{
  "slug": "overtime-pay-calculator",
  "title": "Overtime Pay Calculator — FLSA Weekly Check (2026)",
  "heading": "Overtime Pay Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/overtime-pay-calculator",
  "summary": "Verify your paycheck: enter wage and total weekly hours, get the FLSA-correct split of regular vs overtime pay.",
  "description": "Check whether a paycheck matches federal overtime law. Enter your hourly wage and total hours worked in the week; the calculator splits hours at 40, applies the 1.5× FLSA rate, and shows the correct gross.",
  "formula": "Regular hours = min(total hours, 40). Overtime hours = max(0, total − 40). Gross = wage × regular hours + wage × 1.5 × overtime hours.",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-31",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=overtime-pay-calculator",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "rate",
      "label": "Hourly wage",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 21,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "totalHours",
      "label": "Total hours worked this week",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 48,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 168
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "gross",
      "label": "Correct gross pay this week",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "regular",
      "label": "Regular pay (first 40 hrs)",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "overtime",
      "label": "Overtime pay (over 40 hrs)",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "otRate",
      "label": "Your FLSA overtime rate",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "otHours",
      "label": "Overtime hours",
      "format": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "otPremium",
      "label": "OT premium vs straight time",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "annualized",
      "label": "Annualized at this pace",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Hourly wage: 21 $",
      "Total hours worked this week: 48"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Correct gross pay this week: $1,092.00",
      "Regular pay (first 40 hrs): $840.00",
      "Overtime pay (over 40 hrs): $252.00",
      "Your FLSA overtime rate: $31.50",
      "Overtime hours: 8",
      "OT premium vs straight time: $84.00",
      "Annualized at this pace: $56,784.00"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter hourly wage ($).",
      "Enter total hours worked this week.",
      "Read your correct 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": "48-hour week",
      "values": {
        "rate": 21,
        "totalHours": 48
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "55-hour week",
      "values": {
        "rate": 18,
        "totalHours": 55
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Exactly 40",
      "values": {
        "rate": 25,
        "totalHours": 40
      }
    }
  ],
  "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 much overtime pay am I owed for a 50-hour week?",
      "a": "Ten hours at 1.5× your wage on top of 40 hours at straight time. At $20/hour: $800 regular + $300 overtime = $1,100 gross."
    },
    {
      "q": "Can my employer average two weeks to avoid overtime?",
      "a": "No. The FLSA workweek stands alone — hours can't be averaged across weeks, even on a biweekly pay schedule."
    },
    {
      "q": "What if my paycheck used straight time for all hours?",
      "a": "That's a shortfall of 0.5× your wage for every hour over 40. At $20/hour and 10 OT hours, you'd be owed an extra $100 that week."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/overtime-calculator",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/time-and-a-half-calculator",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/paycheck",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/double-time-pay-calculator"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Overtime Pay Calculator — FLSA Weekly Check (2026) (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/overtime-pay-calculator)"
}