Work out your gross pay when some hours are paid at an overtime premium, with a clear split of regular, overtime and double-time pay and the blended hourly rate.
Enter the hours you actually worked each day. Regular hours are paid at the base rate; overtime and double-time hours use the multipliers.
Advanced: currency symbol
Premium hours are a small slice of your time but a larger slice of the pay, because each one is worth more than an ordinary hour.
| Component | Hours | Rate per hour | Pay |
|---|
Each component is hours multiplied by its own rate per hour. The overtime and double-time rates are the base rate multiplied by their respective multipliers.
For beginners: how to read this result
To get a result, choose a preset scenario or enter your own figures: the base hourly rate, how many regular hours you worked and how many overtime hours, then pick the overtime multiplier. The headline shows your gross pay for the period with the effective hourly rate underneath.
The two period modes
The period toggle changes which hour fields are shown.
- Single period — you enter one total for regular hours and one for overtime hours, for whatever pay period you choose. The weekly day table is hidden in this mode.
- Weekly schedule — an editable table with a row for each day from Monday to Sunday, each row holding that day’s regular and overtime hours. The calculator sums the seven days into a week total. The single-period hour fields are hidden in this mode.
The overtime multiplier
Overtime is paid as a multiple of the base rate. The two common values are offered as buttons: 1.5x, time-and-a-half, and 2x, double pay. A custom field accepts any other multiplier your contract uses. An optional second tier, double-time, can be switched on for hours paid at a higher multiplier still, such as holiday hours or hours past a daily cap; its hour field and multiplier appear only when that tier is enabled.
How the math works
Regular pay equals regular hours multiplied by the base rate. Overtime pay equals overtime hours multiplied by the base rate multiplied by the overtime multiplier. Double-time pay, when used, equals double-time hours multiplied by the base rate multiplied by the double-time multiplier. Gross pay is the sum of all three. The overtime premium is the gross pay minus what every hour would have earned at the plain base rate, so it isolates the extra money the multipliers add. The effective hourly rate is the gross pay divided by the total hours, and it always sits between the base rate and the highest premium rate.
Reading the visual
The stacked bar splits the gross pay into regular, overtime and double-time pay. Premium hours usually take up a larger share of the bar than they do of the hours worked, because each premium hour is worth more than an ordinary one. The breakdown table lists every component with its hours, its rate per hour and its pay, ending in the gross total row.
What is not included
This is a gross-pay estimate. It does not deduct income tax, social or pension contributions or any other withholding, so it is not your take-home pay. It does not apply any national or regional overtime law, daily or weekly overtime thresholds, exempt-status rules or shift differentials: you decide which hours count as overtime or double-time. Confirm your own contract terms and local rules before relying on these figures.