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Overtime Pay Calculator

Enter your hourly wage and the number of overtime hours worked to instantly calculate your total overtime earnings. Supports decimal hours, uses Indian Rupee formatting, and runs entirely in your browser - no sign-up, no data stored.

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Overtime Pay Calculator
Hourly wage × overtime hours - instant overtime pay calculation
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Enter your regular hourly rate before overtime multiplier
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Supports decimals - e.g. 2.5 for two and a half hours

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Calculate Overtime Pay in 3 Steps

Enter your hourly wage and overtime hours to get your total overtime pay instantly. Supports decimal hours, real-time input validation, and INR-formatted output.

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Enter Your Hourly Wage
Type your regular hourly pay rate in rupees. This is your standard rate before any overtime multiplier. If you know your monthly or annual salary, divide by working hours to get your hourly rate.
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Enter Overtime Hours
Enter how many overtime hours you worked. Decimals are supported - use 2.5 for two hours and thirty minutes. The calculator accepts any non-negative number and automatically clears invalid entries on blur.
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Get Overtime Pay
Click Calculate or press Enter. You'll see your hourly wage, overtime hours, and total overtime pay - all formatted in Indian Rupee notation. A confirmation toast also appears briefly at the top of the screen.

How Is Overtime Pay Calculated?

This calculator uses the direct multiplication formula:

Total Overtime Pay = Hourly Wage × Overtime Hours
No multiplier applied - enter your actual overtime rate (e.g. 1.5× base rate if your employer pays time-and-a-half)

For example: if your regular rate is ₹500/hour and your employer pays 1.5× for overtime, enter ₹750/hour (₹500 × 1.5) as your hourly wage and the actual overtime hours worked.

Hourly Wage Overtime Hours Total Overtime Pay
₹200/hr 10 hours ₹2,000
₹500/hr 8 hours ₹4,000
₹750/hr (1.5× of ₹500) 8 hours ₹6,000
₹1,000/hr 12 hours ₹12,000
₹1,500/hr 20 hours ₹30,000

To convert from monthly salary: Hourly wage = Monthly salary ÷ (Working days per month × Hours per day). For a typical ₹30,000/month salary at 26 working days × 8 hours: ₹30,000 ÷ 208 = ≈ ₹144/hour.

Overtime Rules Under Indian Labour Law

Overtime in India is governed primarily by the Factories Act, 1948 and applicable state shops & establishment acts. Key provisions:

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Factories Act, 1948
Workers covered by the Factories Act cannot work more than 9 hours/day or 48 hours/week. Overtime (beyond these limits) must be paid at double the regular rate. Maximum 50 overtime hours per quarter.
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Shops & Establishment Acts
State-specific rules apply to commercial establishments. Most states require overtime pay at 1.5× to 2× the regular rate after 8–9 hours/day or 48 hours/week. Rules vary significantly by state.
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IT / White-Collar Employees
Many IT and salaried employees in India work on a "fixed pay for any number of hours" basis and are not legally entitled to overtime under current law. Check your employment contract and applicable state IT act.
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New Labour Codes
The four new Labour Codes (once notified by states) will consolidate overtime rules. Proposed: max 12-hour workday with 2× overtime rate for hours beyond 8, and a cap of 125 overtime hours per quarter.

This calculator is a general computation tool and does not apply any specific multiplier or legal cap. Enter your actual overtime rate (as agreed or legally mandated) as the hourly wage for accurate results.

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💡 Quick Overtime Facts
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Factories Act: 2× Rate for Overtime
Under the Factories Act, 1948, workers who work beyond 9 hours/day or 48 hours/week must be paid double their regular rate. To use this calculator, enter 2× your regular hourly wage as the rate.
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Maximum 50 Overtime Hours Per Quarter
The Factories Act caps overtime at 50 hours per quarter (approximately 4.2 hours/week average). State amendments may allow higher limits with appropriate approvals in sectors like manufacturing and exports.
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Overtime Pay Is Fully Taxable
Overtime pay is treated as regular salary income and is fully taxable under both Old and New Tax Regime. It's added to your annual income and taxed at your applicable slab rate - no special exemption applies.
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IT Employees Often Have No OT Entitlement
Most IT and knowledge-sector employees in India work under "fixed compensation" contracts with no legal overtime entitlement under current law. Some companies offer compensatory off (comp-off) instead of overtime pay.
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Convert Monthly Salary to Hourly Rate
Hourly rate = Monthly salary ÷ (Working days/month × Hours/day). Common basis: 26 working days × 8 hours = 208 hours/month. A ₹30,000/month salary equals approximately ₹144/hour on this basis.
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Always Verify Against Your Employment Contract
Overtime entitlement, rate multiplier, and maximum hours are defined by a combination of applicable law (central/state), your industry category, and your individual employment agreement. When in doubt, consult your HR or a labour law practitioner.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The formula is: Total Overtime Pay = Hourly Wage × Overtime Hours. The calculator multiplies whatever hourly rate you enter by the number of overtime hours. No automatic multiplier (like 1.5× or 2×) is applied - if your employer pays you at 1.5× or 2× your regular rate for overtime, enter that already-multiplied rate as your hourly wage. For example, if your regular rate is ₹500/hr and you get 2× for overtime, enter ₹1,000 as the hourly wage.
Under the Factories Act, 1948, workers in factories must be paid double their regular rate for overtime (2× or 200%). Most state Shops and Establishments Acts require 1.5× to 2× for commercial establishments. However, many salaried employees - especially in IT, services, and knowledge sectors - work under fixed-compensation contracts with no legal overtime entitlement. Always check your employment contract and the specific law applicable to your industry and state.
Use this formula: Hourly Rate = Monthly Salary ÷ (Working Days per Month × Hours per Day). The most common basis in India is 26 working days × 8 hours = 208 hours/month. Examples: ₹20,000/month ÷ 208 = ≈ ₹96/hr. ₹30,000/month ÷ 208 = ≈ ₹144/hr. ₹50,000/month ÷ 208 = ≈ ₹240/hr. You can also use the Salary to Hourly Calculator on this site to compute this automatically before entering the rate here.
Yes - the overtime hours field accepts any decimal value. Enter 2.5 for two hours and thirty minutes, 1.75 for one hour and forty-five minutes, and so on. The calculator handles all decimal inputs accurately. The field uses step="0.5" as a default increment, but you can type any value directly.
Yes - overtime pay is treated as regular salary income and is fully taxable under both the Old and New Tax Regime. It is added to your total annual income and taxed at your applicable slab rate. There is no special exemption for overtime earnings. If your total income (including overtime) crosses a higher slab boundary, the portion above the threshold will be taxed at the higher rate. Use the Income Tax Calculator on this site to see how additional overtime income affects your annual tax liability.
Under the Factories Act, the maximum overtime a worker can work is 50 hours per quarter (January–March, April–June, July–September, October–December). Some states allow higher limits for specific industries under exemption notifications. The proposed new Labour Codes suggest raising this cap to 125 hours per quarter. Check the applicable state rules for your industry. This calculator does not enforce any cap - it will compute pay for any number of hours entered.
A small notification appears briefly at the top-right of your screen after each calculation - a green toast confirms a successful calculation, and a red toast appears if there's a validation error (such as a blank field or negative number). The notification disappears automatically after 4 seconds. The detailed result always appears directly in the calculator below the button regardless of the toast.
No. All calculations run entirely in your browser using JavaScript. No data is sent to any server, stored in any database, or shared with any third party. Your wage and hours figures exist only in your browser tab and disappear when you navigate away or close the tab.

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