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Overtime Pay Calculator
Use this free overtime pay calculator to work out exactly what your paycheck should be when you work extra hours. Enter your hourly rate, your regular hours, your overtime hours, and your overtime multiplier, and the calculator will show your regular pay, your overtime pay, and your gross pay for the week or the two-week pay period. It is a quick way to check a pay stub or plan your budget around a busy week.
The overtime rate fills in automatically from your multiplier, but you can change it directly if your employer pays a fixed overtime rate instead.
How it works
Overtime pay has three parts. First, regular pay is your hourly rate times your regular hours. A worker earning 25 dollars an hour who works 40 regular hours earns 1,000 dollars of regular pay. Second, your overtime rate is your hourly rate times the overtime multiplier. At time and a half, the multiplier is 1.5, so the overtime rate is 25 × 1.5 = 37.50 dollars an hour. At double time the multiplier is 2, so the overtime rate is 50 dollars an hour. Third, overtime pay is the overtime rate times the overtime hours: 10 overtime hours at 37.50 dollars an hour is 375 dollars. Gross pay is regular pay plus overtime pay, which is 1,000 + 375 = 1,375 dollars for the week.
The multiplier is the key choice in the calculator. Time and a half at 1.5 is the most common overtime rate, and it usually applies to hours worked beyond 40 in a week. Double time at 2 is less common and is usually paid for holidays, for hours beyond a second threshold, or for very long shifts, depending on the employer's policy. Some employers also pay 2.5 or 3 times the normal rate for holiday work. If your employer pays a fixed overtime rate rather than a multiplier, you can type that rate directly into the overtime rate box and the calculator will use it instead.
The pay period option handles weekly and biweekly paychecks. Enter your hours per week either way, and choose biweekly to double the result: the same 1,375 dollars a week becomes 2,750 dollars for the two-week period, made up of 2,000 dollars of regular pay and 750 dollars of overtime pay. This matters because many employers pay every two weeks, and it is easy to undercount a biweekly check if you only work out one week.
What this calculator does not do is take taxes out. The gross pay it shows is before income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and any deductions for retirement plans or health insurance. Your take-home pay will be lower. Overtime can also change your withholding for that pay period, because payroll systems often treat a bigger check as if you earned that much every week, which can mean more tax withheld in that period even though your annual tax rate has not changed.
If your paycheck does not match this calculator, check three things. First, confirm which hours your employer counted as overtime: some employers count overtime daily, after 8 hours in a day, while others count it weekly, after 40 hours in a week. Second, confirm your multiplier and whether holiday hours were paid at a different rate. Third, confirm your regular hours: paid time off, such as vacation or sick days, sometimes does not count toward the 40 hours that trigger overtime.
Worked example
A worker earns 25 dollars an hour, works 40 regular hours and 10 overtime hours in a week, at time and a half, paid weekly.
Step 1: Regular pay — 25 × 40 = $1,000.00.
Step 2: Overtime rate — 25 × 1.5 = $37.50 per hour.
Step 3: Overtime pay — 37.50 × 10 = $375.00.
Step 4: Gross pay — 1,000 + 375 = $1,375.00 for the week.
Step 5: Overtime share — 375 ÷ 1,375 = 27.3% of the gross pay comes from overtime.
The gross pay is $1,375.00 for the week, or $2,750.00 if the same hours repeat in a biweekly period. If the same 10 overtime hours were paid at double time instead, the overtime pay would be 50 × 10 = $500.00 and the gross pay would be $1,500.00, which shows how much the multiplier matters.
FAQ
How is overtime pay calculated?
Overtime pay is your hourly rate times the overtime multiplier times the number of overtime hours. At time and a half, the multiplier is 1.5, so a worker earning 25 dollars an hour earns 37.50 dollars for each overtime hour. Gross pay is regular pay plus overtime pay, where regular pay is the hourly rate times the regular hours worked.
What is time and a half?
Time and a half means you are paid 1.5 times your normal hourly rate for overtime hours. If your normal rate is 20 dollars an hour, time and a half is 30 dollars an hour. It is the standard overtime rate in many workplaces, and it usually applies to hours worked beyond 40 in a week, though the exact rule depends on your employer and local labor law.
What is double time pay?
Double time means you are paid twice your normal hourly rate, a multiplier of 2. A worker earning 25 dollars an hour earns 50 dollars an hour on double time. Double time is less common than time and a half and is usually paid for work on holidays, for very long shifts, or for hours beyond a second overtime threshold, depending on the employer policy.
Does this calculator include taxes?
No. This calculator shows gross pay before taxes and other deductions. Your take-home pay will be lower after income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and any retirement or health plan deductions. Overtime can also push you into a higher tax bracket for that pay period, though your overall tax rate depends on your annual income.
How do I calculate biweekly overtime pay?
Enter your regular and overtime hours per week and choose the biweekly pay period. The calculator doubles the weekly amounts: regular pay becomes your hourly rate times regular hours times 2, and overtime pay becomes your overtime rate times overtime hours times 2. For example, 1,375 dollars a week becomes 2,750 dollars for the two-week period.