Overtime pay calculator
Price one workweek of overtime under the FLSA: time and a half or double time on a single rate, or the weighted-average method the law actually requires when two or more pay rates applied in the same week.
Worked example — Gross pay, $22/hr, 48-hour week, time and a half: $1,144.00. 40 regular hours at $22.00/hr, plus 8 overtime hours at $33.00/hr
Price your own overtime week
One pay rate, or two or more in the same workweek. A single rate can mix time and a half with a double-time slice inside the overtime hours already counted. Two or more rates use the weighted-average method the FLSA actually requires, not a rate you pick and multiply.
$22/hr, 48 hours: $22 an hour, 48 hours, time and a half on the 8 overtime hours.
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| Hours worked | Regular pay | Overtime pay | Gross pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | $550.00 | $0.00 | $550.00 |
| 26 | $572.00 | $0.00 | $572.00 |
| 27 | $594.00 | $0.00 | $594.00 |
| 28 | $616.00 | $0.00 | $616.00 |
| 29 | $638.00 | $0.00 | $638.00 |
| 30 | $660.00 | $0.00 | $660.00 |
| 31 | $682.00 | $0.00 | $682.00 |
| 32 | $704.00 | $0.00 | $704.00 |
| 33 | $726.00 | $0.00 | $726.00 |
| 34 | $748.00 | $0.00 | $748.00 |
| 35 | $770.00 | $0.00 | $770.00 |
| 36 | $792.00 | $0.00 | $792.00 |
| 37 | $814.00 | $0.00 | $814.00 |
| 38 | $836.00 | $0.00 | $836.00 |
| 39 | $858.00 | $0.00 | $858.00 |
| 40 | $880.00 | $0.00 | $880.00 |
| 41 | $880.00 | $33.00 | $913.00 |
| 42 | $880.00 | $66.00 | $946.00 |
| 43 | $880.00 | $99.00 | $979.00 |
| 44 | $880.00 | $132.00 | $1,012.00 |
| 45 | $880.00 | $165.00 | $1,045.00 |
| 46 | $880.00 | $198.00 | $1,078.00 |
| 47 | $880.00 | $231.00 | $1,111.00 |
| 48 | $880.00 | $264.00 | $1,144.00 |
| 49 | $880.00 | $297.00 | $1,177.00 |
| 50 | $880.00 | $330.00 | $1,210.00 |
| 51 | $880.00 | $363.00 | $1,243.00 |
| 52 | $880.00 | $396.00 | $1,276.00 |
| 53 | $880.00 | $429.00 | $1,309.00 |
| 54 | $880.00 | $462.00 | $1,342.00 |
| 55 | $880.00 | $495.00 | $1,375.00 |
| 56 | $880.00 | $528.00 | $1,408.00 |
| 57 | $880.00 | $561.00 | $1,441.00 |
| 58 | $880.00 | $594.00 | $1,474.00 |
| 59 | $880.00 | $627.00 | $1,507.00 |
| 60 | $880.00 | $660.00 | $1,540.00 |
| 61 | $880.00 | $693.00 | $1,573.00 |
| 62 | $880.00 | $726.00 | $1,606.00 |
| 63 | $880.00 | $759.00 | $1,639.00 |
How much is time and a half for $20 an hour
Time and a half for $20 an hour is $30.00 an hour, $10.00 more than the straight-time rate. Double time is $40.00 an hour. The FLSA sets 1.5x as the floor for any hour worked past 40 in a single workweek (29 U.S.C. 207(a)); double time is a policy an employer can choose to pay but the law does not require it.
| Hourly rate | Time and a half | Double time |
|---|---|---|
| $15/hr | $22.50/hr | $30.00/hr |
| $18/hr | $27.00/hr | $36.00/hr |
| $20/hr | $30.00/hr | $40.00/hr |
| $22/hr | $33.00/hr | $44.00/hr |
| $25/hr | $37.50/hr | $50.00/hr |
| $28/hr | $42.00/hr | $56.00/hr |
| $30/hr | $45.00/hr | $60.00/hr |
| $35/hr | $52.50/hr | $70.00/hr |
| $40/hr | $60.00/hr | $80.00/hr |
Overtime when you worked two different pay rates
Working two rates in one week does not mean picking one of them and multiplying it by 1.5. DOL Fact Sheet #23 requires a weighted average: add up what every hour actually earned at straight time, divide by the total hours, and that blended number is the "regular rate" the overtime premium is built on. For 30 hours at $18.00 plus 18 hours at $25.00, straight-time earnings are $990.00 over 48 hours, a weighted rate of $20.63 an hour.
The 8 overtime hours then earn a half-time premium on that weighted rate, $82.50, because the straight-time value of those hours is already inside the $990.00 figure. Gross pay is $1,072.50. Charging the full 1.5x premium on top of straight-time earnings instead of the correct 0.5x would overpay the calculation by $165.00, to $1,237.50, which is the single most common mistake in doing this by hand.
Weekly gross pay by hours worked
Gross pay for a single workweek at $20.00 an hour, time and a half after 40 hours, across a range of hours worked.
| Hours worked | Regular pay | Overtime pay | Gross pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 hrs | $700.00 | $0.00 | $700.00 |
| 40 hrs | $800.00 | $0.00 | $800.00 |
| 42 hrs | $800.00 | $60.00 | $860.00 |
| 44 hrs | $800.00 | $120.00 | $920.00 |
| 45 hrs | $800.00 | $150.00 | $950.00 |
| 48 hrs | $800.00 | $240.00 | $1,040.00 |
| 50 hrs | $800.00 | $300.00 | $1,100.00 |
| 55 hrs | $800.00 | $450.00 | $1,250.00 |
| 60 hrs | $800.00 | $600.00 | $1,400.00 |
Gross pay is flat through 40 hours, then climbs at 1.5x the base rate for every hour past it, so the line has one kink at the overtime threshold rather than a constant slope. Enter your own rate and hours in the calculator above for the exact figure, including a double-time slice or a second pay rate.
Time and a half vs double time, same hours
50 hours at $25.00 an hour: at time and a half the week pays $1,375.00. Priced entirely at double time instead, the same 10 overtime hours pay $1,500.00, $125.00 more. Double time is not owed by federal law; it is a benefit some employers pay on holidays or past a second threshold, and it only ever applies to the hours it is stated to cover, never the whole week.
What this prices, and what it does not
One workweek, federal rule only
The FLSA's 40-hour weekly threshold and 1.5x floor come from 29 U.S.C. 207(a), and the weighted-average method for two or more rates comes from the Department of Labor's Fact Sheet #23, both at dol.gov, checked 2026-08-08. There is no dollar figure sourced here to re-verify each January: the threshold, the floor, and the weighted-average method are rules, not indexed numbers.
State daily overtime is out of scope
A handful of states, California among them, require overtime after a certain number of hours in a single day regardless of the weekly total. This calculator only ever applies the federal weekly rule. If a state's daily rule is more generous, it governs and this page understates what is owed.
Salaried, exempt, and non-hourly pay
This tool assumes the person is paid hourly and is covered by the FLSA's overtime requirement. Whether a salaried role is exempt from overtime at all is a separate legal question this calculator does not answer; it prices the arithmetic once hours and a rate are known to apply.
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