Determining your regular rate of pay is crucial for understanding your total earnings, especially when overtime is involved. Your regular rate of pay is the standard hourly wage you receive for your work, before any overtime premiums or other bonuses are added. This forms the base upon which overtime pay is calculated.
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that non-exempt employees receive overtime pay at a rate of at least one and one-half times (1.5x) their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Some employers may offer a higher overtime multiplier, such as double time (2x), depending on company policy or specific agreements.
To calculate your total pay for a pay period that includes overtime, you first need to determine the pay for your regular hours and then the pay for your overtime hours.
Regular Pay Calculation:
Regular Pay = Hours Worked at Regular Rate × Regular Hourly Pay Rate
Total Pay Calculation:
Total Pay = Regular Pay + Overtime Pay
This calculator simplifies this process by taking your total hours, regular hourly rate, overtime hours, and the applicable overtime multiplier to provide your total earnings for the pay period. Accurate tracking of hours and understanding your pay structure ensures you are compensated correctly for all your hard work.
Example:
Let's say you worked 45 hours in a pay period. You normally earn $15.00 per hour. You worked 5 hours of overtime, and your employer offers time-and-a-half for overtime (a multiplier of 1.5).
Using the calculator with these inputs will confirm this total.
function calculateRegularRateOfPay() {
var hoursWorked = parseFloat(document.getElementById("hoursWorked").value);
var regularPayRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById("regularPayRate").value);
var overtimeHours = parseFloat(document.getElementById("overtimeHours").value);
var overtimeMultiplier = parseFloat(document.getElementById("overtimeMultiplier").value);
var resultDiv = document.getElementById("result");
if (isNaN(hoursWorked) || isNaN(regularPayRate) || isNaN(overtimeHours) || isNaN(overtimeMultiplier) ||
hoursWorked < 0 || regularPayRate < 0 || overtimeHours < 0 || overtimeMultiplier <= 0) {
resultDiv.innerHTML = "Please enter valid positive numbers for all fields.";
return;
}
var regularPay = 0;
var overtimePay = 0;
var totalPay = 0;
// Ensure overtime hours do not exceed total hours if they are presented in a way that implies it.
// However, typical input is separate for regular and overtime, so we use them as given.
// If hoursWorked was meant to be TOTAL hours, then we'd calculate regular hours = Math.min(hoursWorked, 40)
// and overtimeHours = Math.max(0, hoursWorked – 40). But the current inputs suggest distinct values.
regularPay = hoursWorked * regularPayRate;
overtimePay = overtimeHours * regularPayRate * overtimeMultiplier;
totalPay = regularPay + overtimePay;
resultDiv.innerHTML = "