Overtime Pay Estimator
Calculate overtime earnings at time-and-a-half and total pay.
About Overtime Pay Estimator
Overtime hours are paid at the base rate times the agreed multiplier, typically one and a half times. Adding them to regular pay gives the total for the period. Premium overtime pay is the main financial incentive for extra hours, and knowing the exact figure helps with budgeting and negotiations.
Formula
Overtime Pay
Overtime pay = hourly rate x multiplier x overtime hours; total = regular + overtime
- multiplier
- Commonly 1.5x (time and a half) or 2x (double time)
Worked example
With the default values below, Overtime Pay Estimator returns Regular Pay of $1,000.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Hourly rate
- 25
- Regular hoursminimum 0
- 40
- Overtime hoursminimum 0
- 6
- Overtime multiplierminimum 1
- 1.5
Results
- Regular Pay
- $1,000.00
- Overtime Pay
- $225.00
- Total Pay
- $1,225.00
- Effective Rate
- $26.63
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Overtime Pay
- 3Regular Pay= 1,000.00
- 4Overtime Pay= 225.00
- 5Total Pay= 1,225.00
- 6Effective Rate= 26.63
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Overtime Pay calculated?
Overtime pay = hourly rate x multiplier x overtime hours; total = regular + overtime Overtime hours are paid at the base rate times the agreed multiplier, typically one and a half times. Adding them to regular pay gives the total for the period.
Why does Overtime Pay matter?
Premium overtime pay is the main financial incentive for extra hours, and knowing the exact figure helps with budgeting and negotiations.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Hourly rate, Regular hours, Overtime hours, Overtime multiplier. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.