Overtime Calculator
Enter your hourly rate and the hours you worked each day. You get regular, time-and-a-half and double-time hours and pay for the week under the federal rule, California's daily rules, or a daily 8-hour rule, plus the overtime premium the 2025 tax deduction counts.
Your regular rate. Non-discretionary bonuses and shift differentials raise it; ask payroll.
Most states follow this. Overtime is weekly, not daily.
Hours worked this week
Gross pay this week
$1,210.00
50 hours
Overtime pay
$330.00
10 h at 1.5×
Regular pay
$880.00
40 h × $22.00
Overtime premium paid
$110.00
everything above straight time under the rule chosen
Qualifies for the 2025 deduction
$110.00
only the FLSA half-time premium on hours over 40; state daily OT and double time do not qualify
| Hours | Count | Rate | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 40 | $22.00 | $880.00 |
| Overtime (1.5×) | 10 | $33.00 | $330.00 |
| Gross | 50 | $1,210.00 |
Applies to non-exempt employees. Salaried exempt staff (most managers, professionals and administrators over the salary threshold) get no overtime under the FLSA whatever the hours.
Weekly gross pay with overtime (federal rule)
| Rate | 40 h | 42 h | 45 h | 48 h | 50 h | 55 h | 60 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15/h | $600 | $645 | $713 | $780 | $825 | $938 | $1,050 |
| $18/h | $720 | $774 | $855 | $936 | $990 | $1,125 | $1,260 |
| $20/h | $800 | $860 | $950 | $1,040 | $1,100 | $1,250 | $1,400 |
| $22/h | $880 | $946 | $1,045 | $1,144 | $1,210 | $1,375 | $1,540 |
| $25/h | $1,000 | $1,075 | $1,188 | $1,300 | $1,375 | $1,563 | $1,750 |
| $30/h | $1,200 | $1,290 | $1,425 | $1,560 | $1,650 | $1,875 | $2,100 |
| $35/h | $1,400 | $1,505 | $1,663 | $1,820 | $1,925 | $2,188 | $2,450 |
| $40/h | $1,600 | $1,720 | $1,900 | $2,080 | $2,200 | $2,500 | $2,800 |
Federal versus California, same week
Five 10-hour days at $25 an hour. Federally that is 50 hours with 10 of overtime. In California each day is 8 regular and 2 overtime.
| Regular hours | 1.5× hours | 2× hours | Gross | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal | 40 | 10 | 0 | $1,375.00 |
| California | 40 | 10 | 0 | $1,375.00 |
Same total here, because the daily overtime and the weekly overtime happen to match. Work four 12-hour days instead and the difference appears: federal pays 8 hours of overtime, California pays 16 (4 a day over 8), all at 1.5×, on a 48-hour week.
The rules the calculator applies
| Rule | How it works |
|---|---|
| Federal (FLSA) | Most states follow this. Overtime is weekly, not daily. |
| California | 1.5× over 8 h/day and over 40/week; 2× over 12 h/day; 7th consecutive day 1.5× first 8 h, 2× after. |
| Daily 8-hour rule (Alaska, Nevada, Colorado-style) | 1.5× over 8 h in a day or 40 in a week, whichever is greater. Conditions vary by state. |
Not modelled: fluctuating-workweek salaries, union contracts, comp time for public employees, the regular-rate adjustment for bonuses, and industry exemptions (agriculture, some transport, certain healthcare 8/80 schedules). Payroll or an employment lawyer handles those.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is overtime calculated?
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, hours over 40 in a workweek are paid at 1.5 times your regular rate. At $20 an hour, a 48-hour week is 40 × $20 + 8 × $30 = $1,040. The week is the unit: 12 hours on Monday and 28 the rest of the week is no overtime federally, though California and a few other states pay daily overtime.
Who gets overtime?
Non-exempt employees, which is most hourly workers and some salaried ones. Exempt employees -- executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and some computer roles paid a salary above the federal threshold -- get none, however many hours they work. Job title does not decide it; duties and pay do. Misclassification is one of the most common wage claims.
What is the regular rate?
Not always your hourly wage. Non-discretionary bonuses, shift differentials and commissions earned in the week are added to your pay and divided by hours worked to get the regular rate, and overtime is 1.5× that. A $20/hour employee with a $100 attendance bonus in a 50-hour week has a regular rate of ($1,000 + $100) ÷ 50 = $22, and the ten overtime hours are owed at $33, not $30.
Which states have daily overtime?
California is the big one: 1.5× over 8 hours in a day, 2× over 12, and on the seventh consecutive day 1.5× for the first 8 and 2× after. Alaska and Nevada pay 1.5× over 8 in a day (Nevada only for employees under 1.5× minimum wage); Colorado over 12 in a day. Everywhere else it is the federal 40-hour week, though some states have shorter thresholds for specific industries.
Is overtime taxed more?
No. It is taxed as ordinary wages; a big overtime paycheck can push more withholding into a higher bracket for that check, but your annual tax is on annual income. From 2025 to 2028 the premium half of time-and-a-half is federally deductible up to $12,500 -- the no-tax-on-overtime calculator works that out.
These calculators apply the federal FLSA overtime rules, the 2025 federal overtime deduction as enacted, and standard pay-period arithmetic. They are estimates, not payroll, tax or legal advice: your state's rules, your employer's policy and your full tax return decide the real figures. Exempt employees get no overtime regardless of what the calculator shows.