Who it is for
Any shop running the same guys past 40 every week.
Business and Money · Calculator · Free
What time and a half is really doing to youOvertime Cost Calculator
See the yearly overtime bill, and what it would cost to hire instead of burning your crew.
Runs in your browser. Nothing to install. Save the result or embed it on your site.
Your numbers
What that means
Overtime bill per year: $41,760
$41,760
Overtime bill per year
1,000 overtime hours
$13,920
The premium alone
the extra half, pure surcharge
$3,480
Per month
$52,000
Cost of a new hire
$10,240
Overtime still cheaper
Overtime, one year$41,760
One more hire$52,000
Overtime still wins on paper. Watch burnout and turnover, because replacing a good hand costs more than either number here.
Overtime rules vary by state and by whether an employee is exempt. Check your state's labor rules.
What this assumed
- Overtime is calculated at one and a half times the base rate. Some states and contracts require more.
- This is a budgeting aid, not a wage and hour compliance check.
Runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.
This is an estimate
This tool returns an estimate based on the numbers you entered. Your real result depends on your own costs, rates and conditions. Check it against your own records before you make a decision with it.
What this tool actually does for you
The problem it points at
Overtime feels cheaper than hiring until you add up a year of it.
What you walk away with
The comparison that tells you when to stop paying premium hours.
How to use it
Takes about two minutes. Be honest with the numbers, the tool is not going to tell anybody.
- Enter overtime hours per week and the wage.
- See the yearly premium you are paying just for the word overtime.
- Compare it to the cost of another body.
Put this tool on your own website
Free forever. I host it. You keep it.
This is a real lead magnet you can run on your own site tonight. Somebody lands on your page, plays with the numbers, sees what their problem costs, and now they are on your website instead of a competitor's. Costs you nothing, and I keep it working.
- Scroll up and press Put this tool on my website. The code appears right there, no form.
- Copy the one line you get.
- In your website editor, add an Embed, HTML or Custom Code block on whatever page you want it on.
- Paste it in, save, publish.
- Check it on your phone, then send people to that page.
Works on
WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Shopify, GoDaddy, Webflow, Duda, HubSpot, ClickFunnels, or plain HTML. Anywhere that takes an embed code.
What it costs you
Nothing. No monthly fee, no expiring trial, no watermark you have to pay to remove. If you get stuck putting it in, text me at (903) 500-8898 and I will help you place it.
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