Overtime Cost Calculator
Work out overtime pay per week from the hourly rate, overtime hours and multiplier you set, and its total cost across employees and weeks.
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- No sign-up to try
- Works as you type
Overtime pay
Overtime pay per week, per employee
$225.00
Total pay per week, per employee
$1,225.00
Overtime hourly rate
$37.50
Overtime cost over those weeks, all employees
$11,700
- Overtime rate = regular hourly pay × multiplier.
- Overtime pay per week = overtime hours × overtime rate.
- Total over the period = weekly overtime pay × weeks × employees.
Free, no sign-up to try. Save it as a live calculator you can share; an estimate from the numbers you enter, not financial advice. Check the result against your own records before you rely on it.
How it works
How the Overtime Cost Calculator works
- 1
Enter your numbers
Every result updates as you type, with the formula shown under it.
- 2
Check the method
See how each number is worked out and what it assumes.
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Save it as a Room
Share a live calculator: others can change the numbers and see the result update.
Worked example
What it makes
Example inputs
- Regular hourly pay
- $25
- Regular hours per week
- 40
- Overtime hours per week
- 6
- Overtime multiplier
- 1.5 ×
- Weeks with this overtime
- 52
- Employees on this pattern
- 1
Results
- Overtime pay per week, per employee
- $225.00
- Total pay per week, per employee
- $1,225.00
- Overtime hourly rate
- $37.50
- Overtime cost over those weeks, all employees
- $11,700
How it's calculated
- Overtime rate = regular hourly pay × multiplier.
- Overtime pay per week = overtime hours × overtime rate.
- Total over the period = weekly overtime pay × weeks × employees.
- Assumes: When overtime starts and the multiplier that applies are set by your contracts and local law: enter yours.
- Assumes: Employer taxes and benefits on overtime pay are not included.
An estimate from the numbers you enter, not financial advice. Check the result against your own records before you rely on it.
Who it's for
Who uses it
Employees
Check what a week of extra hours should add to pay.
Shift managers
See the cost of covering a gap with overtime.
Small business owners
Compare overtime with hiring another person.
Good to know
What to consider
- When overtime starts and the multiplier that applies are set by contracts and local law: this tool uses the ones you enter and doesn't check them.
- Employer taxes and benefits on overtime pay are not included.
Questions
About the Overtime Cost Calculator
What multiplier should I use?
The one in your contract or the law where you work. Time and a half (1.5) is common, and some hours, such as holidays, may use a different rate. Check your own rules before relying on the result.
Can I share the calculator with my team or a client?
Yes. The Room keeps the calculator live: anyone with the link can change the numbers and see the result update, with the method and assumptions on the same page.
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