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Overtime pay is calculated at a higher rate than regular hours — commonly "time-and-a-half" (1.5×) — and getting the total right means calculating regular and overtime pay separately before adding them together.
This calculator finds your regular pay, overtime pay, and total pay for a given pay period.
How it works
Enter your hourly rate, regular hours (defaulting to 40), overtime hours, and the overtime multiplier (defaulting to 1.5×). The calculator finds the overtime rate, then computes regular and overtime pay separately before summing them.
- Enter hourly rate.
- Enter regular hours (default 40).
- Enter overtime hours.
- Enter overtime multiplier (default 1.5×).
- Click Calculate to see your results.
Examples
$20/hour, 5 hours overtime
At $20/hour with 40 regular hours and 5 overtime hours at 1.5×, you'd earn $800 regular pay plus $150 overtime pay, for $950 total.
Who should use it
- Estimating a paycheck that includes overtime hours before payday.
- Checking that an employer's overtime payment matches the expected calculation.
Industry applications
- Payroll and human resources
- Personal finance and budgeting
Advantages
- Breaks regular and overtime pay apart for full transparency.
- Supports any custom overtime multiplier, not just the standard 1.5×.
Limitations
- Doesn't account for tax withholding — see the site's Paycheck Calculator for take-home pay after taxes.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Applying the overtime multiplier to all hours worked instead of just the hours beyond the regular threshold.
- Assuming every job uses a 40-hour regular threshold — some agreements or jurisdictions set it differently.
Best practices
- Double check your specific employer's or jurisdiction's overtime rules (regular-hours threshold and multiplier) before relying on the default values.
Tips
- Some jurisdictions require daily overtime thresholds (like over 8 hours in a single day) in addition to weekly ones — check your local labor laws if your schedule involves unusually long single shifts.