Welcome to the Geek Time Card Calculator! This tool is designed for freelancers, contractors, or anyone who needs to meticulously track and calculate their earnings based on different hourly rates for various types of work. Whether you're logging regular project hours, crunching through overtime for a tight deadline, or pulling a double-overtime shift, this calculator helps you accurately determine your total pay.
Unlike a simple hourly wage calculator, the Geek Time Card Calculator allows you to specify different multipliers for overtime and double overtime, reflecting common compensation structures in many industries. This ensures that every minute of your hard work is accounted for at its correct value.
How the Geek Time Card Calculator Works
This calculator takes your base hourly rate and applies it to the different categories of hours you've logged. Here's a breakdown of the inputs and how the calculations are performed:
Regular Hourly Rate ($): This is your standard pay rate per hour for normal working hours.
Overtime Rate Multiplier: This factor determines how much more you earn for overtime hours compared to your regular rate. A common multiplier is 1.5 (time-and-a-half).
Double Overtime Rate Multiplier: This factor applies to hours worked beyond standard overtime, often at an even higher rate. A common multiplier is 2.0 (double time).
Regular Hours Logged: The total number of hours worked at your standard hourly rate.
Overtime Hours Logged: The total number of hours worked that qualify for the overtime rate.
Double Overtime Hours Logged: The total number of hours worked that qualify for the double overtime rate.
Calculation Logic:
The calculator uses the following formulas to determine your total earnings:
Total Pay:Regular Pay + Overtime Pay + Double Overtime Pay
Example Scenario:
Let's say you're a freelance developer with a regular hourly rate of $75. Last week, you worked 35 regular hours on a project. Due to a critical deadline, you also put in 8 hours of overtime (at time-and-a-half) and 3 hours of double overtime (for a weekend emergency fix).