Introduction
The Overtime Hours Calculator shows how much extra pay you earn for working extra hours. Enter your pay rate, your regular hours, and your overtime hours. You get back your regular pay, your overtime pay, and your total pay.
Your pay rate can be per hour, day, week, month, or year. If it is not hourly, the tool turns it into an hourly rate first. You also pick your overtime rate: time and a half (1.5×), double time (2×), triple time (3×), your own multiplier, or a flat hourly rate.
There are two overtime tiers, so you can mix rates. For example, pay the first 5 extra hours at 1.5× and the next 5 at 2×. If you only need one tier, set the Tier 2 hours to 0.
You can also set the weekly overtime limit, which is 40 hours in most places. The tool warns you if your regular hours go past that limit. Results include a step-by-step math breakdown and two charts, so you can check the numbers and see where your money comes from.
How to use our Overtime Hours Calculator
Enter your pay rate, your regular hours, and your overtime hours. The overtime calculator returns your regular pay, your overtime pay, your total hours, and your total pay, plus a step-by-step breakdown and charts.
Currency Symbol: Pick the money sign you want to see in your results, like $, €, £, ₹, or ¥. Choose "None" to show numbers only.
Pay Rate Amount: Type your base pay before overtime. This is the pay you earn for normal hours.
Pay Rate Interval: Choose if that pay is per hour, day, week, month, or year. The tool changes it into an hourly rate for you.
Regular Hours Worked: Type the normal hours you worked in this pay period. Do not count overtime hours here.
Hours Per Standard Day: Type how many hours are in one full work day, like 8. This turns daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly pay into an hourly rate.
Weekly Overtime Threshold: Type the number of weekly hours after which overtime starts. Most jobs use 40, but you can change it.
Overtime Hours (Tier 1): Type how many overtime hours you worked at your first overtime rate.
Overtime Rate Type (Tier 1): Pick the pay rate for those hours: 1.5× (time and a half), 2× (double time), 3× (triple time), your own multiplier, or a flat hourly rate. If you pick a custom choice, a new box appears so you can type the multiplier or the flat rate.
Overtime Hours (Tier 2): Type extra overtime hours paid at a second, higher rate. Leave it at 0 if you do not have any.
Overtime Rate Type (Tier 2): Pick the pay rate for those second-tier hours, the same way as Tier 1. Custom picks open a box for your multiplier or flat hourly rate.
Calculate and Reset: Results update as you type, but you can click Calculate to refresh them. Click Reset to put all fields back to the default values.
What Is Overtime Pay?
Overtime pay is extra money you earn for working more hours than your normal schedule. In most jobs, the extra hours are paid at a higher rate than your usual pay. So if you stay late or pick up a weekend shift, each of those hours is worth more than a regular hour.
How Overtime Hours Are Counted
Most workers earn overtime after 40 hours in one workweek. That 40-hour mark is called the overtime threshold. Some contracts, unions, or countries use a lower number, like 35 or 38 hours. A few places also count overtime by the day, such as any hours past 8 in one shift.
Hours below the threshold are regular hours. Hours above it are overtime hours.
Common Overtime Rates
Overtime is usually paid as a multiple of your normal hourly pay:
- Time and a half (1.5×): the most common rate. A $20 hour becomes $30.
- Double time (2×): often used for holidays, Sundays, or very long shifts. A $20 hour becomes $40.
- Triple time (3×): rare, but used in some union deals for major holidays.
- Flat rate: some jobs pay a set dollar amount per overtime hour instead of a multiple.
Many workers hit more than one rate in the same week. For example, the first 5 extra hours may pay 1.5× and any hours after that may pay 2×. That is why overtime is often split into tiers.
The Basic Overtime Formula
The math is simple once you know your hourly rate:
- Regular pay = regular hours × hourly rate
- Overtime rate = hourly rate × multiplier
- Overtime pay = overtime hours × overtime rate
- Total pay = regular pay + overtime pay
If You Are Not Paid By The Hour
Salaried and daily-paid workers still need an hourly number before overtime can be worked out. To find it, spread the pay over the hours it covers:
- Daily pay: divide by the hours in a standard day (often 8).
- Weekly pay: divide by the hours in a standard week (often 40).
- Monthly pay: multiply by 12, then divide by 52 weeks, then by weekly hours.
- Yearly pay: divide by 52 weeks, then by weekly hours.
Who Gets Overtime
Not every worker qualifies. In the United States, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) splits workers into two groups. Non-exempt workers must get overtime pay. Exempt workers, such as many managers and some professionals who earn above a set salary, do not. Rules change by state and by country, so check your local law and your work contract.
Things To Watch
- Overtime is usually based on one workweek, not a two-week pay period.
- Bonuses and shift premiums can raise the "regular rate" used for overtime in some places.
- Paid time off, like sick days, often does not count as hours worked.
- Overtime pay is taxed like normal pay. A bigger check can move you into higher withholding for that period, so your take-home rise may look smaller than expected.
- Keep your own record of hours. It is the easiest way to spot a short paycheck.