Overtime Pay Calculator
Work out a week's pay with time and a half for hours over 40, for an hourly rate or a fixed weekly salary, for covered, non-exempt workers under the federal overtime rule.
Under the federal rule, hours over 40 in a workweek are paid at one and a half times the regular rate. At $20 an hour for 50 hours, the overtime rate is $30.00, the 10 overtime hours earn $300.00, and the week totals $1,100.00 before taxes: $800.00 straight time plus the overtime.
This calculator estimates gross pay for one workweek under the federal overtime rule; it is not financial advice, and not legal or tax advice. It assumes the employee is covered and not exempt, and it leaves out state daily overtime and other state rules, bonuses and other pay that can change the regular rate, and taxes and deductions. Your employer's payroll records and the federal and state laws that apply to your job decide what you are owed; contact the Wage and Hour Division or your state labor agency with questions about your own pay.
Hours over 40 in the workweek are paid at one and a half times the rate.
Total pay for the week
$1,100.00
10 overtime hours, $300.00 in overtime pay
- Regular rate
- $20.00 an hour
- Overtime rate (1.5x)
- $30.00 an hour
- Regular hours
- 40
- Straight-time pay
- $800.00
- Overtime pay
- $300.00
Before taxes and deductions. Federal rule only; some states also require daily overtime.
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About the Overtime Pay Calculator
Federal overtime is counted one workweek at a time. Each hour past 40 in the week is paid at no less than one and a half times the regular rate, and hours are not averaged across two weeks, following the wage and hour guidance credited below. For an hourly worker the math is direct: $20 an hour for 50 hours is $800.00 for the first 40 hours plus 10 hours at $30.00, or $1,100.00 in all. Partial hours count too. At $17.25 an hour for 45.5 hours, the overtime rate is $25.875, shown as $25.88, and the 5.5 overtime hours earn $142.31 at the exact rate, and the week comes to $832.31. A week of 38 hours at $15.50 has no overtime and pays $589.00. A fixed weekly salary for a longer week works differently, because the salary already pays straight time for every hour worked. Divide the salary by the hours to find the regular rate, then add half that rate for each hour over 40. The guidance's own example is $405 for 45 hours: a regular rate of $9.00, and 5 hours at half of it adds $22.50, for $427.50.
Frequently asked questions
How do you calculate overtime pay?+
Multiply the hourly rate by 1.5 to get the overtime rate, then multiply by the hours over 40 in the workweek. At $20 an hour, 10 overtime hours at $30.00 earn $300.00, on top of $800.00 for the first 40 hours.
How is overtime calculated for a salaried employee?+
For a non-exempt employee whose fixed weekly salary covers all hours worked, divide the salary by the hours to get the regular rate, then pay half that rate for each hour over 40. $405 for 45 hours is $9.00 an hour, and 5 overtime hours add $22.50. Many salaried employees are exempt from overtime, so check whether the rule applies to your job.
Is overtime paid for weekends or more than 8 hours in a day?+
Not under the federal rule, which counts only hours over 40 in the workweek, not weekends, holidays or long days as such. Some states add daily overtime or other rules, and this calculator does not apply them.
Can I average my hours over two weeks?+
No. Each workweek stands alone, so 50 hours one week and 30 the next still means 10 overtime hours in the first week, even though the two weeks average 40.
Overtime after 40 hours in a workweek at one and one-half the regular rate, and the fixed-salary method: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Fact Sheet #23, Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA.
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