Overtime Pay Calculator: What Extra Hours Really Pay
Enter your hourly rate and overtime hours to see your time-and-a-half rate, weekly overtime pay, and what steady extra hours add up to over a year. A comparison table shows annual gross at 0 to 20 overtime hours per week.
Your regular pay per hour, before taxes
Overtime multiplier
50 leaves room for two unpaid weeks off
Overtime hourly rate
$33.00
$22.00 x 1.5 per overtime hour
Overtime pay per week
$264
8 overtime hours
Total weekly gross
$1,144
$880 base + $264 overtime
Annual gross with overtime
$57,200
across 50 working weeks
What steady overtime adds up to
| Overtime hours/week | Weekly gross | Annual gross | Added by overtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $880 | $44,000 | $0 |
| 5 | $1,045 | $52,250 | +$8,250 |
| 10 | $1,210 | $60,500 | +$16,500 |
| 15 | $1,375 | $68,750 | +$24,750 |
| 20 | $1,540 | $77,000 | +$33,000 |
Uses your current rate, multiplier, and 50 working weeks. All figures are gross pay; taxes come out before it reaches your account.
The time-and-a-half formula
Overtime math is a two-step multiplication: your regular hourly rate times the multiplier gives the overtime rate, and the overtime rate times the extra hours gives the pay. Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, non-exempt employees earn at least 1.5 times their regular rate for hours beyond 40 in a workweek. One detail trips people up: the "regular rate" is not always the number on your offer letter. Nondiscretionary extras like production bonuses and shift differentials typically fold into it before the multiplier applies, which nudges the overtime rate above the naive calculation. Everything this tool shows is gross income; withholding comes out before the deposit hits.
Eight overtime hours at $22: a 30% raise
Take a $22-an-hour job at 40 regular hours. Time and a half makes each overtime hour worth $33, so eight overtime hours add $264 a week. Across 50 working weeks that is $13,200 on top of a $44,000 base, a 30% boost in gross pay for a 20% increase in hours worked. That asymmetry is the whole appeal of overtime, and the comparison table in the calculator makes it easy to see where 5, 10, or 20 steady hours would land you. To translate any of those gross figures into an actual deposit, run the annual number through the paycheck calculator, and use the hourly to salary calculator to compare an overtime-heavy job against a salaried offer.
Exempt, non-exempt, and why the job title is not the test
Whether you get overtime at all depends on your classification. Hourly workers are almost always non-exempt and eligible. Salaried roles can be exempt when pay exceeds a Department of Labor salary threshold and the duties genuinely match executive, administrative, or professional definitions; a "manager" title with no real authority does not settle it. A few states also layer daily overtime rules on top of the federal weekly standard. None of this is legal advice, so treat the calculator as an earnings estimator and your state labor department as the authority. One planning note: overtime income swings, so it pays to budget from your base and treat the extra as fuel for goals. Our guide to budgeting irregular income covers how to do that without a spreadsheet meltdown.
Frequently asked questions
How is overtime pay calculated?
Multiply your regular hourly rate by the overtime multiplier, then by the overtime hours. At $20 an hour, time and a half pays $30 for each overtime hour, so 10 overtime hours add $300 to that week's gross pay. Under federal law, overtime applies to hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek for non-exempt employees.
Who is eligible for overtime pay?
Generally, non-exempt employees, which covers most hourly workers. Salaried employees can be exempt when their pay sits above a salary threshold set by the Department of Labor and their duties fit specific executive, administrative, or professional definitions. Job titles alone do not decide it. This is general education, not legal advice; check your state labor department or HR for your situation.
Is overtime taxed at a higher rate?
No. Overtime dollars are ordinary wages taxed by the same rules as the rest of your pay. A big overtime check can have proportionally more withheld because payroll systems annualize each check, but that evens out when you file. The paycheck calculator on this site estimates take-home pay on any gross number.
Does overtime start after 8 hours in a day or 40 in a week?
The federal standard is weekly: hours beyond 40 in a defined workweek. A few states, California among them, add daily overtime rules that can trigger extra pay after a set number of hours in a single day. Employer policies and union contracts can be more generous than the law, never less.
What is double time and when does it apply?
Double time pays twice your regular rate. Federal law never requires it; it comes from state rules for very long days or seventh consecutive workdays, union contracts, or company policy for holidays and on-call work. If your employer offers it, the 2x toggle in this calculator shows what those hours are worth.
Does this calculator save my numbers?
No. Everything runs in your browser and nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere.
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