Overtime calculator
This overtime calculator works out what your extra hours are worth. Enter your base hourly rate and overtime hours, and it applies time and a half for the first hours and double time after that, the pattern used in most Australian awards. It also shows your time and a half and double time rates so you can check your payslip.
Updated 12 November 2026 · Uses 2026-27 figures
Work out your overtime pay
Enter your base rate and how many overtime hours you worked.
General information only, not financial, tax or legal advice. Results are estimates based on 2026-27 figures and the assumptions shown. Check your award, agreement or a qualified adviser for your situation.
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Find workHow to use the overtime calculator
- Enter your base hourly rate, the ordinary rate before any loading or penalties.
- Enter your overtime hours for the week or day.
- Set how many hours are paid at time and a half before double time starts. Most awards use 2 or 3 hours.
- Read your overtime pay, split into the hours at 150% and at 200%.
How overtime pay is calculated
Overtime is work beyond your ordinary hours. Under the National Employment Standards, full-time ordinary hours are 38 a week, and an employer can ask for reasonable additional hours. Whether those hours are paid at a higher rate, and what rate, is set by your award, enterprise agreement or contract.
Most modern awards use the same basic pattern:
| Overtime hours | Common award rate | On a $30 base rate |
|---|---|---|
| First 2 or 3 hours | 150% (time and a half) | $45.00 |
| After that | 200% (double time) | $60.00 |
| Sundays (many awards) | 200% | $60.00 |
| Public holidays (many awards) | 250% | $75.00 |
The formula is simple: hours at time and a half × base rate × 1.5, plus hours at double time × base rate × 2.
Worked example: 6 hours of overtime
A worker on a base rate of $30.00 an hour works 6 hours of overtime in a week. Their award pays time and a half for the first 2 hours and double time after that.
2 hours at 150% is $90.00. 4 hours at 200% is $240.00.
Total overtime pay is $330.00, on top of their pay for ordinary hours.
What is time and a half?
Time and a half means 1.5 times your ordinary hourly rate. If you earn $28 an hour, time and a half is $42 an hour. Double time is 2 times the ordinary rate, so $56 an hour on the same base. To calculate time and a half, multiply your base rate by 1.5.
Daily and weekly overtime
Many awards count overtime daily as well as weekly. If your award sets ordinary hours at 7.6 a day or limits a shift to 10 or 12 hours, time past that limit is overtime even if you work under 38 hours in the week. Work done outside the spread of ordinary hours, such as before 6am, can also count as overtime. Use the timesheet calculator to add up your hours for the week first.
Do casuals get overtime?
Many awards do give casuals overtime, for example when they work more than 38 hours a week or more than a set number of hours in a day. Some awards calculate casual overtime on the base rate without the casual loading, and others include it. Check the overtime clause of your award.
Is super paid on overtime?
Generally no. The super guarantee is based on ordinary time earnings, and overtime hours are not ordinary hours, so employers usually don't have to pay super on them. Penalty rates and shift loadings paid for ordinary hours are different and usually do attract super.
Salaried employees and overtime
Award-covered employees on an annual salary may have overtime absorbed into their salary under an annualised wage arrangement, but the employer must check each year that the salary covers what the award would have paid.
Extra hours through labour hire
Warehousing, driving and construction work often comes with overtime in busy periods. TQN Personnel places workers in these roles across Australia. You can register for work. For weekend and public holiday rates on ordinary hours, use the penalty rates calculator.
Frequently asked questions
How do I calculate time and a half?
Multiply your ordinary hourly rate by 1.5. On a $30 base rate, time and a half is $45 an hour. Multiply that by the number of hours worked at time and a half to get the overtime pay for those hours.
What is time and a half?
Time and a half is a pay rate of 150% of your ordinary hourly rate. It's the standard rate for the first two or three hours of overtime under most Australian modern awards.
How is overtime calculated in Australia?
Overtime is usually paid at 150% for the first two or three hours and 200% after that, based on your ordinary hourly rate. The exact rules, including whether overtime is counted daily or weekly, come from your award or enterprise agreement.
Is super paid on overtime?
Usually not. The super guarantee is calculated on ordinary time earnings, and overtime is not ordinary hours. Some enterprise agreements or contracts pay super on overtime anyway, so check yours.
Do casuals get overtime?
Under many awards, yes. Casuals typically get overtime after 38 hours a week or after a set number of hours in a day or shift. The overtime rate and whether it includes the casual loading depend on the award.
How much is overtime pay?
On a $30 base rate, overtime is $45 an hour at time and a half and $60 an hour at double time. Six hours of overtime with two at time and a half and four at double time comes to $330.
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General information only, not financial, tax or legal advice. Results are estimates based on 2026-27 figures and the assumptions shown. Check your award, agreement or a qualified adviser for your situation.