Calculators
Overtime Pay Calculator
Work out your overtime pay from your hourly rate and hours worked this week. Overtime is 1.5× your regular rate over 40 hours under federal law; pick your state for daily-overtime and double-time rules.
Federal 40-hour rule plus state daily overtime
Your hours
Your pay this week
OT $30.00/hrGross pay
$1,040.00
before taxes and deductions
Regular40 hrs × $20.00$800.00
Overtime (1.50×)8 hrs × $30.00$240.00
Total gross$1,040.00
Federal follows the FLSA weekly rule: 1.5× the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek.
Notes
- Federal overtime is 1.5× the regular rate for hours over 40 in a single workweek (29 USC 207).
- California, Alaska, Nevada and Colorado also require daily overtime. Switch on "hours per day" after choosing the state.
- Overtime is based on the regular rate, which can be higher than the base hourly rate if you earn nondiscretionary bonuses or shift differentials.
Frequently asked questions
How do I calculate overtime for 45 hours at $20/hour?
40 hours at $20 = $800, plus 5 overtime hours at $30 (1.5×) = $150, for $950 gross before taxes.
Does overtime start after 8 hours a day?
Only in daily-overtime states (California, Alaska, Nevada, Colorado). Everywhere else, federal overtime starts after 40 hours in a week regardless of daily hours.
Guides that explain the rules
- How to Calculate Overtime Pay (2026 Guide) Step-by-step overtime math under the FLSA: the regular rate, which hours count toward 40, time and a half with real paychecks, salaried non-exempt pay, holidays, and daily-overtime states.
- 2026 Minimum Wage by State: The Complete List Every state's 2026 minimum wage, from the $7.25 federal floor up to $17.95 in Washington, D.C., plus which states raised pay in January and which raise it mid-year.
- Exempt vs Non-Exempt: Do Salaried Employees Get Overtime? Whether you get overtime depends on exempt status, not salary. The 2026 federal threshold and how it got here, the duties tests, salaried non-exempt overtime math, and common misclassification.
- California Overtime Rules: Daily OT, Double Time, and the 7th Day California counts overtime by the day as well as the week: time and a half after 8 hours, double time after 12, and special seventh-day pay. Worked examples with real numbers, and the federal double-time myth.
- How to Read a Pay Stub (And Spot the Errors That Cost You Money) A line-by-line guide to your pay stub: earnings, hours, tax withholding, deduction codes, and the four checks that reveal whether your employer is shorting you.
- Break Laws by State: When You're Owed Meal and Rest Breaks (2026) Federal law doesn't require breaks, but many states do. Here's which states mandate paid rest breaks and unpaid meal breaks, when short breaks must be paid, and the penalties for missed breaks.