Calculate pay at double time for hours worked on premium days, and the total for the period.
The premium rate is the base rate multiplied by the uplift, and total pay adds it to ordinary hours. Showing the premium as a share of total pay makes clear how much of the wage bill is discretionary. Double Time consistently above about 15% of the wage bill is usually cheaper to solve with another hire than to keep paying at a premium.
Double Time Pay
Double Time pay = base rate × multiplier × double time hours
Double Time pay = base rate × multiplier × double time hours The premium rate is the base rate multiplied by the uplift, and total pay adds it to ordinary hours. Showing the premium as a share of total pay makes clear how much of the wage bill is discretionary.
Double Time consistently above about 15% of the wage bill is usually cheaper to solve with another hire than to keep paying at a premium.
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Base hourly rate, Double time hours worked, Pay multiplier, Normal hours in the period. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.