Time and a Half Calculator

Time and a half is the standard overtime premium rate paid to non-exempt employees who work beyond 40 hours in a workweek under US labor law. Your overtime rate is your regular hourly wage multiplied by 1.5 — for example, $20/hr becomes $30/hr. This calculator determines your overtime hourly rate and computes the total overtime pay earned for any number of overtime hours. Use it to check whether your paycheck reflects the correct overtime pay, plan your weekly schedule, or evaluate the financial benefit of taking on extra shifts. It is especially useful for hourly workers in retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and service industries who frequently work overtime and want a quick, accurate way to verify their expected earnings before payday. Remember that overtime pay is subject to standard income tax withholding. Some states, such as California, require overtime to be calculated on a daily basis for hours worked beyond 8 per day rather than only on the weekly 40-hour threshold, so always check state-specific rules if applicable.

The calculator first multiplies your regular hourly wage by 1.5 to establish your overtime rate. The factor 1.5 comes from 'time and a half' — your regular time (1×) plus half again (0.5×). It then multiplies this overtime rate by the number of overtime hours worked to find your total overtime pay. For example, $20/hr × 1.5 = $30/hr overtime rate; $30/hr × 5 hours = $150 in overtime pay. This calculation covers only the overtime portion of your earnings; your regular 40-hour pay is separate and not included in this result. Under the US Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), non-exempt employees must receive at least 1.5× their regular rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a single workweek. Some states and employers apply overtime to hours beyond 8 per day rather than just the weekly threshold.