one and 32 in week two, you are owed 8 overtime hours for week one, although the two weeks total 80 hours.

Last updated: Responsible editor: Jared Alan
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