Hours in the week and an hourly rate, split into normal, time-and-a-half and double-time hours and pay. The limits and multipliers are yours to set.
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Enter the hours worked in the week and the hourly rate, and this calculator splits the hours into normal time, time and a half and double time, then prices each band. The limits and the multipliers are all editable, because overtime rules are set by labour law and contracts and they differ from place to place: 40, 44 and 48 hours a week are all common limits, and not every employer has a double-time band.
The defaults follow the pattern most of our Caribbean customers use: hours over 44 in the week at 1.5×, hours over 48 at 2×. A 45-hour week is therefore 44 normal hours and 1 hour at time and a half. A 52-hour week is 44 normal, 4 at 1.5× and 4 at 2×. Clear the double-time box if you only have one overtime rate.
This counts overtime per week. If your overtime is counted per day (over 8 hours, say) or you want to build the week up from clock-in and clock-out times, use the time card calculator, which has a daily option. For how the counting period, breaks and weekend premiums change the result, read the overtime guide.
Background reading: Overtime, explained
Multiply the hourly rate by 1.5, then by the overtime hours. At $12.00 an hour, time and a half is $18.00 an hour, so 3 overtime hours pay 3 × 18.00 = $54.00 on top of the normal 44 hours.
It depends on the law where you work and on your contract. Many countries use 40; several Caribbean countries use 44 or 48 for some sectors; some count per day instead. The limits here are editable, so set yours. If you do not know, your labour department publishes it.
Often yes. Being salaried does not by itself remove the right to overtime; many places exempt only senior or managerial roles. Convert the salary to an hourly rate (weekly salary ÷ normal weekly hours) and the calculator works the same way.
Not automatically. Some rules pay a holiday or weekend premium whatever the total hours; others only count the hours towards the weekly limit. Paying both at once (stacking) is sometimes right and sometimes not. See the public holiday pay guide.
Weekly counting is the most common rule and the one that pays the most overtime. Counting over a two-week or monthly period lets long and short weeks cancel out. If your contract counts per pay period, enter the period total and the period limit (e.g. 88 and 96 for two weeks).
Free to use, works in your browser, nothing is sent to our servers. Figures are for guidance only: pay rules are set by each country's law and by your contract, so check anything that matters with your labour department or payroll.
Set the bands once in PunchClock and overtime is worked out from real punches on every timesheet and payslip.