Overtime Pay Calculator
Enter your rate, hours and your province's overtime threshold to see regular pay, overtime pay and the week's gross, before deductions.
Your results
Worked example
50 hours at $25 per hour, 44-hour threshold, time and a half
Regular: 44 × $25.00 = $1,100.00. Overtime: 6 × $25.00 × 1.5 = $225.00. Week's gross: $1,325.00, a blended $26.50 per hour.
How this calculator works
regular pay = min(hours, threshold) × rate; overtime pay = max(0, hours - threshold) × rate × multiplier. Thresholds and triggers are set by provincial employment standards (and federal rules for federally regulated workers): Ontario generally pays overtime after 44 hours in a week; British Columbia adds daily overtime after 8 hours in a day; Alberta combines daily and weekly rules. Averaging agreements, exemptions for some professions, and banking of overtime hours all change the picture, which is why the threshold and multiplier here are inputs, not assumptions.
This is gross pay before income tax, CPP and EI. It computes pay for hours entered; it does not determine whether overtime is legally owed in a specific job.
Common questions
Is overtime always time and a half in Canada?
Time and a half (1.5x) is the most common statutory rate, but the trigger differs: weekly thresholds in most provinces, daily triggers in BC and Alberta, and some industries and salaried roles have special rules or exemptions. Your employment standards office publishes the rules for your province and sector.
What about overtime on a statutory holiday?
Holiday pay is a separate calculation with its own eligibility rules in every province, often premium pay plus a substitute day or holiday pay amounts. This calculator covers regular weekly overtime only.
My employer banks overtime instead of paying it. Is that allowed?
Several provinces allow time-off-in-lieu agreements at the overtime rate (for example 1.5 hours banked per overtime hour in Ontario if agreed in writing). The gross value is the same math as this page; the timing differs.
Estimates only, gross pay before deductions, using the threshold and multiplier you enter. Employment standards vary by province, sector and contract; your provincial employment standards office is the authority. Not legal or payroll advice.