Overtime Calculator
Enter your hourly rate and weekly hours to see your time-and-a-half rate, overtime pay, and total paycheck. Handles double time and custom multipliers.
Your Week
8.00 overtime hours past 40
$22.00 × 1.5 for every hour past 40
$88.00 more than straight time
Paycheck Breakdown
Paid a bonus, commission, or shift differential in an overtime week? Your legal OT rate is higher than 1.5× base.
FLSA Regular Rate Calculator →How overtime pay is calculated
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), non-exempt employees earn at least 1.5× their regular rate for every hour worked past 40 in a workweek. The math for a straightforward hourly job:
overtime rate = hourly rate × 1.5
overtime pay = overtime rate × hours past 40
total pay = (40 × hourly rate) + overtime pay
Example: at $22/hour and 48 hours, you earn 40 × $22 = $880 regular, plus 8 × $33 = $264 overtime — $1,144 total, $176 more than straight time would have paid.
Time and a half rates at common wages
| Hourly rate | Time and a half (1.5×) | Double time (2×) |
|---|---|---|
| $15.00 | $22.50 | $30.00 |
| $18.00 | $27.00 | $36.00 |
| $20.00 | $30.00 | $40.00 |
| $22.00 | $33.00 | $44.00 |
| $25.00 | $37.50 | $50.00 |
| $30.00 | $45.00 | $60.00 |
| $35.00 | $52.50 | $70.00 |
| $45.00 | $67.50 | $90.00 |
State rules that change the math
The federal trigger is weekly (over 40 hours), but a handful of states add a daily trigger:
- California — 1.5× after 8 hours in a day, 2× after 12; plus 1.5× for the first 8 hours of a seventh consecutive workday, 2× beyond that.
- Alaska — 1.5× after 8 hours in a day.
- Colorado — 1.5× after 12 hours in a day.
- Nevada — 1.5× after 8 hours in a day for employees earning less than 1.5× the state minimum wage.
If daily overtime applies to you, enter the qualifying double-time hours in the optional field above and the calculator splits them out at 2×.
Is overtime taxed more?
No — overtime is taxed as ordinary income. A big overtime check can have withholding taken out at a higher rate because payroll systems annualize each check, but that evens out when you file. And for 2025–2028, the OBBBA lets many workers deduct up to $12,500 (single) or $25,000 (married filing jointly) of qualified overtime premium pay from federal taxable income.
Estimate your No-Tax-on-Overtime deduction →Frequently asked questions
What is time and a half for $20 an hour?
$30 per hour. Multiply the base rate by 1.5 — so 10 overtime hours at $20/hour pay an extra $300, not $200.
Do salaried employees get overtime?
Often, yes. Salaried does not mean exempt — exemption depends on duties and a salary threshold. A salaried non-exempt employee's hourly rate is their weekly salary ÷ 40 (or ÷ hours the salary is intended to cover), and overtime is owed past 40 hours.
Do bonuses change my overtime rate?
Yes — nondiscretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials must be folded into the FLSA "regular rate" before the 1.5× multiplier is applied. Paying 1.5× base in those weeks underpays the employee. Our FLSA calculator shows the difference, and the OT tracker catches it across pay periods.
Can my employer require overtime?
Under federal law, generally yes — mandatory overtime is legal for most adult workers as long as every hour past 40 is paid at the overtime rate. Some states and union contracts add limits.