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Overtime Pay Calculator

Work out time-and-a-half and double-time pay for a week, what each extra hour is really worth, and — if you know it — your yearly overtime.

Last reviewed October 9, 2026 · Calculation pay.overtime v1.0.0

Enter one week's hours

Overtime is counted per workweek. Enter a typical week with overtime.

1.5 is time-and-a-half, the federal minimum for covered, non-exempt workers.

Optional

Only used to estimate yearly overtime pay. Blank means unknown — we won't guess.

Weekly gross pay

$1,100.00

for this week, before taxes

Estimate · if these hours are worked and paid
Regular pay
$800.00
Overtime rate
$30.00 / hour
Overtime pay
$300.00
Double-time pay
$0.00
Premium portionthe part above straight-time pay
$100.00
Average per hour worked
$22.00
Weekly gross
$1,100.00
Yearly overtime + double time
Unknown — weeks not entered
How this number was calculated

$20.00 × 40 + $30.00 × 10 = $1,100.00.

Overtime rate = hourly rate × multiplier. Premium portion = rate × (multiplier − 1) × overtime hours (plus the same for double time).

Calculation pay.overtime v1.0.0. No external data used.

How overtime pay is calculated

Formula

Hourly rate × overtime multiplier × overtime hours = overtime pay

Example: $20 × 1.5 × 10 hours = $300.00, on top of $800.00 for 40 regular hours.

Time-and-a-half and double-time rates

Calculated by this page's calculator, for 40 regular hours plus 10 overtime hours at 1.5×.

Overtime rates and weekly pay with 10 overtime hours
Hourly rateTime-and-a-halfDouble timeOvertime pay (10 h)Weekly gross (50 h)
$15.00$22.50$30.00$225.00$825.00
$18.00$27.00$36.00$270.00$990.00
$20.00$30.00$40.00$300.00$1,100.00
$22.00$33.00$44.00$330.00$1,210.00
$25.00$37.50$50.00$375.00$1,375.00
$30.00$45.00$60.00$450.00$1,650.00
$35.00$52.50$70.00$525.00$1,925.00
$40.00$60.00$80.00$600.00$2,200.00
$50.00$75.00$100.00$750.00$2,750.00

What federal law requires

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, unless exempt, employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek, at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay.

  • A workweek is a fixed, regularly recurring period of 168 hours. It doesn't have to match the calendar week, and hours can't be averaged across two or more weeks.
  • Weekends and holidays aren't automatically overtime under the FLSA — only hours over 40 in the workweek are.
  • Daily overtime and double time come from state law or contracts, not the federal FLSA. Check your state labor office for local rules.

Who isn't covered

Some salaried employees are exempt from overtime. The Department of Labor lists the standard salary level for the executive, administrative and professional exemptions as $684 per week ($35,568 a year), and job duties must also meet the tests. See the salary to hourly guide for more.

The federal "no tax on overtime" deduction

A federal income tax deduction for qualified overtime compensation is now available. The IRS explains that it covers the premium part of overtime required under section 7 of the FLSA — the "half" in time-and-a-half — not the whole overtime payment. Overtime required only by state law or a contract doesn't qualify. The IRS lists: Estimate yours with the no tax on tips and overtime calculator.

  • a maximum annual deduction of $12,500 ($25,000 if filing jointly);
  • a phase-out once modified adjusted gross income is over $150,000 ($300,000 jointly);
  • married people must file jointly, and a valid Social Security number is required;
  • it's available whether or not you itemize.

The premium portion in the calculator shows the amount of a week's overtime pay that is above straight time. It isn't a tax calculation: what qualifies depends on FLSA coverage and your employer's reporting.

Sources

  1. Overtime Pay — U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division. Accessed October 9, 2026.
  2. Earnings thresholds for the Executive, Administrative, and Professional exemption — U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division. Accessed October 9, 2026.
  3. State Labor Offices — U.S. Department of Labor. Accessed October 9, 2026.
  4. What to know about the No Tax on Overtime deduction — Internal Revenue Service. Accessed October 9, 2026.
  5. FS-2026-13: Updates to questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation — Internal Revenue Service. Accessed October 9, 2026. August 2026; supersedes FS-2026-01