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Time and a half calculator

Time and a half is 1.5 times your regular hourly rate, so $12.00 an hour becomes $18.00. Enter a rate to see its overtime rate and what your overtime hours pay.

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For a whole week's pay from your total hours, use the overtime calculator.

Time-and-a-half rate

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Pay for 0 overtime hours

    Rule used: US federal (FLSA). Overtime at no less than 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. 29 U.S.C. 207(a)(1).

    How to calculate time and a half

    Time-and-a-half rate = hourly rate × 1.5
    Overtime pay = overtime hours × time-and-a-half rate

    1. Multiply your hourly rate by 1.5, or add half of it to itself: half of $18.00 is $9.00, so the rate is $27.00.
    2. Multiply that rate by your overtime hours.
    3. To go the other way, divide an overtime rate by 1.5: $27.00 ÷ 1.5 = $18.00.

    Odd cents can leave a fraction of a cent. $7.25 × 1.5 is $10.875. The calculator shows $10.88 but multiplies with the full $10.875 and rounds each pay line to the nearest cent, half a cent up. So 5 hours is $54.38, not 5 × $10.88 = $54.40.

    Worked example

    The Department of Labor's rule book works this case: $12.00 an hour, 46 hours in one workweek, so 6 hours of overtime.

    $12.00 an hour, 6 overtime hours
    LineWorkingAmount
    Time-and-a-half rate$12.00 × 1.5$18.00
    Overtime pay6 × $18.00$108.00
    Of which the half-time extra6 × $6.00$36.00

    Add the 40 regular hours, 40 × $12.00 = $480.00, and the week comes to $588.00, the figure in 29 CFR 778.110(a).

    Time and a half at common rates

    Hourly rateTime and a halfExtra per overtime hour
    $12.00$18.00$6.00
    $18.00$27.00$9.00
    $20.00$30.00$10.00
    $25.00$37.50$12.50
    $30.00$45.00$15.00

    Which rate it applies to

    Multiply your regular rate, which can be higher than your base wage: night-shift differentials and bonuses paid for hours or output are added in first. The shift differential calculator works out that blended rate. Which hours count as overtime, by week and by state, is on the overtime calculator; in California, hours over 8 in a workday also qualify.

    Questions

    What is time and a half for $15 an hour?

    $22.50 an hour. Five overtime hours at that rate pay $112.50.

    Is time and a half the same as overtime?

    Time and a half is the rate. Overtime is the hours it applies to.

    Can my employer pay more than time and a half?

    Yes. The law sets a floor, not a ceiling, so an employer or a contract may pay double time or more.

    Sources

    1. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division: Overtime Pay
    2. 29 U.S.C. 207, Maximum hours
    3. 29 CFR 778.110, Hourly rate employee (eCFR)
    4. 29 CFR 778.207, Other types of contract premium pay distinguished (eCFR)
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