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Overtime Pay Calculator

Estimate gross pay when some hours are paid at an overtime rate. Enter your hourly rate, regular and overtime hours, and the overtime multiplier (often 1.5× in the United States).

Often 1.5 for time and a half.

Enter rate and hours to see gross pay.

Next step: Payroll Hours Calculator

When to use this calculator

Use this calculator once you already know how many hours were regular and how many were overtime, and need to turn those hours into a gross pay figure.

  • Weekly paycheck estimate

    Estimate gross pay for a week that included overtime, before checking an actual paystub.

  • Time-and-a-half verification

    Confirm that an employer's overtime payment matches hourly rate × 1.5 × overtime hours.

  • Double-time scenarios

    Set the multiplier to 2.0 for hours paid at double time, such as certain holiday or seventh-consecutive-day rules.

  • Payroll Hours pairing

    Pair with the Payroll Hours Calculator first to split a week's clocked hours into regular and overtime before entering them here.

Inputs

  • Hourly rate

    The base hourly pay rate before any overtime multiplier is applied.

  • Overtime multiplier

    The rate overtime hours are paid at, as a multiple of the hourly rate. 1.5 (time and a half) is the US federal default; some employers or jurisdictions use 2.0 (double time) or other values.

  • Regular hours

    Hours worked at the standard hourly rate, not subject to the overtime multiplier.

  • Overtime hours

    Hours worked beyond the regular threshold, paid at hourly rate × multiplier.

How the calculation works

Regular pay is hourly rate × regular hours. Overtime pay is hourly rate × overtime multiplier × overtime hours. Total gross pay is the sum of both amounts.

The calculator does not decide which hours count as regular versus overtime—that split is either provided directly or produced by the Payroll Hours Calculator using a weekly threshold (commonly 40 hours in the US).

The default multiplier is 1.5 (time and a half). Change it to match your employer's policy, union agreement, or local overtime rules.

Worked example

Hourly rate: $20. Regular hours: 40. Overtime hours: 5. Multiplier: 1.5.

Regular pay: $20 × 40 = $800. Overtime pay: $20 × 1.5 × 5 = $150.

Total gross pay: $800 + $150 = $950.

At a 2.0 double-time multiplier instead, the same 5 overtime hours would pay $20 × 2.0 × 5 = $200, for a total of $1,000.

Edge cases

  • Zero overtime hours

    With overtime hours set to 0, total pay equals regular pay only—useful to confirm a baseline figure before adding overtime.

  • Multiplier below 1.0

    The multiplier must be between 1.0 and 3.0. A value below 1.0 would pay overtime hours less than regular hours, which the calculator rejects as invalid.

  • Mixed multipliers in one pay period

    Some jurisdictions apply different multipliers to different overtime bands (for example, 1.5× for the first few overtime hours, 2.0× beyond that). Run the calculator once per band and add the results, since a single multiplier applies to all overtime hours entered at once.

  • Salaried non-exempt employees

    This calculator assumes an hourly rate. For a salaried employee who is still eligible for overtime, first derive an effective hourly rate from their salary and standard hours, then use that rate here.

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FAQ

Does this apply the 40-hour weekly rule automatically?
No. Enter regular and overtime hours as your employer classifies them. Use the Payroll Hours Calculator to split total hours across a week using a threshold first, then bring the results here.
Are overtime rules the same everywhere?
No. Federal, state or provincial, and employer policies differ on thresholds, multipliers, and which hours qualify. This calculator only multiplies the hours and rates you provide—confirm the applicable rules separately.
Is the result take-home pay?
No. Tax withholding, benefits, and other deductions are not included. The result is gross pay before deductions.
What multiplier should I use?
1.5 (time and a half) is the most common default and matches US federal overtime rules for most non-exempt employees. Use your employer's, union's, or jurisdiction's actual rate if it differs—for example, 2.0 for double-time hours.
Can I use this for salaried employees?
Only if you first convert their salary to an effective hourly rate (for example, annual salary ÷ standard annual hours). The calculator itself only accepts an hourly rate as input.

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