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Time and a Half Calculator
Find your overtime rate, overtime earnings and total gross pay using 1.5× or your own multiplier.
Calculator inputs and results
| OT rate | $30.00 |
| Regular pay | $800.00 |
| OT pay | $150.00 |
| Premium gained | $50.00 |
| Gross total | $950.00 |
Gross total: $950.00 · Estimated gross pay before taxes and deductions.
Scenario: 5 overtime hours add $150.00; 10 hours add $300.00.
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Break down an overtime estimate
Show the 1.5× rate
A time and a half calculator multiplies the regular hourly rate by the selected multiplier. At $20 per hour, 1.5× is $30 per overtime hour.
Separate regular and overtime pay
Review regular pay, overtime pay, the premium gained, and the gross total instead of seeing one unexplained number.
Adjust the multiplier
Use 2.0 for a double-time arithmetic example when that is the assumption you need to compare.
Made for real questions
Overtime estimate examples
Five overtime hours
At $20 and 1.5×, five overtime hours produce $150 in gross overtime pay.
Premium check
The premium portion above straight time is $10 per overtime hour when the base rate is $20 and the multiplier is 1.5.
Pay-stub review
Use the overtime tool to check arithmetic before comparing it with a pay statement.
How to use this calculator
Enter your own numbers, review the result, and use it as a clear gross-pay or time estimate. Important payroll, tax, and employment decisions should be confirmed with your employer or an appropriate professional.
Formula and assumptions
Overtime rate = regular hourly rate × multiplier. Total gross pay adds regular and overtime earnings.
All money results are estimated gross pay before taxes and deductions. Time calculations use integer minutes before display rounding.
Worked example
Time and a half for $20 per hour is $30 per overtime hour.
What to expect
Overtime tool values
Regular rate
Enter the assumed regular hourly rate.
Regular and OT hours
Keep regular hours and overtime hours separate in the estimate.
Gross total
The total is before taxes, deductions, and any rule-specific adjustment.
Calculate the overtime rate
The overtime tool uses overtime rate = regular hourly rate × multiplier. With $25 per hour and 1.5×, the overtime rate is $37.50.
Overtime pay equals overtime rate multiplied by overtime hours. Eight overtime hours at $37.50 equal $300 in gross overtime pay.
Know the limit of the formula
The formula is a straightforward pay estimate. It does not determine when overtime starts, whether a worker is exempt, or whether a particular item belongs in the regular rate.
Federal overtime context is general, and state law or an agreement can add different requirements. Use the time and a half calculator alongside actual records and applicable guidance.
Check each overtime component
Use the overtime tool to separate the base wage from the overtime premium. At $20 per hour and 1.5×, the overtime rate is $30. The $10 difference is the premium for each overtime hour. Five overtime hours therefore contain $100 of straight-time value and $50 of premium.
Add regular pay and overtime pay only after checking the hours assigned to each group. For 40 regular hours at $20 and five overtime hours at $30, the gross total is $800 plus $150, or $950. The overtime tool supplies arithmetic, not an eligibility decision.
Distinguish overtime pay from the overtime premium
At a $24 regular rate, a 1.5 multiplier produces a $36 overtime rate. Of that $36, the first $24 represents straight-time value and the remaining $12 is the overtime premium. This distinction is useful when a pay statement lists base earnings and premium earnings on separate lines.
Use the same regular rate definition that applies to the record you are reviewing. Bonuses or other compensation can affect a legal regular rate in some situations, which this simple input does not derive. Entering a custom multiplier changes the arithmetic only; it does not establish that the multiplier or selected hours apply to a worker.
Source and review notes
U.S. Department of Labor: Overtime Pay. Used for the general federal overtime context. State rules, contracts, exemptions, and eligibility can differ.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Is overtime always after 40 hours?
Federal guidance has a general 40-hour workweek rule, but state law, contract and eligibility can differ.
Can I use double time?
Yes. Enter a 2× multiplier.
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