Calculate your overtime pay with time-and-a-half, double time, or custom multipliers. See exactly how much extra you earn beyond your regular hourly rate.
Standard is 40 hrs under FLSA
If total hours exceed your regular hours (40), overtime hours will be calculated automatically.
Enter your hourly pay rate — this is the standard amount you earn per hour before any overtime calculations are applied.
Set your regular hours per week. The default is 40 hours, which is the standard full-time threshold under the FLSA. Adjust this if your employer uses a different weekly schedule.
Enter the number of overtime hours you worked during the week. You can either type this directly or use the optional weekly total field below to auto-calculate it.
Choose your overtime multiplier from the dropdown — select 1.5x (time-and-a-half) or 2x (double time), or choose "Custom" to enter any multiplier you need for state-specific or contract-based rates.
Optionally, enter your total weekly hours worked. If this exceeds your regular hours, the calculator will automatically determine your overtime hours for you.
Click "Calculate Overtime Pay" to see your complete pay breakdown including regular pay, overtime pay, total earnings, the overtime premium above your normal rate, and your effective hourly rate for the week.
The overtime pay formula multiplies your regular hourly rate by the overtime multiplier and the number of overtime hours worked. For federal FLSA overtime, the standard multiplier is 1.5 (time-and-a-half). Some states and situations require a 2x multiplier (double time). The overtime premium — the extra amount earned above your regular rate — is calculated as Hourly Rate × (Multiplier − 1) × Overtime Hours.
An employee earning $25 per hour works 45 hours in a week. The regular hours are 40, and overtime hours are 5. Regular pay = $25 × 40 = $1,000. Overtime pay = $25 × 1.5 × 5 = $187.50. Total pay = $1,187.50. The overtime premium (extra earned above regular rate) = $25 × 0.5 × 5 = $62.50. The effective hourly rate for the week is $1,187.50 ÷ 45 = $26.39/hr — significantly higher than the base rate thanks to overtime compensation.
A worker earning $30 per hour works 50 hours during a busy week, with the 10 overtime hours compensated at double time. Regular pay = $30 × 40 = $1,200. Overtime pay = $30 × 2 × 10 = $600. Total pay = $1,800. The overtime premium = $30 × 1 × 10 = $300 — this is the extra amount earned on top of what the 10 hours would have paid at the regular rate. The effective hourly rate is $1,800 ÷ 50 = $36.00/hr. Double time is common in California for hours exceeding 12 in a single day or for certain holiday shifts.
A retail employee earning $18 per hour works 50 hours total. The first 40 hours are regular, hours 41–48 (8 hours) are at time-and-a-half (1.5x), and hours 49–50 (2 hours) are at double time (2x), per California-style rules. Regular pay = $18 × 40 = $720. Tier-1 overtime pay = $18 × 1.5 × 8 = $216. Tier-2 overtime pay = $18 × 2 × 2 = $72. Total overtime pay = $288. Total pay = $1,008. The combined overtime premium = $18 × 0.5 × 8 + $18 × 1 × 2 = $72 + $36 = $108. Effective hourly rate = $1,008 ÷ 50 = $20.16/hr.
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