Time and a Half Calculator
Time and a half means the overtime hour is paid at 1.5 times the straight-time rate. On a $20 rate, that hour is $30. This page prices those hours, and it shows the half-time premium sitting inside that $30.
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.
What 1.5× actually pays
People mix up two different sentences. “Time and a half” is the full overtime rate. “The half” is only the extra 0.5 inside it. If you already counted an hour at straight time, you do not then add 1.5 times the rate again for that same hour. You would be paying the hour twice and then some. The result on this time and a half calculator separates the pieces: the 1.5× rate, the overtime pay at that full rate, what those same hours would have been at straight time, and the premium in between.
Five overtime hours at $20 are the short example. The time-and-a-half rate is $30. Overtime pay is $150. Straight time for those five hours would have been $100. The extra half is $50, and it is already inside the $150. Leave the checkbox on when every hour in the box is an overtime hour.
When the hours are a whole week
Uncheck “pay every one of these hours at time and a half” if the number you have is the whole workweek and only the tail should be at 1.5×. The threshold defaults to 40. Forty-five hours at $20 then matches the overtime calculator: $800 regular, $150 overtime, $950 gross. The weekly card version of that addition is the weekly overtime calculator, which starts from seven days instead of one total.
Clock times are allowed in the hours box. 5:30 is 5.50 decimal hours. If you are converting a longer timesheet, the hours to decimal calculator and the minute chart are the cleaner first step, especially when several lines need to be added before they are priced.
What this page does not change
The 1.5 multiplier is fixed here on purpose. This page is about time and a half, not about an arbitrary multiplier. If a contract uses 2×, that is double time, and the double time calculator is the matching form. If you need both bands in one week, turn double time on inside the overtime calculator and set the second threshold yourself. Federal law does not supply that second threshold.
Nothing on this page withholds taxes or decides whether the hours were overtime in the first place. Exemption, a different state daily rule, or a bonus that belongs in the regular rate can all change the amount an employer actually owes. The FLSA overtime page is a short federal summary with the Department of Labor links, and it is not a determination about your job. For the dollar line labeled as overtime pay rather than as a rate, use the overtime pay calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Is time and a half the same as an extra half-time bonus?
Time and a half means the overtime hour is paid at 1.5 times the straight-time rate. On a $20 rate, that hour is $30. The extra $10 is already inside the $30. Do not add another full $20 on top of the $30 for the same hour.
What is time and a half of $20?
The time-and-a-half rate is $30 an hour. Five overtime hours at that rate are $150.
When should I use the overtime calculator instead?
Use the overtime calculator when you have a whole workweek and only the hours past 40 should be at 1.5 times. Use this page when the hours you are holding are already the overtime hours.