Overtime Pay Calculator

What overtime pay really means

Overtime is the reward for working beyond your normal schedule, and it is worth more per hour than your regular pay. Employers typically pay a premium — most often 1.5 times your base rate (called time and a half) or 2 times (double time). This calculator splits your week into the hours paid at your ordinary rate and the extra hours paid at the higher rate, then adds them together so you know exactly what a demanding week is worth.

The maths is straightforward. Your regular pay is your hourly rate multiplied by your regular hours. Your overtime pay takes that same rate, scales it up by the multiplier, and multiplies by the overtime hours. Add the two and you have your gross weekly earnings.

Overtime and Indian labour law

In India, overtime is governed largely by the Factories Act, 1948, which entitles workers to twice their ordinary rate of wages for hours beyond nine in a day or forty-eight in a week. That is why the 2x, double-time option matters here — for many factory workers it is the legal minimum. Shops and commercial establishments are covered by state-specific acts, and the newer labour codes are gradually reshaping these rules, so the exact entitlement depends on where and in what kind of establishment you work.

There are usually caps on how much overtime you can be asked to do — commonly around fifty hours a quarter — and employers must record it in an overtime register. If you are in a managerial or supervisory role, statutory overtime provisions may not apply to you at all, so your contract becomes the deciding document.

Gross, not take-home

An important caveat: the total this tool shows is gross pay. Overtime earnings are fully taxable and form part of your income for the year. Your actual take-home for a high-overtime week will be lower once income tax, your EPF contribution and professional tax come out. Because overtime can push your earnings up in busy months, it is wise to set aside a slice for tax rather than treating the whole amount as spendable.

Deciding whether extra hours are worth it

Beyond the pay slip, use this calculator to make a decision. Seeing that ten overtime hours at 1.5x add several thousand rupees to your week helps you weigh the money against your time and energy. If the premium is only 1.5x and the hours are draining, you might value rest more; if it is 2x on a short, well-paid shift, the trade can look very different. Run a few scenarios and let the numbers guide the call.