After-Hours Rate Calculator
Premium rate and cost for work outside standard hours.
What this calculator does
The multiplier is entered by the user from their own contract or local rule; the calculator applies no statutory rate of its own.
Inputs and what they mean
- Currency
- — Amounts are shown in the currency you pick. No exchange rate is applied..
- Standard rate per hour
- — number value.
- After-hours multiplier
- — The multiplier your contract states, for example 1.5..
- Standard hours
- — number value.
- After-hours hours
- — number value.
How to use it
- Enter your own figures — the calculator never fills in a rate, price or benchmark for you.
- Press Calculate to see the result.
- Read the formula, variables, assumptions and source below the result before you rely on it.
Formula
After-hours rate = Standard rate × Multiplier; Total = Standard hours × Standard rate + After-hours hours × After-hours rate
Worked example
$120 standard rate at a 1.5 multiplier
The multiplier comes from your contract; none is assumed.
Reading the result
The headline figure is the main answer. Any breakdown underneath shows the parts that make it up, so you can check the working and see what changes when you adjust an input.
Limitations and assumptions
Results depend entirely on the figures you enter and are rounded for display. They are for general information and education, not professional advice.
Reference: U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime pay and on-call time — Wage and Hour Division guidance
Last reviewed:
Common questions
Formula, source and verification
The contracted multiplier is applied to the standard rate, and the mixed hours are costed.
The question it answers: What do we charge or pay for work done outside standard hours?
The formula
After-hours rate = Standard rate × Multiplier; Total = Standard hours × Standard rate + After-hours hours × After-hours rate
- r — Standard rate
- (currency/h). Rate for standard hours.
- k — Multiplier
- (×). Premium multiplier stated in the contract or policy.
- Hs — Standard hours
- (h). Hours worked at the standard rate.
- Ha — After-hours hours
- (h). Hours worked at the premium rate.
Units: Currency per hour; hours; multiplier.
What kind of calculation this is
Business input model. The answer depends on business figures only you can supply, such as your own costs, rates or volumes. No market or benchmark values are assumed for you.
Method
The multiplier is entered by the user from their own contract or local rule; the calculator applies no statutory rate of its own.
Assumptions built into the result
- Mathematical: The multiplier entered is the one that applies to these hours.
Figures this calculator will never guess for you
- No jurisdiction's overtime multiplier is assumed.
- No standard working day or week is imposed.
Limitations
- Local law may require a different multiplier or a different base; check your own rules.
Source and version
- Standard or reference
- Premium pay computation (U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division — computation of premium (overtime) pay as a multiple of the regular rate.)
- Published source
- U.S. Department of Labor — WHD guidance
- Formula version
- Version 1
- Verification
- Reviewed against the cited source on
- How much weight the source carries
- Standards or government
- Applies to
- Currency
- Amounts stay in the currency you choose; no exchange rate is applied.
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