Rex says
Double time is where a holiday shift stops feeling like a sacrifice — run the number before you volunteer.
Try a scenario
Click to load — tweak from there.Inputs
Result
Gross pay this week
$1,232
Regular pay
$880
Overtime pay
$0
Double-time pay
$352
Your overtime hourly rate
$33.00
Total hours worked
48
Annualized at this pace
$64,064
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How to use this
- 1Enter hourly wage ($).
- 2Enter regular hours this week.
- 3Enter overtime hours.
- 4Enter double-time hours.
- 5Read your gross pay this week on the right — it updates as you type.
- 6Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone.
About this calculator
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.
Worked example
Using the values the calculator loads with:
Inputs
- Hourly wage: 22 $
- Regular hours this week: 40
- Overtime hours: 0
- Double-time hours: 8
Results
- 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: $64,064.00
What each field means
Inputs
- Hourly wage ($)
- The hourly wage used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 22 $ so you have a working example on load.
- Regular hours this week
- The regular hours this week used in the calculation. Starts at 40 so you have a working example on load. Accepted range: 0–168.
- Overtime hours
- The overtime hours used in the calculation. Starts at 0 so you have a working example on load.
- Double-time hours
- The double-time hours used in the calculation. Starts at 8 so you have a working example on load.
Results
- Gross pay this week
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars and shown as the headline result. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Regular pay
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Overtime pay
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Double-time pay
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Your overtime hourly rate
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Total hours worked
- Returned as a whole number. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Annualized at this pace
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
FAQ
What is double time for $20 an hour?
$40 an hour. Double time is simply your wage multiplied by two — $15 becomes $30, $25 becomes $50.
When is double time required?
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.
Is double time worth it after taxes?
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.
Accuracy and 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.
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RevenueLab. (2026). Double Time Pay Calculator — 2× Rate (2026). Retrieved from https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/double-time-pay-calculator
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Source: [Double Time Pay Calculator — 2× Rate (2026) — RevenueLab](https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/double-time-pay-calculator) (2026).