Overtime Pay Calculator (Time and a Half) Community

What this tool does

Enter your regular hourly rate, the hours you worked at your regular rate, and any overtime hours. Under the standard US rule (from the Fair Labor Standards Act, for most non-exempt hourly workers), hours worked over 40 in a week are paid at 1.5x your regular rate — 'time and a half'. This tool applies that real multiplier to your overtime hours and adds it to your regular pay for a real total weekly paycheck, before tax.

How to use it, step by step

1. Enter your regular hourly rate.
2. Enter your regular hours worked (up to 40 for a standard week).
3. Enter your overtime hours (paid at 1.5x) and any double-time hours (paid at 2x).
4. See your real overtime pay and total weekly paycheck instantly.

Tips from the guide

• Overtime under US federal law (FLSA) generally applies to hours over 40 in a single workweek for non-exempt employees — check your state, since some states (like California) have daily overtime rules too.
• Salaried exempt employees are typically not entitled to overtime pay at all — this calculator is for hourly, non-exempt work.
• This is a before-tax (gross) figure; your real take-home will be lower after federal, FICA and state tax.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Assuming every job pays overtime — many salaried, exempt roles do not.
• Forgetting that some states require daily overtime (e.g. over 8 hours in a day) in addition to the weekly 40-hour rule.
• Mixing up time-and-a-half (1.5x) with double-time (2x) — they're different multipliers for different situations.

Who uses it

• Hourly employees. Check that a paycheck correctly reflects overtime you worked.
• Shift workers and retail/warehouse staff. Estimate a heavy-overtime week's pay in advance.
• Managers and small business owners. Quickly sanity-check payroll math for hourly staff.

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