{
  "id": "overtime",
  "version": "f3219d5ea667",
  "status": "published",
  "name": "Overtime Calculator",
  "question": "How much is my overtime pay?",
  "summary": "Computes a week’s pay with overtime: regular pay up to 40 hours and 1.5 times the hourly rate after that (federal FLSA rule), or your own limit and multiplier.",
  "category": "finance",
  "subcategory": "tax-and-pay",
  "url": "https://www.acalculator.org/finance/overtime-calculator",
  "markdown": "https://www.acalculator.org/finance/overtime-calculator.md",
  "kind": "function",
  "method": "regular pay = min(hours, limit) × rate; overtime pay = max(0, hours − limit) × rate × multiplier; total = regular pay + overtime pay. Federal law: limit 40 hours a workweek, multiplier 1.5.",
  "assumptions": [
    "Federal rules only (Fair Labor Standards Act): overtime is 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. Some states also have daily overtime or double time; set your own limit and multiplier for those.",
    "Each workweek stands alone: hours are not averaged over two or more weeks.",
    "The regular rate is one hourly rate. Bonuses, piece rates and several rates change the regular rate and are not included.",
    "Pay is gross, before tax."
  ],
  "inputs": {
    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "rate": {
        "title": "Hourly pay",
        "description": "Your regular hourly rate.",
        "type": "number",
        "x-unit": "USD",
        "minimum": 0,
        "maximum": 100000
      },
      "hours": {
        "title": "Hours worked this week",
        "description": "All the hours worked in the workweek, including overtime.",
        "type": "number",
        "minimum": 0,
        "maximum": 168
      },
      "limit": {
        "title": "Overtime after (hours a week)",
        "description": "Hours in the week paid at the regular rate before overtime starts. 40 under federal law.",
        "type": "number",
        "minimum": 0,
        "maximum": 168
      },
      "multiplier": {
        "title": "Overtime rate (times hourly pay)",
        "description": "How many times the hourly rate each overtime hour earns. 1.5 (time and a half) under federal law.",
        "type": "number",
        "minimum": 1,
        "maximum": 10
      }
    }
  },
  "outputs": {
    "total": {
      "label": "Pay for the week",
      "description": "Regular pay plus overtime pay, before tax.",
      "format": "money"
    },
    "regularPay": {
      "label": "Regular pay",
      "description": "Hours up to the limit times the hourly rate.",
      "format": "money"
    },
    "overtimePay": {
      "label": "Overtime pay",
      "description": "Hours over the limit times the overtime rate.",
      "format": "money"
    },
    "overtimeRate": {
      "label": "Overtime rate",
      "description": "The hourly rate times the overtime multiplier.",
      "format": "money"
    },
    "regularHours": {
      "label": "Regular hours",
      "description": "The hours paid at the regular rate: the hours worked, up to the limit.",
      "format": "number"
    },
    "overtimeHours": {
      "label": "Overtime hours",
      "description": "The hours worked over the limit.",
      "format": "number"
    }
  },
  "defaultAnswer": {
    "inputs": {
      "rate": 20,
      "hours": 45,
      "limit": 40,
      "multiplier": 1.5
    },
    "outputs": {
      "total": 950,
      "regularPay": 800,
      "overtimePay": 150,
      "overtimeRate": 30,
      "regularHours": 40,
      "overtimeHours": 5
    },
    "text": "At $20.00 an hour, 45 hours in a week pay $950.00, of which $150.00 is overtime."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "given": {
        "rate": 18,
        "hours": 52,
        "limit": 40,
        "multiplier": 1.5
      },
      "expect": {
        "regularPay": 720,
        "overtimeHours": 12,
        "overtimeRate": 27,
        "overtimePay": 324,
        "total": 1044
      },
      "source": "hand calculation in content.mdx: 40 × 18 = 720; 12 × 27 = 324; 720 + 324 = 1,044"
    },
    {
      "given": {
        "rate": 12,
        "hours": 46,
        "limit": 40,
        "multiplier": 1.5
      },
      "expect": {
        "total": 588,
        "overtimePay": 108
      },
      "source": "29 CFR 778.110(a): $12 an hour for 46 hours is a weekly wage of $588"
    },
    {
      "given": {
        "rate": 25,
        "hours": 38,
        "limit": 40,
        "multiplier": 1.5
      },
      "expect": {
        "total": 950,
        "overtimeHours": 0,
        "overtimePay": 0
      },
      "source": "DOL Fact Sheet #23: overtime is due only for hours over 40 in a workweek; 38 × 25 = 950"
    },
    {
      "given": {
        "rate": 30,
        "hours": 50,
        "limit": 40,
        "multiplier": 2
      },
      "expect": {
        "overtimeRate": 60,
        "overtimePay": 600,
        "total": 1800
      },
      "source": "hand calculation in content.mdx: double time: 40 × 30 = 1,200; 10 × 60 = 600; total 1,800"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    "U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Fact Sheet #23: Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA (1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek; no daily overtime requirement; no averaging over two or more weeks). https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/23-flsa-overtime-pay",
    "29 CFR 778.110(a): $12 an hour for 46 hours is a weekly wage of $588. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/778.110",
    "29 CFR 778.113: the regular rate of a salaried worker. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/778.113",
    "California Department of Industrial Relations, Labor Commissioner, Overtime FAQ (1.5 times over 8 hours in a workday, 2 times over 12 hours), cited as an example of a state daily rule this calculator does not apply. https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_overtime.htm"
  ],
  "related": [
    "time-and-a-half",
    "overtime-and-tip-tax",
    "hourly-to-salary",
    "salary"
  ],
  "changelog": []
}