Double time calculator
Type your rate and your hours at regular pay, time and a half and double time. The tool shows each part and the total before taxes.
Not legal, tax or payroll advice. General information only; results are estimates. Read the full notice.
Example: at $18.50 an hour with 32 regular hours, 6 at time and a half and 4 at double time, double time pays $37.00 an hour. HoursPad estimates $906.50 before taxes.
Estimate based on what you entered. Not legal or payroll advice; check it against your employer's records.
How to use it
- Type your hourly rate.
- Type the regular hours, the time and a half hours and the double time hours.
- Change the Double time multiplier if your employer or contract uses a different one.
- Read the double time rate, the pay for each part and the total.
What the federal rule says about the minimum
The federal overtime statement below is about the lowest overtime rate, as a multiple of the regular rate. This page does not say any federal rule requires double time; it only adds up the hours you enter at the multipliers you enter.
- The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 207) sets overtime pay at not less than 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, for employees it covers who are not exempt.
Questions
What is double time?
It means paying twice the regular hourly rate for certain hours. This tool only does the arithmetic on the hours you enter.
Where do I find out if double time applies to my job?
Your employer or your state labor department can confirm what applies to your job.
Does the tool decide which hours are double time?
No. You type how many hours fall into each group, and the tool does the arithmetic.
Official sources
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29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1) (opens in new tab), U.S. Government Publishing Office (U.S. Code).
“for a workweek longer than forty hours unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of the hours above specified at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which he is employed.”
Checked November 11, 2026. Rules change; verify with the source. -
Overtime Pay (Wage and Hour Division) (opens in new tab), U.S. Department of Labor.
“Unless exempt, employees covered by the Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay.”
Checked November 11, 2026. Rules change; verify with the source.
These are summaries of what the official sources say, not legal advice. Laws change and exceptions apply. Check with your employer or your state labor department about your own job.