Free Overtime Pay Calculator (Weekly, 1.5x)

Enter an hourly rate and the week's hours, and this calculator splits pay at the 40-hour line: regular pay, overtime at time and a half, and the total. Adjust the threshold or multiplier if your rules differ.

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The worked example

At $30 an hour and a 46-hour week: 40 regular hours pay $1,200, six overtime hours pay $45 each for $270, and the week totals $1,470. That $270 is also the number that should have been visible on Wednesday, not discovered on payday, which is the entire argument for watching hours weekly instead of adding them at the end.

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Two rules worth knowing

Overtime is weekly under federal law. Forty hours in a workweek is the line, regardless of how many hours any single day held. Long Monday, short Friday, no federal OT if the week stays at 40 or under.

Some states add daily overtime. California is the loudest example: daily overtime past 8 hours and more past 12, on top of the weekly rule. If you run crews in a daily-OT state, the weekly calculator above understates what you owe; our California overtime guide walks the layered rules with examples.

This is general information, not legal advice.

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Seeing it before payday

The calculator answers "what does this week cost." The better question is "which weeks are about to cost extra," and that one needs live hours. Clox shows every person's week-to-date with the OT split as it accrues, and the Reports page totals the whole crew with estimated payroll, so the $270 surprise becomes a Wednesday scheduling decision instead. One plan, $29 a month, free for 14 days.

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FAQ

Clox shows overtime building during the week. Free for 14 days, no credit card.