— Salary & Income
Overtime Pay Calculator
Add up weekly pay with overtime. Enter hourly rate, regular hours, overtime hours, and multiplier to see overtime pay, total pay, blended hourly rate, and annualized income, with an optional double-time tier.
Total weekly pay
$1,187.50
- Overtime pay
- $187.50
- Regular pay
- $1,000
- Blended effective hourly
- $26.39
- Annualised
- $61,750
Try: $25/hr, 40 + 5 OT, $30/hr, 40 + 10 OT, $20/hr, 8 OT + 4 double-time, $35/hr, 40 + 12 OT
— Pay breakdown
| Type | Hours | Rate | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 40 | $25 | $1,000 |
| Overtime (1.5×) | 5 | $37.50 | $187.50 |
| Total | 45 | $26.39 | $1,187.50 |
— How it works
Overtime pay = overtime hours × hourly rate × multiplier (1.5× default). Total = regular pay + overtime + any double-time. Blended hourly = total pay ÷ total hours.
How overtime pay works
In the US, the Fair Labor Standards Act requires overtime at one-and-a-half times your regular rate for hours worked beyond 40 in a week. So if you earn $25 an hour, overtime hours pay $37.50. Your total for the week is the regular hours at the normal rate plus the overtime hours at the higher rate. Multiply that weekly figure by 52 for a rough annual, though overtime usually varies week to week.
Worked example — $25/hr, 40 regular + 5 overtime hours: Regular $1,000 + overtime 5 × $37.50 = $187.50 → total $1,187.50 for the week. Blended rate $26.39/hr; annualised about $61,750.
Double-time and state rules
Plain time-and-a-half over 40 hours a week is the federal floor, but some states and union contracts go further. California, for instance, pays overtime after 8 hours in a single day and double-time (2×) after 12 hours in a day or beyond 8 on a seventh consecutive day. If your rules include a double-time tier, add those hours in the advanced options and the breakdown splits regular, overtime and double-time separately.
The blended rate, and what’s not here
The blended effective hourly is your total pay divided by all hours worked — it sits between your regular and overtime rates and is handy for comparing jobs. This is straight pay arithmetic before tax; for take-home, run the annualised figure through the paycheck or take-home calculator. It also doesn’t model shift differentials or multiple pay rates in one week — add those to the rate if they apply.
— Reader questions
How is overtime pay calculated?
Multiply your overtime hours by your hourly rate by the overtime multiplier. At $25/hour with time-and-a-half, each overtime hour pays $25 × 1.5 = $37.50. Total weekly pay is your regular hours at the normal rate plus that.
What is time-and-a-half?
It’s 1.5× your regular hourly rate — the US FLSA overtime rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. A $20 rate becomes $30 for overtime hours.
When does double-time apply?
Federal law doesn’t require double-time, but some states and contracts do — California pays 2× after 12 hours in a day, for example. Enter double-time hours in the advanced options to include them.
What is the blended rate?
Your total pay divided by total hours worked. Working 40 regular + 5 overtime hours at $25 gives $1,187.50 over 45 hours — a blended $26.39 per hour.
Is this my take-home overtime pay?
No — it’s gross pay before tax. Overtime is taxed as ordinary wages; run the annualised total through the take-home or paycheck calculator to estimate net pay.