Time and a Half Calculator
Time and a half means each overtime hour is paid at 1.5 times your regular hourly rate. Enter your rate and hours below to see the overtime rate, the overtime pay, and the total for the pay period, with every step shown.
Two ways to run it: enter overtime hours directly, or enter the total hours you worked in the week and let the calculator split them at your overtime threshold. Everything is calculated in your browser — nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Overtime pay calculator
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- Overtime rate
- $33.00 / hour
- Regular pay (40 hours)
- $880.00
- Overtime pay (6 hours)
- $198.00
How this was calculated
- Overtime rate:
$22.00 × 1.5 = $33.00per hour. - Regular pay:
40 × $22.00 = $880.00. - Overtime pay:
6 × $33.00 = $198.00. - Total pay:
$880.00 + $198.00 = $1,078.00.
What time and a half actually means
Time and a half is an overtime premium: every qualifying overtime hour is paid at 150% of the regular rate for that work. If you earn $22.00 an hour, an overtime hour is worth $33.00 — the $22.00 you would earn anyway, plus a $11.00 premium.
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, covered non-exempt employees earn at least time and a half for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. The multiplier is fixed at 1.5 for that federal baseline, but some contracts, union agreements and state rules pay double time (2×) in specific situations, which is why the multiplier here is editable.
An important detail is that the multiplier applies to the regular rate, not always to your base hourly wage. The regular rate includes most non-discretionary bonuses, shift differentials and commissions, spread across the hours worked. If your pay includes those items, your true regular rate is higher than your base rate, and so is your overtime.
The formulas this calculator uses
Regular pay = regular hours × regular hourly rate
Overtime pay = overtime hours × overtime rate
Total pay = regular pay + overtime pay
In total-weekly-hours mode, the split happens first:
Regular hours = total hours − overtime hours
Each money line is rounded to the nearest cent, and the total is the sum of those rounded lines, so the breakdown always adds up to the figure shown. Pay is gross — before tax, insurance or any other withholding.
Worked example
A warehouse associate earns $22.00 an hour and works 46 hours in one week. Overtime starts after 40 hours and is paid at time and a half.
- Overtime hours:
46 − 40 = 6 hours. Regular hours:46 − 6 = 40 hours. - Overtime rate:
$22.00 × 1.5 = $33.00per hour. - Regular pay:
40 × $22.00 = $880.00. - Overtime pay:
6 × $33.00 = $198.00.
Total gross pay: $880.00 + $198.00 = $1,078.00
Those are the default values loaded in the calculator, so you can change one number at a time and watch which part of the result moves.
This is a federal baseline estimate, not a payroll ruling
The calculator applies the plain federal arithmetic: 1.5× the rate you enter, on hours past the threshold you enter, in a single workweek. Real paychecks often differ.
State law can require daily overtime or a lower threshold, and some states require double time past a certain point. Exempt classifications, salaried and piece-rate arrangements, non-discretionary bonuses, commissions, shift differentials, multiple pay rates, and union or employment contracts can all change the regular rate or the overtime actually owed. Paid time off and unpaid breaks usually do not count as hours worked.
For how the regular rate is defined and what must be included in it, read the U.S. Department of Labor fact sheet: Fact Sheet #56A: Overtime Pay Requirements — the Regular Rate. This page is general information, not legal, tax or payroll advice.
Common questions
- How do I calculate time and a half for $20 an hour?
- Multiply by 1.5: $20.00 × 1.5 = $30.00 per overtime hour. Eight overtime hours at that rate come to $240.00 on top of your regular pay.
- Is overtime based on hours over 40 per week or over 8 per day?
- Federally, it is hours over 40 in a workweek; there is no federal daily overtime rule. Several states do require daily overtime. Set the threshold field to whatever rule applies to you.
- Does the calculator show take-home pay?
- No. Every figure is gross pay before federal, state and local tax, FICA, benefits and other deductions.
- What if my overtime is paid at double time?
- Change the multiplier to 2. The breakdown updates to use that multiplier everywhere, including the overtime rate line.
- Is any of this sent to a server?
- No. The math runs in your browser with JavaScript on this page. This site's scripts do not upload or deliberately store what you type, though your browser may restore form values according to its own settings.
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