Overtime Calculator

Entry Fields

Hourly Wage - This is the rate you are paid for each regular hour you work. That is, it is not the overtime rate, which is automatically calculated based on the Overtime Rate Factor field (below) as well as your regular hourly rate.

Hourly Wage Example - If your regular hourly rate is $15.00 (USD) per hour and you are paid double for overtime hours, you would enter 15 into this field. The overtime calculator will automatically calculate your overtime rate as $30 (USD) per hour: $15 x 2.

Overtime Hours - Enter the number of overtime hours you worked in the week for which you are calculating overtime. For instance, if you worked 8 overtime hours, enter 8; if you worked 12 hours in overtime, enter 12.

Overtime Rate Factor - Select the overtime rate factor by which you are paid overtime. The overtime calculator currently supports Time and a Half and Double.

Time and a Half means that when you work overtime hours, each hour is paid at the rate of 50% more than your regular hourly wage. For instance, if you are paid an hourly wage of $14, overtime pay would be $21; Time and a Half is calculated by multiplying your hourly wage by 1.5. Double is calculated by multiplying your hourly pay rate by 2. [Examples based on US Dollars].

Currency - Enter the currency in which you are paid. For instance, if in the USA, the currency is USD (US Dollars), whereas if in Canada, it is CAD (Canadian Dollars). All monetary values you provide or which are calculated are in the currency you specify.

Note: Below is general information about overtime pay in the United States. If you work in a different country, make sure to research overtime for that country.

When was Overtime Created?

Overtime was first established in the US in 1938, when the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was enacted, which also included a federal minimum wage, and put an end to child labor. FLSA is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

How Does Overtime Work?

As set forth in FLSA, non-exempt employees are entitled to overtime in the USA if they work more than 40 hours in a given week. Overtime pay must be at least 1.5 times the regular hourly rate, referred to as Time and a Half.

Some US States have additional laws pertaining to hourly wage workers, including higher minimum wages, and paid sick time off.

What is a non-exempt employee?

A non-exempt employee is typically paid an hourly wage, which must be at least the federal minimum wage. Non-exempt employees are often in non-supervisory roles. Some examples of non-exempt workers are fast food servers and supermarket cashiers.

What is an exempt employee?

Exempt employees are usually those classified as executives, administrators, supervisors, and those in other professional positions, who are paid a salary. They are exempt from the FLSA requirements, including having to be paid overtime; this means if an exempt employee needs to work beyond 40 hours some weeks to complete task(s), they are not compensated by overtime.

Note that the US DOL has guidelines for employers to classify workers as either exempt or non-exempt.