Enter your hourly rate and hours to see your gross pay — regular, overtime, and double time broken out, before taxes.
Your regular hourly wage, before any overtime premium.
Hours paid at the overtime multiplier below.
The first 40 hours are paid at your regular rate; everything past 40 is overtime.
In total-hours mode, these come off the top of your total before the 40-hour split.
for 50 hours of work, before taxes and deductions
| Pay type | Amount |
|---|---|
| Regular pay 40 hrs × $20.00 | $800.00 |
| Overtime pay 10 hrs × $30.00 (1.5×) | $300.00 |
| Double-time pay 0 hrs × $40.00 (2×) | $0.00 |
| Total gross | $1,100.00 |
(40 × $20.00) + (10 × $30.00) = $1,100.00
The rules behind the numbers, in plain English.
Take the hours you worked beyond 40 in a single workweek and pay them at 1.5 times your regular hourly rate, then add your regular pay for the first 40 hours. Example: at $20/hour with 45 hours worked, that's (40 × $20) + (5 × $30) = $950 gross. The calculator above does exactly this math — and if your job pays a different multiplier, you can change it.
Time-and-a-half means 1.5 times your regular hourly rate. Earn $20/hour and your time-and-a-half rate is $30/hour; earn $16/hour and it's $24/hour. It's the minimum overtime rate the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires for hours over 40 in a workweek.
The Fair Labor Standards Act requires covered employers to pay non-exempt employees at least 1.5× their regular rate for every hour over 40 in a workweek. Federal law does not require overtime just for working nights, weekends, holidays, or more than 8 hours in one day — though some states do. California and Alaska, for example, have daily overtime rules, and California requires double time in some situations.
No. Overtime pay is taxed as ordinary income, the same as regular pay — there's no separate "overtime tax bracket." A big-overtime paycheck may have more tax withheld because payroll tables treat that check as if you earn that much every pay period. If too much was withheld, you get it back as a refund when you file your tax return.
Double time is pay at 2 times your regular rate — $20/hour becomes $40/hour. Federal law never requires it. It typically comes from an employer's own policy, a union contract, or state law: California, for example, requires double time after 12 hours in a single day. If your job pays double time for some hours, switch on the double-time field in the calculator.
Employees classified as exempt under the FLSA — mainly executive, administrative, professional, computer, and outside sales roles that meet the job-duties tests and are paid on a salary basis at or above the federal threshold — aren't entitled to overtime, no matter how many hours they work. Independent contractors aren't covered either. Your job title alone doesn't decide it; your actual duties and how you're paid do.
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