Nurse PayNurse Overtime Calculator
Work out overtime pay for one shift or a whole week — daily or weekly thresholds, time-and-a-half, double time, and differentials in the overtime rate.
Your estimated pay with overtime
$732
- 11.5
- paid hours
- $63.65/hr
- effective rate
- 7.5
- OT hours
Breakdown
- Base pay11.5 h × $48.00
- $552.00
- Overtime premium7.5 h × $24.00 (1.5×)
- $180.00
- Estimated gross pay
- $732.00
How this was calculated
Paid time
12h worked − 30m unpaid break = 11.5 h
Hours
4 h regular · 7.5 h overtime · 0 h double time
Premium rate
Premiums are computed on $48.00/hr — your base rate. A premium is the extra above straight time, so 1.5× adds 0.5× on top of the base pay line.
Rounding
Each line is rounded to the cent, then summed, so the breakdown always adds up.
Your estimated pay: $732. Get this in seconds after every shift.
Nurse Pay for iPhone keeps your rate, differentials and overtime rules, so each shift is a tap. Nurse Pay Pro adds pay-period totals and job-offer comparison.
Download on theApp StoreWorked example: the fourth 12 of the week
A nurse earning $45/hour has already worked three 12-hour shifts (36 hours) this week. Their employer pays time-and-a-half after 40 hours a week. The fourth 12-hour shift has 4 regular hours and 8 overtime hours.
Fourth 12-hour shift after 36 hours
- Base pay12 h × $45.00
- $540.00
- Overtime premium8 h × $22.50 (1.5×)
- $180.00
- Estimated gross pay
- $720.00
The whole week of four 12s comes to $2,340.00: 40 regular hours and 8 overtime hours. Switch the calculator to “A full week” to check it.
Base pay covers every hour at straight time. The overtime premium is the extra half (0.5 × $45 = $22.50) on each overtime hour. Together that's the familiar $67.50 an hour for overtime, shown in two lines so the breakdown adds up.
How nurse overtime is calculated
- Find your overtime hours. Paid hours past the daily threshold (if your employer has one), or past the weekly threshold once earlier hours this week are counted — whichever gives more. An hour is never counted twice.
- Find the rate overtime is paid on. Your base rate, or your base rate blended with hourly differentials.
- Add the premium. Overtime hours × (multiplier − 1) × that rate. Double time works the same way with its own threshold and multiplier.
Why differentials matter: on a 12.5-hour paid shift at $50 with a $5 night differential and daily overtime after 12, the overtime premium is $13.75 when the differential is blended into the overtime rate, and $12.50 when it isn't. Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, shift differentials are generally part of the "regular rate" overtime is based on (29 CFR 778.207), which is why blending is the default here. Your employer's payroll decides what actually happens.
More detail: nurse overtime pay explained.
Assumptions and limits
- Thresholds and multipliers are the ones you enter. Which overtime rules apply to you depends on your employer, contract, union agreement and state law.
- "Hours already worked this week" should be paid hours in the same work week — not PTO or on-call hours unless your employer counts them.
- Some hospitals use a different overtime arrangement for nurses (for example, 8-and-80 pay periods). Enter the thresholds that match your employer's actual policy.
Common overtime situations
- Three 12s, then a pickup shift
- Weekly threshold 40, hours already worked 36. The first 4 hours of the pickup are regular, the rest overtime.
- Daily overtime after 8
- Set daily overtime to 8. A 12-hour paid shift has 4 overtime hours, even in a short week.
- Overtime only after 12 hours
- Set daily overtime to 12 and clear the weekly threshold if your employer doesn't use one.
- Double time after 12
- Set double time after 12. Hours past 12 are paid at 2× instead of 1.5×, not both.
Frequently asked questions
Is nurse overtime always time-and-a-half?
1.5× is the most common multiplier, but contracts and union agreements can pay more. Enter your own multiplier.
Do shift differentials count toward overtime?
They can raise the rate overtime is paid on. Use the "Include differentials in the overtime rate" switch to see both ways.
Does an unpaid meal break count toward overtime?
No. Only paid hours count toward overtime thresholds, so an unpaid break reduces the hours that can become overtime.
What if I have daily and weekly overtime?
Enter both. The calculator uses whichever gives more overtime hours for the shift, and never pays an hour two premiums.
Related calculators and guides
- Nurse Overtime Pay ExplainedDaily vs weekly thresholds, time-and-a-half and the regular rate.
- Nurse Pay CalculatorEverything for one shift: base pay, differentials, overtime and holiday pay.
- 12-Hour Shift Pay CalculatorOne 12, and what three 12s a week add up to.
- Shift Differential CalculatorStack night, weekend, charge, preceptor and custom differentials.
Nurse Pay for iPhone
Weekly overtime, counted for you as the week goes.
- Save each shift as you work it.
- Nurse Pay Pro totals the pay period with weekly overtime carried from shift to shift.
- Your overtime rules, set once: daily, weekly, double time, multipliers.
Nurse Pay provides estimates based on the compensation information and rules you enter. Actual payroll, overtime, differentials, employer policies, taxes, deductions, and applicable laws may vary.