Holiday pay calculator
Type your rate, the hours you worked on a holiday and the multiplier your employer uses. Add paid holiday hours if you were paid for a day off.
Not legal, tax or payroll advice. General information only; results are estimates. Read the full notice.
Example: 6 hours worked on a holiday at $18.50 an hour and a 2 multiplier is $222.00, which is $111.00 above regular pay. HoursPad estimates the holiday total at $222.00 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 hours worked on the holiday and the holiday multiplier from your pay policy.
- If you were paid for a holiday you did not work, type those hours too.
- Read the pay for each part and the total.
What the Department of Labor says about holidays
- The U.S. Department of Labor says the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not require overtime pay for work on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or regular days of rest. The same sentence makes an exception for overtime worked on those days.
Questions
What multiplier should I use?
Use the one in your employer's pay policy or contract. The tool does not know what applies to your job.
Is holiday pay the same as overtime?
They are different things. The Department of Labor statement below covers overtime pay on holidays. Whether a job pays extra for holidays is a question for your employer or your state labor department.
Can I see a paid day off and holiday work together?
Yes. Fill in both boxes and the tool adds them.
Official sources
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Overtime Pay (Wage and Hour Division) (opens in new tab), U.S. Department of Labor.
“The FLSA does not require overtime pay for work on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or regular days of rest”
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.