Overtime Pay Calculator
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Enter your rate and the hours you worked, and this splits the week into regular and overtime pay under the federal 40-hour rule. It also reports the figure that decides whether the shift is worth taking: the premium — how much of the week’s pay exists only because those hours were overtime. The threshold and multiplier are editable for state and union rules that beat the federal floor.
How to use Overtime Calculator
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Enter your regular hourly rate and the total hours you worked this week.
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Adjust the overtime threshold or multiplier if your state or contract is more generous than the federal 40 hours at 1.5×.
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Add double-time hours if any of your overtime is paid at 2×.
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Frequently asked questions
How is time and a half calculated?+
Hours beyond the threshold are paid at 1.5× the regular rate. At $22 an hour, overtime is $33 an hour, so a 46-hour week pays $880 regular plus $198 overtime — $1,078 gross. The pay is worked out before rounding rather than after: 1.5 × $25.55 is $38.325 an hour, a rate nobody can actually pay, so rounding it first overpays by a few cents an hour.
When does overtime start?+
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, after 40 hours in a workweek — a fixed seven-day period, not a pay period, and not per day. Several states are stricter: California pays overtime after 8 hours in a day and double time after 12. Set the threshold to match whichever rule is better for you, which is the one that applies.
Who does not get overtime?+
Employees who are exempt — most commonly salaried executive, administrative and professional roles above a salary threshold, plus outside sales and certain computer roles. Being paid a salary does not by itself make you exempt, and misclassification is common enough to be worth checking against your state labor office.
Does this include tax?+
No, this is gross pay. Overtime is not taxed at a special rate, despite the widespread belief that it is — a big cheque can land in a higher withholding bracket for that period and get trued up at filing, but the money itself is taxed like any other wages.