Overtime Pay Calculator

Overtime is extra hours, not a bonus vibe

A $20 wage looks simple until a 48-hour week shows up. Regular time stays $20. The extra eight hours are $30 if your job uses time-and-a-half. This overtime pay calculator splits the week that way so you can check a timesheet or a job offer that “sometimes runs long.”

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act default for most non-exempt hourly work is overtime after 40 hours in a workweek. States and union contracts can be stricter. This page stays on the weekly model and lets you change the threshold and multiplier.

The formula

Regular hours are the lesser of hours worked and the overtime threshold (usually 40). Overtime hours are the rest. Overtime rate is hourly rate times the multiplier (1.5 or 2). Add the two pay lines for the week.

Annualizing is just weekly pay times the weeks you actually work. Fifty-two is a full calendar. Use fewer weeks if the OT is seasonal.

How to use it

Enter the regular hourly rate from the offer or the stub—not the blended rate after OT already hit. Enter hours for one workweek. Leave overtime after 40 and 1.5× unless your handbook says otherwise.

If you are salaried non-exempt, convert annual salary to an hourly regular rate with the salary calculator, then paste that rate here.

Worked examples

$20 an hour for 48 hours at 1.5× after 40 is 40 × $20 plus 8 × $30, or $1,040 for the week. $25 an hour for 40 hours is $1,000 with no overtime line. $18 an hour for 50 hours is 40 × $18 plus 10 × $27, or $990.

Double time (multiplier 2) on those eight extra hours at $20 is $320 of OT instead of $240. Only use 2 if your policy or state rule actually pays double time for those hours.

What this will not do

It will not decide if you are exempt, compute California daily OT, add shift differentials, or withhold tax. Two coworkers with the same hourly rate can have different checks after health premiums and 401(k).

Use this to sanity-check a week. Confirm the real number with the handbook and a paystub.

Typical examples

Frequently asked questions

How is overtime pay calculated?

For most non-exempt U.S. jobs, hours over 40 in a workweek are paid at 1.5× the regular rate. Weekly pay = (regular hours × rate) + (OT hours × rate × 1.5). This calculator lets you change the 40-hour threshold and the multiplier.

What is time and a half on $20 an hour?

Time-and-a-half is $30 an hour. Forty regular hours are $800. Eight overtime hours are $240. A 48-hour week is $1,040 before tax.

Does California use a 40-hour week?

California also has daily overtime after 8 hours in a day and double time in some cases. This page is the federal weekly model. If your job is daily OT, split the week into days yourself or treat the result as a floor, not the stub.

Is salaried staff eligible for overtime?

Some salaried roles are exempt from overtime under FLSA. If you are non-exempt salaried, overtime often uses a regular rate from weekly salary ÷ hours. Convert salary to hourly first, then run this page.

Does this include taxes?

No. The result is gross overtime. Open the paycheck calculator with the annualized gross if you want a take-home sketch.