Overtime calculator for salaried employees
The calculator is set to a weekly salary. Enter the salary, the hours it covers, and the hours you worked to see the overtime you are owed if you are not exempt.
Enter your hourly wage and the hours you worked to see your pay with overtime.
Pay breakdown, before taxes
| Type of hours | Hours | Rate | Pay |
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Each line is rounded to the cent. Overtime hours are paid at the regular rate times the multiplier.
How it’s calculated
- Formula
total pay = rate × regular hours + rate × multiplier × overtime hours- With your numbers
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An estimate of gross pay, before taxes
This is gross pay, before federal and state income tax, Social Security and Medicare, and other deductions. Your employer’s payroll may round, define the workweek, or count hours differently, and your contract or state law may give you more than the federal rule. This is not legal, tax, or financial advice.The rules this uses
Federal (FLSA). Covered employees get overtime pay for hours over 40 in a workweek, at not less than time and one-half their regular rate. A workweek is a fixed, recurring period of 168 hours, seven consecutive 24-hour days, and hours are not averaged over two or more weeks. That is why the two-week mode counts each week on its own.
California. Hours over 8 in a workday, up to 12, are paid at 1.5 times the regular rate. Hours over 12 are paid at double. On the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek, the first 8 hours are paid at 1.5 times and the rest at double. Hours over 40 in the week are overtime too.
Who is exempt. Many salaried executive, administrative, and professional employees are exempt from overtime, but a salary alone does not make you exempt: you also have to meet a duties test. The minimum salary in the Department of Labor’s fact sheet is $684 a week ($35,568 a year). A salaried employee who is not exempt is owed overtime; use the weekly salary option.
Other states. Some states and employers add their own overtime rules. This calculator only applies the federal rule and California’s daily rule, so check your state labor department for others.
Verified on October 8, 2026. Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division: Fact Sheet #23; California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement; U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division: Fact Sheet #17A (revised September 2019).
Federal deduction for overtime pay
For tax years 2025 through 2028, the IRS lets you deduct qualified overtime pay, but only the part above your regular rate, such as the “half” in time and a half. The most you can deduct in a year is $12,500 ($25,000 on a joint return), and the deduction phases out for modified adjusted gross income over $150,000 ($300,000 on a joint return). The calculator shows that premium part of your federal overtime pay as information only: it does not work out your tax.
Verified on October 8, 2026. Source: Internal Revenue Service: tax deductions for working Americans and seniors.
How to use it
- Choose one week, two weeks, or California daily, and whether you are paid by the hour or a weekly salary.
- Enter your hourly wage (or your weekly salary and the hours it covers).
- Enter the hours you worked in the week, or in each day for California.
- Pick time and a half (1.5×) or double time (2×) for the hours over 40.
- Read your regular pay, overtime pay, and total, with the formula, and copy the result or a link.
Frequently asked questions
Do salaried employees get overtime?
Yes, unless they are exempt. Exemption takes both a salary of at least $684 a week and a qualifying duties test, and the salary alone is not enough.
How do you calculate overtime for a salary?
Divide the weekly salary by the hours it covers to get the regular rate, then pay hours over 40 at 1.5 times that rate. A $1,000 salary for 40 hours is $25 an hour, so overtime is $37.50.
Salaried does not always mean exempt
Many salaried employees are owed overtime. To be exempt as an executive, administrative, or professional employee, you must be paid a salary of at least $684 a week according to the Department of Labor’s fact sheet, and your duties must also qualify. If you are not exempt, hours over 40 in a workweek earn at least 1.5 times your regular rate.
How the regular rate works for a salary
The regular rate is your weekly salary divided by the hours the salary is meant to cover. A $1,000 weekly salary for a 40-hour week is $25 an hour, so overtime pays $37.50 an hour. If the salary covers fewer than 40 hours, such as 35, the calculator pays hours between 35 and 40 at the regular rate and hours over 40 at the multiplier.
A 46-hour week on a weekly salary of $800 to $2,000
| Weekly salary | Regular rate | Overtime pay (6 hours) | Total for the week | Average per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $800 | $20 | $180 | $980 | $21.30 |
| $1,000 | $25 | $225 | $1,225 | $26.63 |
| $1,200 | $30 | $270 | $1,470 | $31.96 |
| $1,500 | $37.50 | $337.50 | $1,837.50 | $39.95 |
| $2,000 | $50 | $450 | $2,450 | $53.26 |
These examples assume the salary covers 40 hours. If your salary is meant to cover more than 40 hours, or you are paid under a special arrangement, your overtime rate depends on the agreement and the law, and this calculator does not apply. Try your own numbers in the overtime calculator.
Figures are gross pay before taxes. Your employer’s workweek, rounding, and any state rules can change the result, and this is not legal or tax advice.
Updated on October 8, 2026