Overtime Calculator

Pay-period planner

Regular work, overtime, and gross pay—together

Enter each amount in the period you know. The calculator normalizes the schedule without intermediate rounding, then shows one comparable pay period.

Display currencyShow totals per

Currency changes the symbol only; it does not apply an exchange rate.

Period comparison

The same schedule at each cadence

No intermediate rounding; 52 weeks, 24 half-month periods, and 12 months per year.

Period	Regular	Overtime	Gross total
weekly	$480.00	$108.00	$588.00
every 2 weeks	$960.00	$216.00	$1,176.00
twice a month	$1,040.00	$234.00	$1,274.00
monthly	$2,080.00	$468.00	$2,548.00
annually	$24,960.00	$5,616.00	$30,576.00

Calculation assumptions and scope

Period conversion uses 52 weeks per year, 26 two-week periods, 24 half-month periods, and 12 months. It is a planning convention, not a payroll calendar or exchange-rate conversion.

Enter hours and rates that have already been classified under the rule that applies to you. Bonuses, commissions, shift differentials, taxes, deductions, and jurisdiction-specific regular-rate adjustments are outside this gross-pay arithmetic.

Regular and premium pay scenario

Audit overtime pay from an explicit workweek and regular rate

Overtime arithmetic becomes reviewable only when the covered hours, regular rate, threshold, and premium multiplier are visible. This calculator models those declared inputs; it does not decide whether a worker or payment is legally covered.

Step-by-step guide · Regular and premium pay scenario

Follow the pay split without double-counting the premium

Federal reference: Over 40 hours in a workweek
Common multiplier: 1.5× regular rate
Result split: Regular pay plus overtime pay

Separate regular and overtime hours
Regular hours are limited to the declared threshold. Hours beyond it become the overtime portion; entering forty-five hours with a forty-hour threshold produces forty regular and five overtime hours.
Apply the full overtime rate
Multiply the declared regular hourly rate by the multiplier, then multiply that full overtime rate by overtime hours. At $20 per hour and 1.5×, five overtime hours produce $150, not merely the additional $50 half-time premium.
Reconcile gross earnings
Add regular pay and overtime pay, and keep those components visible. Compare the result with the gross earnings line before taxes and deductions rather than with take-home pay.

Audit overtime pay from an explicit workweek and regular rate: Overtime arithmetic becomes reviewable only when the covered hours, regular rate, threshold, and premium multiplier are visible. This calculator models those declared inputs; it does not decide whether a worker or payment is legally covered.

Build the estimate around one defined workweek

Start with total compensable hours for a single workweek, not a two-week average. Under the federal rule described by the U.S. Department of Labor, covered nonexempt employees generally receive overtime after forty hours in a workweek, and hours cannot be averaged across two or more weeks to erase an overtime obligation. State law, a collective bargaining agreement, or an employer policy may require a different threshold or additional daily overtime, so the page leaves the threshold editable and visible.

The hours themselves should come from a reconciled record. Use the time card calculator when you still need to total punches and unpaid breaks, or the hours calculator when you only need to verify an isolated shift. A pay formula cannot correct an incomplete time record.

Follow the pay split without double-counting the premium

Separate regular and overtime hours
Regular hours are limited to the declared threshold. Hours beyond it become the overtime portion; entering forty-five hours with a forty-hour threshold produces forty regular and five overtime hours.
Apply the full overtime rate
Multiply the declared regular hourly rate by the multiplier, then multiply that full overtime rate by overtime hours. At $20 per hour and 1.5×, five overtime hours produce $150, not merely the additional $50 half-time premium.
Reconcile gross earnings
Add regular pay and overtime pay, and keep those components visible. Compare the result with the gross earnings line before taxes and deductions rather than with take-home pay.

The entered hourly rate may not be the legal regular rate

The federal regular rate can involve more than a stated base wage. Certain nondiscretionary bonuses, commissions, shift differentials, and other remuneration may affect the rate, while some payments may be excluded under specific rules. This calculator accepts one declared rate and does not classify earnings, allocate a bonus back to earlier weeks, handle piece rates, or determine an exemption. Treat the result as a transparent scenario unless the applicable regular rate has already been established.

If the only question is the common one-and-one-half multiplication for a known hourly wage, the narrower time-and-a-half calculator offers a faster explanation. Use this overtime page when the threshold, regular-hour subtotal, overtime-hour subtotal, and combined gross result all need to be audited together.

Compare an overtime scenario with the right pay concept

Overtime rate

This is regular rate × multiplier. It answers what each declared overtime hour is worth under the scenario.

Overtime pay

This is overtime rate × overtime hours. It should not be confused with the premium-only amount above straight time.

General time value

For project pricing or a personal time-cost estimate without a workweek threshold, use the time-to-money calculator instead of labeling ordinary rate multiplication as overtime.

Confirm coverage and local rules before relying on the figure

Verify employee classification, the applicable workweek, compensable hours, and the lawful regular rate with current federal and state guidance or qualified payroll advice.
Check for daily overtime, double time, alternative schedules, public-sector rules, union terms, or local requirements that this single-threshold model does not implement.
The result is gross pay before withholding, benefits, garnishments, leave, reimbursements, and employer taxes. It is not a pay stub or wage determination.

Important limitations

Overtime Calculator is limited to the finite inputs, modes, and outputs stated for the Declared regular and overtime pay method. Check declared regular hourly rate, regular hours, overtime hours, and overtime multiplier, validation messages, the equation, and the stated display precision before relying on declared gross pay total, regular pay, overtime hourly rate, and overtime pay.

Review the stated scope, calculation method, assumptions, supported inputs, and effective dates, and obtain qualified advice before using a high-stakes result.

This formula passed its registered engineering tests and is published under an explicit site-owner policy authorization. No independent expert, QA, editorial, legal, or third-party review is claimed. Verify consequential results with a qualified professional.

Regular and premium pay scenario

Audit overtime pay from an explicit workweek and regular rate

Step-by-step guide · Regular and premium pay scenario

Follow the pay split without double-counting the premium

Federal reference: Over 40 hours in a workweek
Common multiplier: 1.5× regular rate
Result split: Regular pay plus overtime pay

Separate regular and overtime hours
Regular hours are limited to the declared threshold. Hours beyond it become the overtime portion; entering forty-five hours with a forty-hour threshold produces forty regular and five overtime hours.
Apply the full overtime rate
Multiply the declared regular hourly rate by the multiplier, then multiply that full overtime rate by overtime hours. At $20 per hour and 1.5×, five overtime hours produce $150, not merely the additional $50 half-time premium.
Reconcile gross earnings
Add regular pay and overtime pay, and keep those components visible. Compare the result with the gross earnings line before taxes and deductions rather than with take-home pay.

Build the estimate around one defined workweek

Follow the pay split without double-counting the premium

Separate regular and overtime hours
Regular hours are limited to the declared threshold. Hours beyond it become the overtime portion; entering forty-five hours with a forty-hour threshold produces forty regular and five overtime hours.
Apply the full overtime rate
Multiply the declared regular hourly rate by the multiplier, then multiply that full overtime rate by overtime hours. At $20 per hour and 1.5×, five overtime hours produce $150, not merely the additional $50 half-time premium.
Reconcile gross earnings
Add regular pay and overtime pay, and keep those components visible. Compare the result with the gross earnings line before taxes and deductions rather than with take-home pay.

The entered hourly rate may not be the legal regular rate

Compare an overtime scenario with the right pay concept

Overtime rate

This is regular rate × multiplier. It answers what each declared overtime hour is worth under the scenario.

Overtime pay

This is overtime rate × overtime hours. It should not be confused with the premium-only amount above straight time.

General time value

For project pricing or a personal time-cost estimate without a workweek threshold, use the time-to-money calculator instead of labeling ordinary rate multiplication as overtime.

Confirm coverage and local rules before relying on the figure

Verify employee classification, the applicable workweek, compensable hours, and the lawful regular rate with current federal and state guidance or qualified payroll advice.
Check for daily overtime, double time, alternative schedules, public-sector rules, union terms, or local requirements that this single-threshold model does not implement.
The result is gross pay before withholding, benefits, garnishments, leave, reimbursements, and employer taxes. It is not a pay stub or wage determination.

The same schedule at each cadence

Separate regular and overtime hours

Apply the full overtime rate

Reconcile gross earnings

Build the estimate around one defined workweek

Follow the pay split without double-counting the premium

The entered hourly rate may not be the legal regular rate

Compare an overtime scenario with the right pay concept

Overtime rate

Overtime pay

General time value

Confirm coverage and local rules before relying on the figure

Important limitations

The same schedule at each cadence

Separate regular and overtime hours

Apply the full overtime rate

Reconcile gross earnings

Build the estimate around one defined workweek

Follow the pay split without double-counting the premium

The entered hourly rate may not be the legal regular rate

Compare an overtime scenario with the right pay concept

Overtime rate

Overtime pay

General time value

Confirm coverage and local rules before relying on the figure