Time and a Half Calculator
Use your confirmed regular rate and confirmed 1.5x hours to check the rate, pay for those hours, and gross pay.
Why a paystub may show a 0.5x line
A paystub can list 1.0x straight-time pay and the extra 0.5x premium on separate lines. Together, those lines equal 1.5x for the same overtime hours.
Gross pay estimate before taxes and other deductions. It is not a legal or payroll finding.
This calculator uses the regular rate and hour buckets you have already confirmed. It does not determine whether you are exempt, what your regular rate is, or which hours qualify for overtime.
For a full workweek calculation, including double time, use the overtime calculator.
For California daily overtime or seventh-day rules, use the California Overtime Calculator.
What is time and a half?
Time and a half is 1.5 times a confirmed regular rate. At $20 per hour, the 1.5x rate is $30 per hour.
Under the FLSA, covered non-exempt employees generally receive at least 1.5 times their regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a fixed workweek. This page only multiplies values you have already confirmed.
Formula and how to calculate time and a half
Use these formulas after you have confirmed the regular rate and the regular and 1.5x hour buckets.
Time and a half rate = regular rate × 1.5
Time and a half pay = regular rate × 1.5 × 1.5x hours
Gross pay = regular pay + time and a half pay
With $20 per hour, 10 confirmed 1.5x hours, and 40 regular hours, the result is $30 per hour, $300 time-and-a-half pay, $800 regular pay, and $1,100 gross pay.
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Enter the confirmed regular rate
Use the rate that applies to the workweek you are checking.
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Enter confirmed hour buckets
Enter the hours already classified as regular and 1.5x.
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Compare the earnings lines
Check the rate, time-and-a-half pay, regular pay, and gross pay against the matching paystub lines.
Time and a half rates for common wages
This table shows the 1.5x rate for common hourly wages. Double time is shown only for comparison and this calculator does not determine when it applies.
| Regular rate | Time and a half (1.5x) | Double time (2x) |
|---|---|---|
| $7.25 | $10.88 | $14.50 |
| $10.00 | $15.00 | $20.00 |
| $12.00 | $18.00 | $24.00 |
| $15.00 | $22.50 | $30.00 |
| $18.00 | $27.00 | $36.00 |
| $20.00 | $30.00 | $40.00 |
| $22.00 | $33.00 | $44.00 |
| $25.00 | $37.50 | $50.00 |
| $28.00 | $42.00 | $56.00 |
| $30.00 | $45.00 | $60.00 |
| $35.00 | $52.50 | $70.00 |
| $40.00 | $60.00 | $80.00 |
| $45.00 | $67.50 | $90.00 |
| $50.00 | $75.00 | $100.00 |
A rate table cannot confirm your regular rate or whether a state or employer rule applies.
Time and a half on holidays
Federal law does not require premium pay solely because an employee works a holiday. An employer policy, collective bargaining agreement, or another applicable rule may provide holiday premium pay.
If holiday pay and overtime apply to the same hours, check the governing policy or agreement. FLSA credit rules can affect how premiums are handled.
When this calculator is not enough
Exemption status
A job title or salary amount alone does not settle exemption status. The current $684 weekly ($35,568 annual) EAP salary level must be considered with the applicable salary basis and duties tests.
Regular rate
Multiple rates, nondiscretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials can change the regular rate. Use the overtime guide before choosing a rate.
State or employer rules
State and employer rules may differ. California daily overtime and double time belong in the California calculator.
Outside the United States
This page covers a limited U.S. federal wage calculation. Other countries use different overtime rules.
Checking the federal overtime deduction?
The OBBBA federal income-tax deduction applies only when eligibility, qualified overtime, caps, and income conditions are met. Use the dedicated calculator to estimate that limited deduction.
Rules and primary sources
Rules last checked:
Each claim below links to the primary source checked on that date.
Federal 1.5x minimum
Covered non-exempt employees must receive at least one and one-half times their regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
DOL Fact Sheet #23: overtime payRegular rate basis
The regular rate can include more than a base hourly rate. This page requires a rate you have already confirmed.
DOL Fact Sheet #56A: regular rateFixed workweek
Federal overtime is measured in a fixed workweek. This calculator does not decide which hours qualify.
DOL: overtime pay and the workweekExemption tests
An EAP exemption cannot be decided from a job title or salary amount alone. The current $684 weekly ($35,568 annual) salary level must be considered with the applicable salary basis and duties tests.
DOL: overtime exemption salary levelsQualified overtime deduction
The federal income-tax deduction for qualified overtime has eligibility, amount, and income limits. It does not change whether overtime is owed.
IRS: qualified overtime deduction questions and answers
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It only multiplies a regular rate and hour buckets you have already confirmed. Coverage, exemption status, the regular rate, and qualifying hours can require facts this calculator does not collect.
Only after you have independently confirmed a regular rate and the applicable hour buckets. This page does not convert a salary or decide whether a salaried employee is non-exempt.