Overtime Hours
Regular, overtime, and double-time pay breakdown.
Example
You enter
- Total hours 50
- Regular rate ($/hr) 30
You get
- Regular hours 40
- Overtime hours 10
- Regular pay 1200
- Overtime pay 450
- Gross pay $1650
Checked against published worked examples from: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (Code of Federal Regulations via eCFR).
Details, formula, and sources
Formula or tableRegular pay = min(hours, 40) × rate. OT = max(hours − 40, 0) × rate × 1.5 per FLSA 29 USC 207, up to the double-time threshold; hours past that threshold (default 60) pay the double-time multiple. The FLSA has no double time -- set the threshold above the week's hours for a pure FLSA figure; double time is a contract or state rule (California's is DAILY, past 12 h). The regular rate must include non-discretionary bonuses (29 CFR 778.110(b)); enter that rate. Some states (CA, AK, NV) require daily OT.
Source and editionFair Labor Standards Act 29 USC 207 by section. State daily-OT rules per CA Labor Code §510, AK Stat §23.10.060, NV Admin Code §608.140.
Free access29 USC 207 free at uscode.house.gov; state codes free at each state legislature site.
What governsEstimate. AHJ and licensed professional govern.
API field namestotal_hours, regular_rate, regular_hours, overtime_hours, regular_pay, overtime_pay, gross_pay
- FLSA threshold 40 hr/week federal; state daily thresholds may apply (CA / AK / NV 8 hr/day)29 USC 207 + state codes