Free Overtime Calculator

How the overtime calculator works

The overtime formula

Overtime pay equals the hours worked past 40 in a workweek, multiplied by the regular hourly rate, multiplied by 1.5. The regular rate includes shift differentials and non-discretionary bonuses, not only the base wage.

The full method, the regular rate, and salaried workers are in how to calculate overtime pay.

Overtime rules by state, September 2026

Four states count the day as well as the week. The other 46 and DC follow the federal weekly rule for most workers; Kentucky and Oregon add narrower rules, noted in their rows. Each row links to the agency that publishes it.

Checked at each agency on September 2026. Laws, thresholds and minimum wages change; the calculator applies the rules as they stood on that date. Many states have extra rules for specific industries, minors, or public employers that this table does not list.

No tax on overtime, 2025 to 2028

The federal overtime deduction lets you deduct the premium half of Fair Labor Standards Act overtime from your taxable income, up to $12,500 a year single or $25,000 joint, for tax years 2025 through 2028. It is reduced by $100 for every $1,000 of income over $150,000 single or $300,000 joint. Payroll taxes still apply. The calculator shows the qualifying premium under every result, and it is an estimate, not tax advice. IRS: what to know about the deduction.

What overtime costs a business

Every overtime hour costs the regular rate plus the half premium, and payroll taxes and benefits come on top. Employer mode adds the wages up for a whole team, names who drives it, and compares it with the same hours from one more hire. If the answer is that the schedule is the problem, the guides below are about fixing that: how to reduce overtime costs, restaurants, healthcare, retail, manufacturing and construction.

Overtime calculator: questions

How do I calculate overtime pay?

Under the federal rule, overtime pay is every hour past 40 in a workweek times your regular hourly rate times 1.5. At $20 an hour, a 45-hour week pays 40 hours at $20 and 5 hours at $30, which is $950. Four states also count the day: California, Alaska and Nevada after 8 hours, Colorado after 12.

How much is time and a half?

Time and a half is 1.5 times your regular hourly rate. $15 becomes $22.50, $20 becomes $30, $25 becomes $37.50. The calculator shows the exact rate next to your overtime hours.

When is overtime paid at double time?

Federal law never requires double time. California does: after 12 hours in a day, and after 8 hours on the 7th day worked in a row in one workweek. Pick California and enter each day to see it applied.

Which states have daily overtime?

Four in 2026. California pays time and a half after 8 hours in a day and double time after 12. Alaska pays time and a half after 8 hours in a day, with an exemption for employers of fewer than 4 people. Nevada pays it after 8 hours in a day only to employees earning under $18.00 an hour, unless they agreed to four 10-hour days. Colorado pays it after 12 hours in a day or 12 consecutive hours. Two more states have narrower rules this calculator does not apply: Kentucky pays time and a half for work on a seventh day in a workweek, and Oregon pays daily overtime after 10 hours in mills, factories and manufacturing. The rest follow the weekly federal rule for most workers.

Is overtime calculated weekly or bi-weekly?

Weekly, for almost everyone. The federal rule looks at each workweek on its own and does not average two weeks. A 50-hour week followed by a 30-hour week has 10 hours of overtime, even though the two weeks average 40. For a bi-weekly paycheck, calculate each week separately and add them. Federal law allows two exceptions the calculator does not use: hospitals and residential care facilities may agree with employees to a 14-day, 8-and-80 arrangement, and police and firefighters may be paid on longer work periods.

Do salaried employees get overtime?

Salaried employees who are not exempt do. Being paid a salary is not the same as being exempt; exemption depends on the job duties and the salary tests set by the Department of Labor. Choose "yr" or "mo" next to the rate box and the calculator turns the salary into an hourly rate by dividing the year by 52 and then by 40.

What is the no tax on overtime deduction?

A federal income tax deduction for tax years 2025 through 2028. It covers the premium half of time-and-a-half overtime that the Fair Labor Standards Act requires, up to $12,500 a year for single filers and $25,000 for joint filers. It shrinks by $100 for every $1,000 of income over $150,000 single or $300,000 joint, and it applies whether or not you itemize.

Does the deduction cover all of my overtime pay?

No. Only the half above your regular rate. If you earn $20 an hour and work 5 overtime hours, you are paid $150 for them; $100 of that is your regular rate and $50 is the premium. The $50 is the part the deduction may cover. Social Security and Medicare are still withheld on all of it.

Does no tax on overtime apply to daily overtime in California?

As the IRS describes it, the deduction covers the premium half of overtime that the Fair Labor Standards Act requires, which starts after 40 hours in a week. Daily overtime a state adds on its own, such as California's hours 9 to 12 in a 40-hour week, is not required by the federal law, so the calculator does not count it toward the estimate and shows the federal portion separately. Ask a tax professional about your own return.

Is this overtime calculator free and unlimited?

Yes. No account, no email, no card, no daily limit. Use it as often as you like, print any result, share a link to it, or embed the calculator on your own site.

Does it store what I type?

The arithmetic runs in your browser. We do not receive or store the figures you enter. Our analytics record that a calculation was made and which state was chosen, not the figures. A shared link carries the figures you chose to share, never a name.

Can I embed the overtime calculator on my website?

Yes, free. After any result, press "Embed on your site" and copy the code. It places the worker calculator on your page with a credit line linking back here.

How much does overtime cost an employer?

Every overtime hour costs the regular rate plus the half premium, and payroll taxes and benefits come on top of both. Switch to "I'm the employer", list your people with their rate and hours, and the calculator shows the weekly, monthly and yearly premium you pay above straight time in wages, and who it comes from.

Is it cheaper to pay overtime or hire someone?

Hour for hour, straight time from one more person costs the regular rate; overtime costs the regular rate plus half. The calculator shows both for your own hours. Whether the hours are steady enough to justify a hire, and what hiring costs you, is your call.

Also free: the employee shift schedule generator, which builds next week's schedule from a few lines.