Double Time Calculator

When to use a double-time estimate

A 2× rate is a pay arrangement, not an automatic rule for every long shift or holiday. Before entering hours, check the applicable state rule, written employer policy, or union agreement. This calculator prices the hours you choose; it cannot determine eligibility.

California, for example, generally requires double time after 12 hours in a workday and after eight hours on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek, subject to exceptions. Do not apply those thresholds to every state or worker.

• Source: California Labor Commissioner: overtime

A week with regular, overtime, and double-time hours

Suppose your confirmed pay categories are 40 regular hours, 4 hours at 1.5×, and 2 hours at 2×, with a $25 rate. Regular pay is $1,000, time-and-a-half pay is $150, and double-time pay is $100. Total gross pay is $1,250.

This tool has no separate 1.5× box. Entering 40 regular hours and 2 double-time hours gives $1,100, which excludes the $150 from the other four hours. Calculate that remaining category separately and add it once. Never enter the same hours in both overtime categories.

Check the pay-stub labels

A line labeled double-time premium may contain only the extra amount above straight-time pay. At $25 an hour, two double-time hours are worth $100 in total; if $50 is already included elsewhere as base pay, the extra premium is $50.

Use gross earnings when comparing this result with a paycheck. Tax withholding, benefit deductions, bonuses, and reimbursements are outside this tool.