By Mudassir Khan
What is time and a half for your wage? Find your exact overtime rate from $15 to $50 per hour, see the extra premium each overtime hour adds, and learn the one case where the table understates your pay.
Rules verified November 2026 · Sources: U.S. Department of Labor
Time and a half means 1.5 times your regular hourly rate: $20 an hour becomes $30 an hour for overtime, with a $10 extra premium per hour. The table below lists exact rates and premiums for wages from $15 to $50 in $2.50 steps. Your true rate can be higher if bonuses or shift differentials raise your regular rate.
Every value is your hourly rate times 1.5. The premium column is the extra amount each overtime hour adds beyond straight time pay, which is 0.5 times the rate.
| Hourly rate | Time and a half rate | Extra premium per overtime hour |
|---|---|---|
| $15.00 | $22.50 | $7.50 |
| $17.50 | $26.25 | $8.75 |
| $20.00 | $30.00 | $10.00 |
| $22.50 | $33.75 | $11.25 |
| $25.00 | $37.50 | $12.50 |
| $27.50 | $41.25 | $13.75 |
| $30.00 | $45.00 | $15.00 |
| $32.50 | $48.75 | $16.25 |
| $35.00 | $52.50 | $17.50 |
| $37.50 | $56.25 | $18.75 |
| $40.00 | $60.00 | $20.00 |
| $42.50 | $63.75 | $21.25 |
| $45.00 | $67.50 | $22.50 |
| $47.50 | $71.25 | $23.75 |
| $50.00 | $75.00 | $25.00 |
The premium column is the shortcut payroll uses: straight time for all 48 hours plus the half rate premium on the 8 overtime hours. Same total, fewer steps.
The table assumes your regular rate equals your base wage. Under the FLSA, the regular rate is total pay for the week divided by total hours worked, and it must include shift differentials, commissions, and nondiscretionary bonuses. If you earned a $100 attendance bonus in a 44 hour week at $20 an hour, your regular rate is $980 ÷ 44 = $22.2727, not $20, and your true overtime rate is $33.41, not $30. An employer that pays from the base wage alone is underpaying. See our bonuses in the regular rate guide for the full allocation method.
Pay rules on this page follow DOL Fact Sheet 23: overtime pay requirements of the FLSA and DOL Fact Sheet 56A: Overview of the Regular Rate of Pay.
$22.50 per hour. That is $15 times 1.5. Each overtime hour earns an extra $7.50 premium over the base rate.
$30.00 per hour. That is $20 times 1.5. Each overtime hour earns an extra $10.00 premium over the base rate.
$37.50 per hour. That is $25 times 1.5. Each overtime hour earns an extra $12.50 premium over the base rate.
$45.00 per hour. That is $30 times 1.5. Each overtime hour earns an extra $15.00 premium over the base rate.
$60.00 per hour. That is $40 times 1.5. Each overtime hour earns an extra $20.00 premium over the base rate.
$75.00 per hour. That is $50 times 1.5. Each overtime hour earns an extra $25.00 premium over the base rate.
The 1.5 multiplier is always the same, but the regular rate it multiplies is not always your base wage. Shift differentials and nondiscretionary bonuses raise the regular rate first, which raises every overtime hour.
Compute your exact week with the time and a half calculator, the overtime pay calculator for base plus overtime, or the double time calculator for California style rates.