Overtime Pay Calculator
Calculate gross pay with overtime at 1.5× your hourly rate. Enter regular and OT hours for instant regular, overtime, and total pay.
Enter your hourly rate plus regular and overtime hours to see your gross pay broken into regular pay and time-and-a-half overtime. Shows total hours and your effective hourly rate across the whole paycheck.
Overtime at 1.5× the regular rate is the federal FLSA standard for non-exempt employees; some states and union contracts pay double-time for certain hours. Gross pay before taxes and deductions.
How to use this calculator
- Enter your regular hourly rate.
- Enter your regular hours (usually 40) and your overtime hours.
- Click Calculate to see regular pay, overtime pay at 1.5×, gross pay, and your effective hourly rate.
The formula
Overtime pay = hourly rate × 1.5 × overtime hours. Gross pay = (hourly rate × regular hours) + overtime pay.
Worked example
At $25/hour with 40 regular hours and 10 overtime hours: regular pay is $1,000 and overtime pay is $375 (10 × $37.50), for gross pay of $1,375 — an effective rate of $27.50/hour.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is overtime pay calculated?
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, non-exempt employees earn 1.5× their regular hourly rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. At $25/hour, each overtime hour pays $37.50. This calculator applies that 1.5× multiplier to whatever overtime hours you enter.
Who qualifies for overtime pay?
Generally, non-exempt employees — typically hourly workers and salaried workers below the exemption salary threshold whose duties do not meet executive, administrative, or professional exemptions. Exempt salaried employees are not entitled to overtime under federal law, though some states and contracts are more generous.
What about double-time?
Federal law does not require double-time, but some states (like California for hours over 12 in a day), union contracts, and company policies do. This calculator uses the standard 1.5× rate; for double-time weeks, compute those hours separately at 2×.
Is overtime taxed at a higher rate?
No — that is a myth. Overtime pay is taxed as ordinary income at your normal marginal rate. A bigger paycheck can mean more withholding in that pay period, which sometimes makes it look like the overtime was taxed more, but it washes out on your tax return.