Overtime Share Calculator
Standard Formula
Overtime Share (%) = (Overtime Pay ÷ Total Gross Pay) × 100
Reveals what proportion of your weekly or monthly paycheck comes from overtime hours.
How Overtime Share Calculator Works?
The Overtime Share Calculator works by dividing overtime pay by total gross pay and multiplying by 100. The result is the percentage of the paycheck earned from overtime.
1Enter the hourly rate
Type the straight-time hourly rate. The default is $25.00.
2Enter regular hours
Add straight-time hours, usually 40.
3Enter overtime hours
Add hours paid at 1.5×. The default is 15 hours.
4Read the share
The tool divides $562.50 overtime pay by $1,562.50 gross pay and returns 36.0%.
Overtime Share Calculator Formula
The Overtime Share Calculator formula is Overtime Share (%) = (Overtime Pay ÷ Total Gross Pay) × 100.
Overtime pay
OT Pay = Rate × 1.5 × OT Hours
Gross pay
Gross = (Rate × Regular Hours) + OT Pay
Overtime share
Share = OT Pay ÷ Gross × 100
- OT Pay
- Dollar earnings from overtime hours.
- Gross
- Regular pay plus overtime pay.
- Share
- Percentage of gross pay that comes from overtime.
Worked example: 8 overtime hours
At any rate, 40 regular hours and 8 overtime hours give: 8 × 1.5 = 12 rate-units of overtime and 40 rate-units of regular pay.
Share = 12 ÷ 52 × 100 = 23.1%.
Overtime Share Calculator Conversion Table
The Overtime Share Calculator conversion table shows the overtime share of gross pay for 0 to 30 overtime hours on top of 40 regular hours. The share is the same at every hourly rate.
| Overtime Hours | Total Hours | OT Share of Gross Pay | OT Share of Hours | Gross at $25/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 hrs | 40 hrs | 0.0% | 0.0% | $1,000.00 |
| 2 hrs | 42 hrs | 7.0% | 4.8% | $1,075.00 |
| 5 hrs | 45 hrs | 15.8% | 11.1% | $1,187.50 |
| 8 hrs | 48 hrs | 23.1% | 16.7% | $1,300.00 |
| 10 hrs | 50 hrs | 27.3% | 20.0% | $1,375.00 |
| 12 hrs | 52 hrs | 31.0% | 23.1% | $1,450.00 |
| 15 hrs | 55 hrs | 36.0% | 27.3% | $1,562.50 |
| 20 hrs | 60 hrs | 42.9% | 33.3% | $1,750.00 |
| 25 hrs | 65 hrs | 48.4% | 38.5% | $1,937.50 |
| 30 hrs | 70 hrs | 52.9% | 42.9% | $2,125.00 |
What is Overtime Share Calculator?
An Overtime Share Calculator is a ratio tool that shows what percentage of gross pay comes from overtime hours.
The share of pay is always higher than the share of hours. 10 overtime hours are 20% of a 50-hour week but 27.3% of the paycheck, since each overtime hour pays 1.5×.
A high overtime share means income depends on extra hours that an employer can cut.
What are the uses of Overtime Share Calculator?
There are 4 main uses of the Overtime Share Calculator.
Income risk checks
Workers see how much of the paycheck disappears when overtime stops.
Mortgage preparation
Borrowers separate base income from overtime income, which lenders often accept only with a 2-year history.
Labor cost reports
Managers track overtime as a percentage of department payroll.
Burnout monitoring
HR teams flag employees whose pay relies on long overtime hours each week.