Time and a Half Calculator
Enter your hourly rate and the overtime or holiday hours. You get the time-and-a-half and double-time rates, the pay for those hours, and the week's total.
Time and a half rate
$27.75
$18.50 × 1.5
Pay for 6 h at 1.5×
$166.50
$111.00 straight + $55.50 premium
Double time rate
$37.00
6 h at 2× = $222.00
Week total
$906.50
40 h regular + 6 h at 1.5×
Time and a half = rate × 1.5. Double time = rate × 2. The FLSA requires 1.5× over 40 hours a week; double time and holiday premiums are employer policy, union contract, or state law (California over 12 hours a day), not federal law.
Time and a half and double time rate chart
| Regular rate | Time and a half | Double time | 4 h OT | 8 h OT | 10 h OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12.00 | $18.00 | $24.00 | $72.00 | $144.00 | $180.00 |
| $13.00 | $19.50 | $26.00 | $78.00 | $156.00 | $195.00 |
| $14.00 | $21.00 | $28.00 | $84.00 | $168.00 | $210.00 |
| $15.00 | $22.50 | $30.00 | $90.00 | $180.00 | $225.00 |
| $16.00 | $24.00 | $32.00 | $96.00 | $192.00 | $240.00 |
| $17.00 | $25.50 | $34.00 | $102.00 | $204.00 | $255.00 |
| $18.00 | $27.00 | $36.00 | $108.00 | $216.00 | $270.00 |
| $19.00 | $28.50 | $38.00 | $114.00 | $228.00 | $285.00 |
| $20.00 | $30.00 | $40.00 | $120.00 | $240.00 | $300.00 |
| $22.00 | $33.00 | $44.00 | $132.00 | $264.00 | $330.00 |
| $25.00 | $37.50 | $50.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | $375.00 |
| $28.00 | $42.00 | $56.00 | $168.00 | $336.00 | $420.00 |
| $30.00 | $45.00 | $60.00 | $180.00 | $360.00 | $450.00 |
| $35.00 | $52.50 | $70.00 | $210.00 | $420.00 | $525.00 |
| $40.00 | $60.00 | $80.00 | $240.00 | $480.00 | $600.00 |
| $45.00 | $67.50 | $90.00 | $270.00 | $540.00 | $675.00 |
| $50.00 | $75.00 | $100.00 | $300.00 | $600.00 | $750.00 |
The arithmetic, and the shortcut
- Time and a half: rate × 1.5. Mental shortcut: take half the rate and add it. $18 → half is $9 → $27.
- Pay for overtime hours: overtime hours × (rate × 1.5). Or straight pay for those hours plus a premium of half the rate per hour, which is the number the 2025 overtime deduction uses.
- Double time: rate × 2. Double time and a half: rate × 2.5.
- Salaried non-exempt: divide the weekly salary by 40 (or the hours it is meant to cover) to get the hourly rate, then apply 1.5×.
When the rate is not just your wage
The FLSA applies the 1.5× to your regular rate, which includes non-discretionary bonuses, shift differentials, commissions and on-call pay earned in the same week. A $2 night differential on a $20 base makes the overtime rate $33, not $30. Tips and discretionary bonuses are excluded. If your overtime rate on the paystub is exactly 1.5 × base while you earn differentials, it is worth asking payroll how the regular rate was computed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is time and a half?
Your hourly rate multiplied by 1.5. Time and a half of $15 is $22.50; of $18 is $27; of $20 is $30; of $25 is $37.50. It is the federal minimum overtime rate for hours over 40 in a week, and the usual premium employers pay for holidays.
What is time and a half of $17.50? $22? $31.25?
$26.25, $33.00 and $46.88. Multiply by 1.5, or add half the rate to itself. For a whole shift, multiply that rate by the hours: 8 hours at time and a half on $22 is $264.00.
Do I get time and a half on holidays?
Only if your employer, contract or state says so. Federal law does not require premium pay for holidays or weekends; it requires 1.5× only for hours over 40 in a week. Many employers pay holiday premiums by policy, and union contracts commonly do. Massachusetts and Rhode Island have limited holiday premium rules for some retail workers.
What is double time?
Twice the hourly rate. California requires it over 12 hours in a day and after 8 hours on the seventh consecutive day; elsewhere it is policy or contract. Some employers pay it for holidays worked, and 'double time and a half' (2.5×) appears in some contracts for holiday overtime.
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.