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Gross Pay Calculator

Combine straight-time earnings, overtime earnings and additional gross payments.

Regular pay Overtime pay Bonuses Gross earnings
Privacy: calculations are completed in your browser. The calculator does not require an account or send the entered values to a WorkHoursKit database.

How to use the Gross Pay Calculator

  1. Set regular hours, regular rate, overtime hours, multiplier and any bonus or allowance to match the record or scenario you are checking.
  2. Verify which earnings belong in the selected pay period and how overtime is calculated before you run the calculation.
  3. Use Calculate to estimate regular pay, overtime pay and total gross pay before deductions.
  4. Recheck the source data if you may be comparing a gross estimate with take-home pay after taxes and deductions.

What this calculator does

Combine straight-time earnings, overtime earnings and additional gross payments. Only the values entered on the page are used to estimate regular pay, overtime pay and total gross pay before deductions.

The pay result is a gross mathematical estimate based only on the entered rates, hours and multipliers. It does not calculate withholding, benefits, deductions or every payroll rule.

Gross pay = regular pay + overtime pay + bonus or allowance.

Gross pay is the amount before deductions

The result combines the entered hours, rates, overtime multiplier and optional bonus before tax or other deductions. It is useful for checking payroll arithmetic, but it should not be compared directly with take-home pay unless deductions and other adjustments are handled separately.

Calculation example

Example input: 40 regular hours, 5 overtime hours, $25 rate, 1.5 multiplier

Example result: $1,187.50 before taxes and deductions.

It does not confirm your own scenario until regular hours, regular rate, overtime hours, multiplier and any bonus or allowance and which earnings belong in the selected pay period and how overtime is calculated have been checked.

How to interpret the result

Pay entitlements vary by jurisdiction, contract, classification and employer policy. Adjust the inputs to match the rules that actually apply.

In particular, confirm which earnings belong in the selected pay period and how overtime is calculated and avoid comparing a gross estimate with take-home pay after taxes and deductions.

Practical checks before using the result

  • Verify the key assumption: which earnings belong in the selected pay period and how overtime is calculated.
  • Avoid a common error: comparing a gross estimate with take-home pay after taxes and deductions.

Calculation design and testing notes are documented in the Calculator Methodology and Accuracy Policy.

Related WorkHoursKit tools

Pay Raise Calculator Compare current pay with a proposed percentage or fixed increase. Multiple Pay Rates Calculator Combine several groups of hours paid at different hourly rates. Overtime Calculator Separate total hours into regular and overtime portions and estimate gross pay. Double Time Calculator Estimate pay for hours compensated at twice the base rate or another premium multiplier.
Important: verify source information, official requirements and workplace policies before using a result for payroll, compliance, scheduling, staffing or employment decisions.