Overtime Pay Calculator
Work out your overtime pay from your monthly salary, hours worked and the overtime multiplier.
Formula last reviewed 4 August 2026 · How we verify our calculators
Overtime pay
- Your hourly rate
- ₹250
- Salary + overtime
- ₹57,000
Updates live as you type
Frequently asked questions
First your hourly rate is derived as monthly salary ÷ (working days × hours per day). Overtime pay is then hourly rate × multiplier × overtime hours.
Double time (2×) is common for overtime in India, while some employers pay time-and-a-half (1.5×). The legally mandated rate for covered workers is often twice the ordinary rate.
No. Your base hourly rate stays the same; the multiplier is applied on top of it only for the extra hours you work.
Eligibility depends on your role and local labour law. Many managerial and exempt positions do not receive separate overtime; check your contract and applicable rules.
The multiplier alone is worth ₹1,250 on ten hours
Ten extra hours on a ₹52,000 monthly salary, worked over a standard 26-day, 8-hour-a-day month, first resolves to an hourly rate of ₹250 (52,000 ÷ 208 hours). Apply the standard 2× double-time multiplier and those ten hours are worth ₹5,000 — bringing total earnings for the month to ₹57,000. Run the identical ten hours through a 1.5× time-and-a-half rate instead, and overtime pay drops to ₹3,750 — a direct, ₹1,250 illustration of how much the multiplier itself matters, separate from the hours logged.
The hourly rate you start from decides everything downstream
Overtime pay is only ever as accurate as the hourly rate feeding into it, and that rate depends entirely on how many working days and hours make up your standard month — inputs worth matching to your actual contract rather than leaving at the defaults. Spread the same ₹52,000 over 30 days instead of 26, and the derived hourly rate drops, quietly lowering your overtime pay for an identical number of extra hours worked. Getting this baseline right matters as much as picking the correct multiplier.
What decides whether you're even owed the higher rate
Double time is common practice for overtime in India, though some employers pay time-and-a-half instead, and the legally mandated minimum for covered categories of workers is often twice the ordinary rate. Not every role qualifies, either — many managerial and exempt positions receive no separate overtime payment at all, a distinction set by your specific employment contract and the labour law that applies to your role, not by a universal rule. Use this calculator to check a payslip against what you expected, decide whether picking up extra shifts is actually worth it financially, or estimate earnings before committing to additional hours.