How overtime pay is calculated
Regular pay is hourly rate × regular hours. Overtime pay is hourly rate × overtime multiplier × overtime hours. Double time uses its own multiplier. Total pay is the three pieces added together.
Many places use 1.5× after 40 hours in a week or after 8 hours in a day. Some contracts use 2× on holidays. This tool does not apply a specific labour law. Set the hours and multipliers your job actually uses.
In Canada, overtime rules are set by each province. In the United States, federal overtime is generally 1.5× after 40 hours for non-exempt staff, with extra state rules. Always check your employment standards office or HR policy.
Worked example
A $22/hour job with 40 regular hours and 6 hours at 1.5×: regular $880, overtime $198, total $1,078 before tax. Add 4 holiday hours at 2× and double time is $176, total $1,254.
The lunch-table version of a $20 an hour week is different. Forty hours is $800. If overtime starts at 44, those 44 hours stay at $20 and the week is $880. If the contract pays 1.5× after 40, four hours at $30 add $120 and the week is $920. A 10-hour day with overtime after 8 is $160 plus $60, or $220. Treating all 10 hours as time-and-a-half ($300) is wrong.
Ontario employment standards generally start overtime after 44 hours in a week for many employees, at 1.5×, not 2×. US federal overtime for non-exempt staff is generally after 40 hours. Managers, some IT roles, and some trucking jobs are exempt. Put the threshold your contract uses in the boxes; this page will not invent a statute.
Watch the same example
The video runs the $20 an hour cases in the example: 40 hours, 44 with no bump, 44 at time-and-a-half after 40, and a 10-hour day.
Common questions
Is overtime always time-and-a-half?
No. Many jobs use 1.5×, some use 2×, and some salaried roles are exempt. Use the multiplier your contract names.
Does this include taxes?
No. This is gross pay only. Use a payroll or take-home estimator if you need net pay.
Can I include daily overtime?
Yes. Put daily overtime hours in the overtime box and holiday hours in double time.