How to Use This Tool
- Select your account currency from the picker in the site header.
- Enter your hourly rate and the hours worked this pay period.
- Set your regular hours threshold — the point where overtime starts (commonly 40 hours/week, but this varies by country, industry, and employer).
- Enter your overtime multiplier (1.5x is the most common, but enter whatever actually applies to you).
- Optionally set a double-time threshold and multiplier if hours beyond a second point are paid even higher.
- Set Pay Periods Per Year to see an annual projection based on this same pattern repeating.
How Overtime Pay Actually Works
Overtime pay splits your hours into tiers, each paid at a different rate. The first tier — up to your regular threshold — is paid at your normal hourly rate. Every hour beyond that threshold is paid at your overtime multiplier, most commonly 1.5 times your regular rate (time-and-a-half). Some employers or jurisdictions add a third tier: hours beyond an even higher threshold get paid at a double-time multiplier, typically 2 times your regular rate.
There is no universal rule for where overtime starts or how much it pays — a 40-hour weekly threshold with 1.5x pay is common in the United States, but plenty of other countries, industries, and union agreements use different thresholds and multipliers entirely. That’s why every number in this calculator is editable rather than fixed: enter the actual rules that apply to you, wherever you are.
The Annual Projection output is a simple extrapolation — it assumes the exact same hours-worked pattern repeats every pay period for a full year, which is a useful planning estimate but won’t be exact if your overtime hours vary week to week.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is overtime pay calculated?
Hours up to your regular threshold are paid at your normal hourly rate. Hours beyond that threshold are paid at your overtime multiplier (commonly 1.5x, known as time-and-a-half), and if you set a double-time threshold, hours beyond that are paid at your double-time multiplier instead.
What is time and a half?
Time and a half means overtime hours are paid at 1.5 times your regular hourly rate. It’s the most common overtime multiplier, but this calculator lets you enter any multiplier your employer or local rules actually use.
Does every country use a 40-hour overtime threshold?
No. Overtime rules vary widely by country and even by industry or union agreement. This calculator has no built-in country rule — enter your own regular hours threshold and multiplier to match your actual situation, anywhere in the world.
What is double-time?
Double-time means hours worked beyond a second, higher threshold are paid at double your regular rate (or whatever double-time multiplier applies). It’s optional here — leave the Double-Time Threshold at 0 if it doesn’t apply to you.
Can I project my annual pay from this?
Yes. Set Pay Periods Per Year to match how often this hours pattern repeats (52 for weekly, 26 for bi-weekly, 12 for monthly), and the Annual Projection output multiplies your total pay for this period across the year.
Is my data stored?
No. Everything runs locally in your browser.