Overtime Pay Calculator
Enter your hourly rate and hours for the week — see your regular pay, overtime premium and weekly total instantly.
Gross pay before taxes and deductions. Assumes a single hourly rate for the whole week.
How overtime pay is calculated
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), non-exempt employees in the U.S. must be paid at least 1.5× their regular rate for every hour worked beyond 40 in a workweek. The math is straightforward:
Worked example
You earn $20/hour and worked 48 hours this week.
Regular: 40 h × $20 = $800
Overtime rate: $20 × 1.5 = $30/h
Overtime: 8 h × $30 = $240
Total gross pay: $1,040
Things to know
- The 40-hour threshold is weekly, not daily, under federal law. A few states add daily overtime — California, for example, requires 1.5× after 8 hours in a day and 2× after 12. Set the threshold field to match your situation.
- Your “regular rate” can be higher than your base wage. Non-discretionary bonuses, commissions and shift differentials must be folded into the rate used for overtime. If you receive those, your true overtime rate is slightly higher than base × 1.5.
- Salaried doesn’t automatically mean no overtime. Only employees who meet both the salary threshold and the duties tests are exempt. Many salaried workers are legally owed overtime.
- Two jobs, one employer: hours are combined for the week when you work multiple roles for the same employer, using a weighted-average regular rate.
Frequently asked questions
Is overtime after 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week?
Federal law only requires overtime after 40 hours in a workweek. Some states go further: California, Alaska, Nevada and Colorado have daily overtime rules (commonly after 8 or 12 hours in a day). Your state’s rule applies if it is more generous than the federal one.
Do salaried employees get overtime pay?
Often, yes. A salary alone does not make you exempt — you must also earn above the federal (or higher state) salary threshold and perform executive, administrative or professional duties as defined by the FLSA. Misclassification is common; salaried workers below the threshold are owed 1.5× for hours over 40.
Is working a holiday automatically overtime?
No. Federal law treats holidays like any other day — premium holiday pay is a matter of company policy or union contract, not law. Holiday hours only trigger overtime if they push your weekly total past 40.
Is overtime taxed at a higher rate?
No. Overtime earnings are taxed exactly like regular wages. A bigger paycheck can have proportionally more tax withheld because withholding tables annualize each check, but your actual tax rate on those dollars is unchanged — any over-withholding comes back at refund time.
What is double time and when do I get it?
Double time is 2× your regular rate. Federal law never requires it; California requires it after 12 hours in a day and after 8 hours on the seventh consecutive workday. Elsewhere it exists through company policy or union agreements. Use the 2× option above or the dedicated double time calculator.
Official sources
Every rate and threshold on this page comes from the issuing agency. Verify anything here against the primary source:
- DOL Fact Sheet #23 — Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA — the federal rule: at least 1.5x the regular rate past 40 hours in a workweek
- DOL — Overtime Pay — the Wage and Hour Division overtime hub, including current salary-threshold guidance
- DOL Fact Sheet #56A — Regular Rate of Pay Under the FLSA — why non-discretionary bonuses, commissions and differentials raise the rate your 1.5x is computed on
- DOL Fact Sheet #17A — Executive, Administrative and Professional Exemption — the salary and duties tests behind "a salary alone does not make you exempt"
- California DIR — Overtime FAQ — California daily overtime: 1.5x past 8 hours in a workday, 2x past 12
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