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Most overtime underpayments are arithmetic, not malice — a two-minute check catches them.
Try a scenario
Click to load — tweak from there.Inputs
Result
Correct gross pay this week
$1,092
Regular pay (first 40 hrs)
$840
Overtime pay (over 40 hrs)
$252
Your FLSA overtime rate
$31.50
Overtime hours
8.0
OT premium vs straight time
$84
Annualized at this pace
$56,784
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How to use this
- 1Enter hourly wage ($).
- 2Enter total hours worked this week.
- 3Read your correct gross pay this week on the right — it updates as you type.
- 4Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone.
About this calculator
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.
Worked example
Using the values the calculator loads with:
Inputs
- Hourly wage: 21 $
- Total hours worked this week: 48
Results
- 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: $56,784.00
What each field means
Inputs
- Hourly wage ($)
- The hourly wage used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 21 $ so you have a working example on load.
- Total hours worked this week
- The total hours worked this week used in the calculation. Starts at 48 so you have a working example on load. Accepted range: 0–168.
Results
- Correct 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 (first 40 hrs)
- 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 (over 40 hrs)
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Your FLSA overtime rate
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Overtime hours
- Returned as a whole number. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- OT premium vs straight time
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. 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
How much overtime pay am I owed for a 50-hour week?
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.
Can my employer average two weeks to avoid overtime?
No. The FLSA workweek stands alone — hours can't be averaged across weeks, even on a biweekly pay schedule.
What if my paycheck used straight time for all hours?
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.
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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Cite this calculator
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RevenueLab. (2026). Overtime Pay Calculator — FLSA Weekly Check (2026). Retrieved from https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/overtime-pay-calculator
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/overtime-pay-calculator" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Overtime Pay Calculator — FLSA Weekly Check (2026) — RevenueLab</a> (2026).</p>
Source: [Overtime Pay Calculator — FLSA Weekly Check (2026) — RevenueLab](https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/overtime-pay-calculator) (2026).