Double Time Calculator
Double time prices every hour in the box at twice the straight-time rate, unless you change the multiplier. Four hours at $20 and 2× are $160. Federal overtime law does not require that rate.
Estimate for personal reference only. Not tax, legal, or employment advice. Overtime defaults follow a federal FLSA-style workweek, usually 1.5× after 40 hours. State and city rules may differ.
2× is a different rule from time and a half
Time and a half is 1.5 times the rate. Double time is 2 times the rate. On a $20 hourly rate, time and a half is $30 and double time is $40. This double time calculator assumes the hours you type are already the double-time hours. It does not peel a normal week apart. Four hours at $20 × 2 = $160. Those same four hours at straight time would be $80, so the premium above straight time is another $80. Both numbers are on the result so the 2× pay is not confused with “$20 plus another $20 on an hour you already counted.”
The multiplier box stays editable because a contract might say 2.0, or a policy might use a different second rate. The default is 2. A clock time such as 3:30 is 3.50 decimal hours. Convert a longer timesheet on the hours to decimal calculator if the source is still hours and minutes.
Federal law and state rules
The FLSA overtime duty, as the Department of Labor describes it, is weekly: not less than 1.5× after 40 hours worked in the workweek for covered, nonexempt employees. It does not impose daily double time. Some states do require double time in situations the FLSA does not, and some employers pay it by policy or by contract even when no statute does. California is one state where daily overtime and, on long days, double time show up in the wage orders. Those rules have exceptions and industry details this sentence does not capture, and this site will not apply them for you.
If you want one week that contains regular hours, time-and-a-half hours, and double-time hours, use the overtime calculator and turn on the double-time threshold. Hours up to 40 stay regular, hours between 40 and your double-time line stay at 1.5×, and hours above that line use the 2× multiplier. You choose the line. The time and a half calculator stays on 1.5× only, which is the right tool when double time is not part of the question.
What stays out of the total
The pay shown here is gross. It is not reduced for taxes or deductions, and it is not a finding that any hour qualified for double time. A seven-day card that you still need to add lives on the weekly overtime calculator. The federal frame, with the warning that it is not legal advice, is on FLSA overtime. The formulas are repeated on assumptions and formulas.
Frequently asked questions
Does the FLSA require double time?
No. The federal overtime rule this site follows is 1.5 times after 40 hours in a workweek. Double time comes from some state rules, contracts, or employer policy, not from a federal daily double-time mandate.
What is double time on $20 an hour?
At 2 times, the double-time rate is $40 an hour. Four hours are $160, compared with $80 at straight time.
How do I mix regular, overtime, and double time in one week?
Use the overtime calculator and turn on double time. Hours up to the overtime threshold stay regular, hours between the two thresholds stay at the overtime multiplier, and hours above the double-time threshold use the 2× multiplier.