Time and a Half Calculator

Calculate the time-and-a-half rate (1.5 times the hourly rate) and the total overtime pay for a given number of overtime hours. This is the standard federal overtime multiplier and the one most U.S. paychecks use for hours past 40 in a week.

Use it to confirm overtime math on a paycheck, to estimate the cost of asking employees to work extra hours, or to model what a long week would actually pay. It is also useful when you are negotiating an offer and want to see what time and a half on a higher base rate would be worth across a year of regular overtime.

The overtime rate is hourly rate times 1.5. Overtime pay is the overtime rate times the overtime hours. Both numbers are reported so you can see the per-hour premium and the total impact of the overtime hours on a paycheck.

The two figures are the rate per overtime hour and the total earnings from those hours. Compare the per-hour rate to your stub line item to confirm the multiplier was applied correctly. Compare the total to the OT pay line on the stub to verify the hours used.

$22 an hour times 1.5 is $33 per overtime hour. Six overtime hours pays $198 on top of the regular week. Bumping the base rate to $30 makes the overtime rate $45 per hour, and those same 6 hours pay $270. A $40 base rate with 8 overtime hours produces $480 in overtime pay.

Federal time and a half kicks in after 40 hours in a workweek for non-exempt employees. State rules can be stricter (California uses daily overtime past 8 hours and double time past 12). Confirm your eligibility before assuming you qualify, and confirm the threshold before assuming all hours past 40 are paid this way. Time and a half is calculated on the regular rate of pay, which can include nondiscretionary bonuses and shift differentials, not just the base hourly rate; use the base rate here for a quick estimate and let payroll handle the full regular-rate math.