{
  "slug": "double-time-pay-calculator",
  "title": "Double Time Pay Calculator — 2× Rate (2026)",
  "heading": "Double Time Pay Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/double-time-pay-calculator",
  "summary": "See your double-time rate and what holiday or marathon-shift hours at 2× actually pay.",
  "description": "Calculate double-time pay: your hourly wage × 2, then weekly gross with any mix of regular, overtime, and double-time hours. Useful for holiday shifts, seventh-consecutive-day rules, and union contracts.",
  "formula": "Double-time rate = hourly wage × 2. Weekly gross = (wage × regular hours) + (wage × 1.5 × OT hours) + (wage × 2 × double-time hours).",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-31",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=double-time-pay-calculator",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "rate",
      "label": "Hourly wage",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 22,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "regHours",
      "label": "Regular hours this week",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 40,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 168
    },
    {
      "id": "otHours",
      "label": "Overtime hours",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 0,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "dtHours",
      "label": "Double-time hours",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 8,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "gross",
      "label": "Gross pay this week",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "regular",
      "label": "Regular pay",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "overtime",
      "label": "Overtime pay",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "doubleTime",
      "label": "Double-time pay",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "otRate",
      "label": "Your overtime hourly rate",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "totalHours",
      "label": "Total hours worked",
      "format": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "annualized",
      "label": "Annualized at this pace",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Hourly wage: 22 $",
      "Regular hours this week: 40",
      "Overtime hours: 0",
      "Double-time hours: 8"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Gross pay this week: $1,232.00",
      "Regular pay: $880.00",
      "Overtime pay: $0.00",
      "Double-time pay: $352.00",
      "Your overtime hourly rate: $33.00",
      "Total hours worked: 48",
      "Annualized at this pace: $64,064.00"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter hourly wage ($).",
      "Enter regular hours this week.",
      "Enter overtime hours.",
      "Enter double-time hours.",
      "Read your gross pay this week on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Holiday shift (8 hrs DT)",
      "values": {
        "rate": 24,
        "regHours": 40,
        "otHours": 0,
        "dtHours": 8
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "CA 7th day rule",
      "values": {
        "rate": 20,
        "regHours": 40,
        "otHours": 8,
        "dtHours": 8
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "$30/hr double-time",
      "values": {
        "rate": 30,
        "regHours": 40,
        "otHours": 0,
        "dtHours": 6
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What is double time for $20 an hour?",
      "a": "$40 an hour. Double time is simply your wage multiplied by two — $15 becomes $30, $25 becomes $50."
    },
    {
      "q": "When is double time required?",
      "a": "Federal law never requires double time — it comes from state law (California pays 2× after 12 hours in a day, and for hours beyond 8 on a seventh consecutive workday), union contracts, or employer holiday policies."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is double time worth it after taxes?",
      "a": "Usually yes. It's taxed as ordinary income, so you keep the same percentage as the rest of your pay — the withholding just looks bigger on a large check."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/overtime-calculator",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/time-and-a-half-calculator",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/paycheck"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Double Time Pay Calculator — 2× Rate (2026) (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/double-time-pay-calculator)"
}