How are you paid?

Your regular (straight-time) rate.

Enter hours as

Hours over 40 in a workweek are paid as overtime.

Federal law requires at least 1.5×. Double time comes from state law, a contract or company policy.

Hours paid at 2×. With “Total hours” they come out of your hours over 40.

Non-discretionary bonuses and commissions raise your regular rate, and so your overtime rate. For a bonus earned over a longer period, enter the share that belongs to this week.

Pay period and weeks per year

Gross pay for the week

$1,187.50

45 hours: 40 regular and 5 overtime · regular rate $25.00 · overtime $37.50 an hour

Regular rate

$25.00

Overtime rate (1.5×)

$37.50

Overtime pay

$187.50

Effective hourly pay

$26.39

How the week’s pay adds up

40 regular hours × $25.00
$1,000.00
5 overtime hours × $37.50 (1.5×)
$187.50
Gross pay for the week
$1,187.50
Straight-time pay for the same hours
$1,125.00
Extra from the overtime premium
$62.50

If every week looked like this

Gross payOvertime pay
One week$1,187.50$187.50
Per paycheck (bi-weekly)$2,375.00$375.00
Per year (52 weeks)$61,750$9,750

Weekly pay by hours worked

$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K30h34h38h42h46h50h54h58h60h
  • With overtime pay
  • Straight time only

Pay at other hours

Total hoursOvertime hoursOvertime payGross payPer hour worked
40 hours0$0.00$1,000.00$25.00
45 hours5$187.50$1,187.50$26.39
50 hours10$375.00$1,375.00$27.50
55 hours15$562.50$1,562.50$28.41
60 hours20$750.00$1,750.00$29.17

This is gross pay, before federal and state income tax, Social Security, Medicare and other deductions. To estimate take-home pay, use the paycheck calculator. It applies the federal weekly overtime rule only; some states also require daily overtime.

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