Texas Overtime Calculator

How to use the Texas overtime calculator

What this calculator does

This calculator estimates weekly gross pay by combining straight-time earnings with overtime earnings. It multiplies Regular hourly pay by Regular work time, calculates Overtime hourly pay from the selected Overtime pay multiplier, and then multiplies that rate by Overtime hours. It is useful for quick payroll checks and personal budgeting, but it does not determine whether a worker is legally nonexempt, whether every payment belongs in the regular rate, or whether a particular hour is compensable.

When to use it

• Estimate a weekly paycheck before taxes and deductions.
• Compare schedules with different overtime hours.
• Check a time-and-a-half payroll calculation.
• Measure how much of total gross pay comes from overtime.

How to calculate

1. The calculator opens with a complete demonstration: $24.00 per hour, 40 regular hours, a 1.50 multiplier, and 8 overtime hours. Results and the example XLSX are immediately available.
2. Replace each demonstration value with the figures for one workweek. Use digits and a period as the decimal separator; do not use scientific notation or a decimal comma.
3. Read Total pay first, then review the regular-pay, overtime-rate, overtime-pay, and overtime-share figures. The chart and table use the same current calculation.
4. Select Download Excel to export the current validated inputs and results. Reset clears the demonstration data and may disable the export until all four valid values are entered again.

Input guide

Regular hourly pay is a required U.S.-dollar rate from $0.01 to $1,000,000. A realistic value is $24.00. Raising it increases both regular and overtime earnings. Enter the worker's regular rate, not an after-tax rate. Regular work time is required and accepts 0 to 168 hours; 40.00 is the example. It represents hours paid at the straight-time rate, not necessarily all hours physically present. Overtime pay multiplier is required from 1.00 to 10.00; 1.50 represents time-and-a-half. A higher multiplier raises only the overtime rate and overtime pay. Overtime hours is required from 0 to 128 hours; the example uses 8.00. Do not enter total weekly hours in this field – enter only hours paid at the overtime rate.

Output guide

Total pay is the estimated gross weekly amount. Total regular pay is regular hours times regular hourly pay. Overtime hourly pay is regular hourly pay times the multiplier. Total overtime pay is overtime hourly pay times overtime hours. Overtime share is overtime pay divided by total pay; zero means no overtime earnings, while a higher percentage means overtime contributes more of the gross total. The Pay breakdown table repeats each component's hours, rate, and amount, and the bar chart compares the two compatible dollar amounts on a zero baseline.

Worked example

With $24.00 per hour and 40 regular hours, regular pay is 24 × 40 = $960.00. The 1.50 multiplier produces an overtime rate of 24 × 1.50 = $36.00. Eight overtime hours produce 36 × 8 = $288.00. Adding $960.00 and $288.00 gives the first-open Total pay of $1,248.00; overtime is 288 ÷ 1,248 = 23.08% of that total.

Learn more

For covered, nonexempt employees, federal rules generally require at least time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek; review the U.S. Department of Labor's FLSA overtime pay fact sheet. The regular rate can include more than an hourly wage, so the Department's regular-rate overview is important when bonuses or other compensation apply.