One fixed workweek, actual hours
This estimate covers one workweek — the recurring 168-hour period your employer uses — and the hours actually worked in it. It does not average two weeks together, does not apply state daily-overtime rules and does not decide exemptions. Under the FLSA, covered nonexempt employees generally earn at least 1.5 times their regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek; see the Department of Labor overtime guidance for scope. Enter the duration you actually worked, not a scheduled figure.
How the math is applied
Regular hours are the first 40:00 of the week; everything above becomes overtime. Regular pay is regular hours × your rate. Overtime pay is overtime hours × rate × your multiplier — for example 5 hours at $20 with 1.5 gives $150. Because that figure already contains the base rate for the overtime hours, the total is regular pay plus overtime pay; adding the overtime hours again at the plain rate would double-count them. The result panel labels each part so the arithmetic stays visible.
Enter hours without ambiguity
Worked time can be typed as H:MM, such as 45:30, or switched to decimal hours, such as 45.5. Both mean the same 45 hours 30 minutes here. A decimal entry must land on a whole minute: 45.33 hours is 2,719.8 minutes, so it is refused with the exact figure rather than rounded. Minutes are never rounded before the math; money is rounded to cents only at the final output, once.
Worked example: 45 hours at $20
With 45:00 worked, a $20 rate and the 1.5 multiplier, regular hours are 40:00 and overtime is 5:00. Regular pay is $800.00, overtime pay is $150.00, and the total gross estimate is $950.00. At exactly 40:00 the overtime is zero and the total is $800.00. At 40:30 the overtime is 0:30, or $15.00, giving $815.00. Rate 0 is valid and produces $0.00 rather than an error, because zero pay is a legitimate answer.
Limits: one week, one rate, no tax
Entries above 168 hours are rejected because a workweek cannot contain more. The estimate uses one rate for the whole week; multiple rates, tips or bonuses change the legal regular rate and are outside this tool. Taxes, deductions and benefits are never included. Two-week averaging, daily and state-specific overtime, and regular-rate recomputation are equally out of scope — use the weekly timesheet calculator when you need day-by-day records instead of a single weekly figure.
Copy, export and privacy
Copy summary places the inputs and each pay part on the clipboard; Download CSV writes the same figures as rows; Print produces a readable record. The estimate saves locally under its own profile, separate from every other tool’s saved data, and Reset clears only this page. Corrupted storage starts a clean form with a notice instead of restoring invented numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How is overtime pay calculated at 1.5 times?
Hours above 40 in the week are multiplied by your rate and then by 1.5. Five overtime hours at $20 give $150.00. That figure already includes the base rate for those hours, so the total is regular pay plus overtime pay without adding the base again.
Is the 40-hour threshold adjustable here?
No. This version fixes the federal weekly threshold of 40 hours. Daily and state-specific rules, such as California daily overtime, are not implemented. Check your applicable rules separately when they differ from the weekly federal baseline.
Can I enter 45.5 hours instead of 45:30?
Yes — switch the entry mode to decimal hours. Both inputs mean 45 hours 30 minutes. A decimal value that does not land on whole minutes, such as 45.33, is rejected with the exact minute count instead of being rounded silently.
What happens at exactly 40 hours?
Forty hours is the boundary: all of it is regular time and the overtime is 0:00. At 40:30, only the thirty extra minutes are overtime. The estimate never rounds minutes before comparing them with the threshold.
Does this handle two weeks or daily overtime?
No. Averaging two workweeks is not permitted for the federal weekly rule, and daily or state rules are outside this tool. Evaluate each fixed workweek on its own page or with the weekly timesheet calculator, which keeps weeks separate.
Are taxes included in the total?
No. The result is a gross estimate from your rate and multiplier only. Withholding, benefits and deductions are not calculated, so treat the figure as a check on the hours math rather than a paycheck amount.