Overtime Calculator
Calculate overtime pay free — enter your rate, regular and overtime hours, pick 1.5x, 2x or a custom multiplier, and see the full pay breakdown.
About the Overtime Calculator
Enter your regular hourly rate, your regular hours and your overtime hours, and this calculator shows the complete pay picture instantly: regular pay, overtime pay, the overtime hourly rate, the grand total, and your effective average rate per hour across all time worked.
Choose the overtime multiplier that matches your situation — 1.5x ('time and a half') is the standard for hours beyond 40 per week under the US FLSA and common in many other countries, 2x ('double time') often applies to holidays and extended overtime, 1.25x appears in several jurisdictions' first-tier overtime, and a custom multiplier covers any contract in between.
The math is currency-agnostic, so it works for dollars, rupees, euros or anything else. Use it to check a payslip, forecast the value of extra shifts, or price overtime into a freelance quote — then copy the clean breakdown for your records.
How to Use the Overtime Calculator
- 1Enter your regular hourly rate in any currency.
- 2Type your regular hours and overtime hours for the period.
- 3Pick the overtime rate — 1.25x, 1.5x, 2x or a custom multiplier.
- 4Read the pay breakdown and copy it with one click.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is overtime pay calculated?
Overtime pay equals overtime hours x regular rate x multiplier. At a $20 rate with 5 overtime hours at 1.5x, that's 5 x 20 x 1.5 = $150 on top of regular pay. The calculator also shows the resulting overtime hourly rate ($30 in this example) so you can verify a payslip line by line.
What is 'time and a half' versus 'double time'?
Time and a half is a 1.5x multiplier — the standard for overtime beyond 40 hours a week in the US and many other places. Double time (2x) typically applies to public holidays, seventh consecutive days or overtime beyond a daily cap, depending on local law and your contract. Pick the multiplier your situation prescribes.
What does the 'effective rate per hour' mean?
Total pay divided by total hours worked — it shows what each hour was really worth on average once overtime premiums are blended in. It's a quick way to compare a heavy-overtime week against a job offer with a higher flat rate and no overtime.
How do I know how many overtime hours I worked?
That depends on your jurisdiction's threshold — commonly hours beyond 40 in a week, or beyond 8 in a day in some places. Use the timesheet calculator on this site to total a week from clock-in/out times and split it into regular and overtime hours, then bring those numbers here for the pay math.
Does this calculator handle taxes?
No — all figures are gross pay before tax and deductions. Overtime is taxed as ordinary income in most systems (withholding may look higher in a big week, but it evens out at filing). For net amounts, apply your local tax rules to the gross total shown.