How is overtime pay calculated?

Most employers pay 1.5× your regular hourly rate after 40 hours in a workweek (time-and-a-half). Some pay 2× (double-time) for additional hours, weekends, or holidays. Enter your rate and hours to see the exact overtime pay.

What are overtime tiers?

Overtime tiers apply different multipliers as overtime accumulates (e.g., first 8 OT hours at 1.5×, additional hours at 2×). Use the tier fields to reflect your policy.

Can I set custom overtime rates?

Yes. Choose custom multipliers (e.g., 1.75×) or fixed OT hourly rates to mirror your employment agreement or union contract.

Does the calculator work for salary and hourly pay?

Yes. Enter an hourly rate directly or input a salary and period; the calculator converts it to an hourly equivalent for overtime calculations.

Does this include taxes or deductions?

Results show gross pay before taxes, benefits, or other deductions. Use them for planning and budgeting; your take-home pay will be lower.

Overtime Calculator

Calculate overtime pay with multiple tiers, custom rates, and payment frequencies. Get detailed breakdowns of regular and overtime earnings with annual projections.

Currency:

Standard pay rate:

Hours worked:

Work Schedule Settings

Baseline Work Hours/Week:

Conversion Hours/Week:

Standard Day Hours:

Work Days/Week:

How often are you paid?

Tier 1 Overtime Hours (per week):

Tier 2 Overtime Hours (per week):

Results

Enter values and click Calculate to see results

Methodology

We convert your pay to an hourly base using your Conversion Hours/Week and compute weekly regular vs. overtime hours using your Baseline Work Hours. Overtime tiers can be multipliers or custom absolute/premium rates. Non-weekly periods use week-based approximations.

Important Disclaimers:

Daily overtime rules and special premiums (holidays/weekends) are not modeled.
Non-weekly periods use approximations (4.33 weeks/month, 52 weeks/year).
Figures are estimates and exclude taxes, deductions, and benefits.

About This Calculator

1. How does this Overtime Calculator work?

This calculator computes your total pay including overtime based on your standard pay rate, hours worked, and overtime multipliers. It supports multiple overtime tiers with custom rates and different payment frequencies. The overtime threshold uses your baseline work hours (default 40/week).

2. What are the custom overtime options?

“Custom x” sets a multiplier (e.g., 1.75× base). “Custom $” sets a fixed hourly overtime rate, either as an absolute rate (must be ≥ base) or as a premium added to base.

3. How do different pay rate units work?

For non-hourly inputs, we convert to an hourly rate using your Conversion Hours/Week setting (default 40). Weekly/Monthly/etc. results use week-based approximations (4.33 weeks/month, 52 weeks/year).

4. Can I use this for salary employees?

It’s primarily for hourly workers eligible for OT. Some salaried non-exempt roles may still qualify — check local rules and your contract.

5. How accurate are the annual projections?

They assume the same weekly pattern for 52 weeks. Real life varies (vacations, sickness, seasonality). Treat them as estimates.

6. What if my overtime rules are more complex?

This version models weekly thresholds and two tiers. It doesn’t model daily OT or 7th-day rules; you can approximate those by adjusting inputs.