Overtime Calculator

Calculate overtime pay at time and a half or double time—weekly, biweekly or with daily overtime rules.

Regular hours0:00
Overtime hours0:00
Double-time hours0:00
Weekly gross$0.00Biweekly (2 weeks): $0.00

Estimates before taxes. General information, not legal or payroll advice.

How to use the overtime calculator

  1. Enter your hourly rate. This is your regular rate of pay before overtime.
  2. Pick how you know your hours. Choose Total weekly hours if you just know the weekly total—the calculator splits it at 40 hours (or your own threshold). Choose Regular + OT hours if your pay stub already lists them. Choose Daily hours if daily overtime applies to you.
  3. Check the multipliers. Time and a half (1.5×) is the federal standard; double time (2×) is used for some daily, seventh-day, holiday or contract hours. Change either one to match your employer's policy.
  4. Read the results. You get regular, overtime and double-time hours, the pay for each, your weekly gross and a biweekly figure that assumes two identical weeks.

How overtime pay is calculated

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires most non-exempt employees to be paid at least 1.5 times their regular rate for every hour over 40 in a workweek. A workweek is any fixed, recurring period of seven consecutive days—it does not have to start on Monday.

Example: 47.5 hours at $22/hour is 40 × $22 = $880 regular plus 7.5 × $33 = $247.50 overtime, for $1,127.50 gross. Hours can be typed as decimals (47.5) or hours and minutes (47:30); the time to decimal calculator explains the difference.

Daily overtime and California rules

General information, not legal advice. California is the main state with daily overtime. Under its rules, non-exempt employees generally earn 1.5× for hours over 8 in a workday and over 40 in a workweek, plus the first 8 hours on the seventh consecutive day worked in a workweek; they earn 2× for hours over 12 in a workday and hours over 8 on that seventh day. Alaska, Nevada and Colorado have their own daily rules with different conditions, and some union contracts add more.

In daily mode the calculator applies the daily thresholds to each day first, then moves any remaining regular hours above 40 into overtime. Hours already paid as daily overtime are not counted again toward the weekly 40, so nothing is paid twice. For example, four 10-hour days total 40 hours with no weekly overtime, but each day has 2 daily overtime hours, giving 32 regular and 8 overtime hours.

Weekly vs. biweekly pay

Overtime is figured one workweek at a time, even if you are paid every two weeks, so you cannot average a short week against a long one. To get an exact biweekly paycheck, calculate each week separately and add them. Tracking clock-in and clock-out times? The time card calculator totals a full week for you.

Frequently asked questions

How do I calculate overtime pay?

Multiply your hourly rate by 1.5 to get the overtime rate, then multiply by the overtime hours. Example: at $20/hour, 5 overtime hours pay 5 × $30 = $150. Add that to regular pay (40 × $20 = $800) for a weekly gross of $950.

Is overtime based on hours per day or per week?

Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act it is weekly: hours over 40 in a workweek. Federal law has no daily overtime. A few states add daily rules—California is the best known—so use the daily mode above if your state or contract counts hours per day.

Can overtime be averaged over a two-week pay period?

No. Under federal rules each workweek stands alone. Working 30 hours one week and 50 the next still earns 10 overtime hours in the second week, even though the two-week total is 80. That is why this calculator works out one week and shows the biweekly figure as two identical weeks.

What is double time?

Double time is pay at 2× the regular rate. Federal law does not require it, but California requires it for hours over 12 in a workday and over 8 on the seventh consecutive workday, and some union contracts and employers pay it for holidays or long shifts.

Do salaried employees get overtime?

It depends on whether the job is exempt, not just on being salaried. Exempt employees—who must meet salary-level and job-duties tests—are not owed overtime. Non-exempt salaried employees are. Check with your employer or the U.S. Department of Labor if you are unsure.

Is this calculator legal advice?

No. It is a general-information estimate. Overtime law depends on your state, industry, job duties and any union contract, and the “regular rate” can include bonuses and shift differentials. Confirm your pay with your employer, your state labor department or the U.S. Department of Labor.

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