{
  "slug": "overtime-pay",
  "title": "Overtime Pay Calculator",
  "heading": "Overtime Pay Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/overtime-pay",
  "summary": "Time and a half, double time, and what it adds up to.",
  "description": "Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees earn at least 1.5× their regular rate beyond 40 hours in a week. Some states and contracts add double time past a daily threshold.",
  "formula": "Overtime pay = Hours × Rate × Multiplier, added to regular weekly pay.",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=overtime-pay",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "rate",
      "label": "Regular hourly rate",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 26,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "regular",
      "label": "Regular hours",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 40,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 60
    },
    {
      "id": "otHours",
      "label": "Time-and-a-half hours",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 8,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "dtHours",
      "label": "Double-time hours",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 0,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "weekly",
      "label": "Weekly gross pay",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "overtimePay",
      "label": "Overtime portion",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "annual",
      "label": "Annualised gross",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "effectiveRate",
      "label": "Blended hourly rate",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Regular hourly rate: 26 $",
      "Regular hours: 40",
      "Time-and-a-half hours: 8",
      "Double-time hours: 0"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Weekly gross pay: $1,352.00",
      "Overtime portion: $312.00",
      "Annualised gross: $70,304.00",
      "Blended hourly rate: $28.17"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter regular hourly rate ($).",
      "Enter regular hours.",
      "Enter time-and-a-half hours.",
      "Enter double-time hours.",
      "Read your weekly gross pay on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "rate": 26,
        "regular": 24,
        "otHours": 5,
        "dtHours": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "rate": 26,
        "regular": 40,
        "otHours": 8,
        "dtHours": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "rate": 26,
        "regular": 60,
        "otHours": 13,
        "dtHours": 0
      }
    }
  ],
  "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": "How does the overtime pay calculator work?",
      "a": "Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees earn at least 1.5× their regular rate beyond 40 hours in a week. Some states and contracts add double time past a daily threshold. The underlying maths is: Overtime pay = Hours × Rate × Multiplier, added to regular weekly pay."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "4 values: regular hourly rate, regular hours, time-and-a-half hours, and double-time hours. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the weekly gross pay result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a money amount in US dollars and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone comparing money scenarios before committing — budgeting a payment, sanity-checking a quote, or seeing what a change in rate or term actually costs."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/paycheck",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/hourly-to-salary"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Overtime Pay Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/overtime-pay)"
}