Time and a Half Calculator helps you figure out how much you earn for overtime work. It uses the standard 1.5× multiplier to give you a clear view of your extra earnings. Enter your regular hourly rate and overtime hours to get your total pay. The results show your regular daily pay, your time and a half hourly rate, your total overtime earnings, and your overall total pay.
What Is Time and a Half?
For each hours an employee work extra from the base line of 40 hours a week they earn 1.5 times more than the regular hourly pay rate. This is known as the Time and Half pay rate, also it can be called overtime pay. In simple word for every hour that someone works extra time each of this hours is paid 50% more than the standard hourly pay. We have created the Time And a Half Calculator so you can have a better understanding of you salary and to be more easy to calculate.
How to Calculate Time and a Half?
Before we jump to step-by-step calculation and the example, below you will find the formulas used to calculate pay time for normal pay rate and overtime rate. Also the below formulas showed are the ones used in our Time And a Half Calculator .
Step-by-Step Calculation
- Your standard hourly pay.
- To calculate your overtime rate, multiply by 1.5.
- Count hours of overtime.
- Multiply the overtime rate × overtime hours to get overtime pay
Example to calculate Time and a Half
- Regular pay rate = $20 /hr
- Overtime hours = 5 hours
- Overtime hourly pay rate = $20 x 1.5 = $30 /hr
- Overtime pay = 5 x $30 = $150
- Weekly pay = ( 40 x $20 )+ $150 = $950
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. When does time and a half legally apply?
Under U.S. federal law, nonexempt employees must be paid time and a half for all hours worked over 40 hours in a single workweek. Some states, including California, Colorado, Alaska, and Nevada, also require daily overtime, meaning employees earn time and a half after working more than 8 or 12 hours in a day, even if they haven’t reached 40 hours for the week.
2. Are employers required to pay time and a half for weekend or holiday work?
No. Federal law does not require extra pay for weekends or holidays unless the employee works over 40 hours that week. Any additional weekend or holiday pay is up to company policy or a union agreement.
3. What is the difference between “overtime” and “time and a half”?
Overtime → the hours worked beyond the standard limit (usually 40 hours/week).
Time and a half → the pay rate used for those overtime hours (your regular rate × 1.5).
4. How does the calculator determine my total pay?
The calculator usually follows these steps:
- Calculate your regular pay by multiplying your hourly rate by your regular hours (usually up to 40).
- Multiply your hourly rate by 1.5 to find your overtime rate.
- Calculate your overtime pay by multiplying the overtime rate by your overtime hours.
- Add your regular pay and overtime pay to get your total earnings for the pay period.
5. What is the difference between daily and weekly overtime?
Weekly overtime (required under federal U.S. law) applies when an employee works more than 40 hours in a single workweek.
Daily overtime is a state-specific rule that requires extra pay for working more than a set number of hours in one day (commonly over 8 or 12 hours), even if the total weekly hours do not exceed 40.
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