Standard overtime (one pay rate)
Enter the hourly rate and hours worked, then click Calculate.
Standard overtime result
Blended rate overtime (two or more pay rates in one week)
Add a row for each distinct hourly rate this employee was paid this workweek, with the hours worked at that rate — for example a warehouse shift at one rate and a front-desk shift at another, or a shift-differential premium tracked as a separate rate.
Add each pay rate and its hours, then click Calculate blended rate.
Blended rate result
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Copies every pay rate and its hours, the blended regular rate, the overtime premium, and the total as plain text to paste into a payroll record or a pay question. The “arithmetic only” note is copied with it.
What this does and doesn't do
Both calculators apply the federal FLSA overtime formulas to the numbers you enter. Neither one knows your state's daily-overtime rule, a double-time threshold, your nondiscretionary bonus structure, or your specific pay policy — those can all change the regular rate or the threshold under FLSA and state law. Treat the output as the arithmetic behind your own payroll record or pay question, not a legal determination of what is owed.
Common questions
How do you calculate overtime pay with one hourly rate?
Pay the hours up to the overtime threshold (40 hours a week under federal FLSA rules) at the regular rate, and pay the hours past the threshold at the overtime rate — the regular rate times the overtime multiplier, 1.5x by default ("time and a half").
How do you calculate overtime when an employee worked at two different pay rates in the same week?
Under the federal FLSA weighted-average method (29 CFR 778.115), the regular rate for that week is total straight-time earnings divided by total hours worked — not either rate on its own, and not a simple average of the two rates. The overtime premium is half that blended rate for each hour worked past the threshold, because straight-time pay for every hour, including the overtime hours, is already counted once in the straight-time total.
Why is the overtime premium only half the blended rate, not 1.5 times it?
Because straight-time pay for every hour worked — including the hours past the overtime threshold — is already included once in the total straight-time pay. Adding the full 1.5x rate for those hours would double-count the first 1x. Adding only the extra 0.5x (the "half-time premium") brings each overtime hour up to time-and-a-half in total.
Does this apply in every state?
This calculator applies the federal FLSA rules: a 40-hour weekly threshold and a 1.5x multiplier by default. Several states require more — daily overtime past a set number of hours in a single day, a double-time threshold, or a higher minimum multiplier — and nondiscretionary bonuses or shift differentials can also change the regular rate. Check your state's rules and your specific pay policy before relying on the total.
Is this legal or payroll advice?
No. This calculator only applies the arithmetic you configure (threshold and multiplier) to the hours and rates you enter — it does not know your state's overtime rules, your bonus structure, or your specific pay policy, and it is not a substitute for reviewing those or consulting a qualified professional.