Is the Extra Shift Worth the Hours?
Time-and-a-half describes gross pay. This shows the estimated value of the entire block of life the shift actually takes.
- ✓ Starts with your actual overtime rate
- ✓ Subtracts shift-specific cash costs
- ✓ Includes commuting and other unpaid time
$152
$17 for each hour actually committed.
- Gross overtime pay
- $240
- Estimated withholding
- $53
- Shift-specific costs
- $35
- Total time committed
- 9.0 hours
The price tag is only the beginning.
Eight overtime hours at $20 per hour produces $240 gross at time-and-a-half. After estimated withholding and $35 of shift costs, the real return may be much lower.
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Before you decide.
Is overtime taxed at a special higher rate?
Overtime is generally ordinary wage income, although paycheck withholding can look different. This tool uses the percentage you enter and does not prepare taxes.
What extra costs should I include?
Include commuting, parking, meals, childcare, uniforms, and any other cost that happens only because you accepted the shift.