US overtime at 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek
Estimates only, not financial advice. What you type stays on your device. Checked against sources on 30 Sept 2026.The Fair Labor Standards Act pays covered employees at least one and a half times their regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. At $20 an hour, five extra hours earn $30 each, $150 on top of $800 for the first 40.
Rates and rules read from the sources listed on this page (the earliest on 30 Sept 2026); they may have changed since.
"United States" is already selected under "Law", paid "By the hour" with a 1.5 "Overtime multiplier".
Enter your "Hourly rate" and the "Regular hours in the period", 40 for one workweek.
Enter the "Overtime hours" worked over 40 in that week.
Read the overtime pay and "Total with overtime", or choose "A monthly salary" to convert a salary first.
A monthly salary is turned into a weekly one by multiplying by 12 and dividing by 52 before the hours are divided in.
Overtime is simple multiplication once the ordinary hourly rate is known, and that rate is where most payslip disputes start. This calculator shows the rate, the overtime rate, the overtime pay and the total for the period, with the working on screen so each step can be checked.
India. The four Labour Codes took effect on 21 November 2025. The Code on Wages, 2019 (section 14) pays work beyond a normal working day at not less than twice the normal rate of wages, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (sections 25 and 27) sets 8 hours a day and pays overtime at twice the rate of wages, counted daily or weekly, whichever gives the worker more. The Ministry of Labour's FAQ of 16 March 2026 puts the weekly limit at 48 hours. The old Factories Act rule of 9 hours a day was repealed by the OSH Code.
United States. The Fair Labor Standards Act pays at least one and a half times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. Under 29 CFR 778.113, a monthly salary becomes a weekly one by multiplying by 12 and dividing by 52, and is then divided by the hours it is meant to cover. Some states, California among them, add daily overtime.
The rest of the article, and all 6 questions about Overtime Calculator, are on the Overtime Calculator page.
Divide the monthly wages by the working days in the month and then by the normal hours in a day. The Code on Wages (Central) Rules use 26 days and 8 hours for minimum wages, so ₹26,000 becomes ₹125 an hour and ₹250 an hour at double rate. Your contract or state rule may use different numbers.
No. The Factories Act, 1948 paid double rate over 9 hours a day or 48 a week, but the OSH Code, 2020 repealed it. The Ministry of Labour's FAQ of 16 March 2026 says overtime is due over 8 hours a day or 48 hours a week, counted whichever way favours the worker.
The Code on Wages counts basic pay, dearness allowance and retaining allowance as wages and leaves out most other allowances, such as house rent and conveyance; if those left-out parts exceed half of the total pay, the excess counts as wages. Enter the monthly figure your payroll uses for the overtime rate; basic plus DA is the usual starting point.
Time and a half is 1.5 times the regular hourly rate, which the Fair Labor Standards Act requires for hours over 40 in a workweek for covered, non-exempt employees. At $20 an hour, each overtime hour pays $30. Some states, such as California, also require daily overtime or double time.
Rates and rules change; check the source before you rely on a figure.
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