Enter your hourly rate, your hours and your overtime multiplier to see your regular pay, overtime pay and total in any currency. Set the multiplier yourself, whether you're on time-and-a-half, double time or a contract rate. Free, no signup.
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Your hours
Your normal rate of pay per hour
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Overtime rate
Total pay
$1,187.50
Your overtime is paid at $37.50 an hour (1.5× your normal rate).
Regular pay$1,000.00
Overtime pay$187.50
Total pay$1,187.50
Effective hourly rateTotal pay across all hours worked$26.39
This is gross pay, before tax. In the US, federal law sets a 1.5× floor for hours over 40 a week; in the UK and Australia the overtime rate comes from your contract or award, so set the multiplier to match yours.
Simon Chadwick
Founder, Orbit Money
Method: standard overtime pay arithmeticUpdated: 14 July 2026Sources:US DOL overtime
How to calculate overtime pay
Overtime pay is your hourly rate times the overtime multiplier times the number of overtime hours. Add it to your regular pay for the total. Take $25 an hour with 40 regular hours and 5 overtime hours at 1.5x: your regular pay is $1,000, your overtime is $187.50, and your total is $1,187.50. In the US, the FLSA sets a federal floor of 1.5x for hours over 40 in a week for non-exempt workers. In the UK and Australia there's no statutory overtime rate, so the multiplier comes from your contract or award.
Time and a half and double time
Time and a half is 1.5x your normal rate, and double time is 2x. They tend to apply to weekends, public holidays, or hours past a daily or weekly threshold, but which one you get depends on your employer, contract or local law rather than one universal rule. Set a custom multiplier in the calculator for anything in between, like 1.75x.
Frequently asked questions
How do you calculate overtime pay?
Multiply your hourly rate by your overtime multiplier, then by the number of overtime hours. Add that to your regular pay for your total. For example, $25 an hour at 1.5x for 5 overtime hours is $187.50 of overtime on top of your regular pay.
What is time and a half?
Time and a half means 1.5 times your normal hourly rate for each overtime hour. At $20 an hour, time and a half is $30 an hour.
Is overtime taxed more than regular pay?
No. Overtime is taxed at the same rates as the rest of your income. It can feel higher because the extra pay may push part of your earnings into a higher tax band, but the overtime itself isn't taxed at a special rate.
How much is double time?
Double time is 2 times your normal rate. At $20 an hour, double time is $40 an hour for each overtime hour worked.
Is overtime 1.5x or 2x?
It depends on your rules. The US federal floor is 1.5x for hours over 40 in a week. Double time (2x) usually comes from state law, a contract or an award, rather than federal rules. In the UK and Australia there's no statutory overtime rate at all.
Simon is the founder of Orbit Money, a tool that helps people track subscriptions and recurring spend. He builds Orbit's free money calculators and writes about personal finance for readers in the US, UK and Australia.
