Overtime Pay
Calculate overtime pay (no statutory premium — contractual rate) with a National Living Wage average-rate compliance check. United Kingdom 2026.
Data verified · July 2026
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Everything about Overtime Pay
📋Overview+
There is NO statutory requirement in UK law for a premium overtime rate — it depends entirely on the employment contract or collective agreement (a common but non-mandatory practice is 'time and a half', a 50% premium). The one hard legal floor: the hourly rate across all hours worked (normal + overtime) must not fall below the National Living Wage (GBP 12.71/hour for workers 21+, from 1 April 2026). Under the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015, any overtime PREMIUM is disregarded for this compliance check — only the base rate counts, even though the overtime hours themselves count toward total hours.
🔢 Concrete example
For 5 overtime hours at GBP 15/hour with a 50% agreed premium, plus 35 normal hours: total pay GBP 637.50 (premium included); NLW compliance is checked on the GBP 15 base rate, not the premium-inflated total — compliant.
📖User guide+
How to use this calculator
- 1
Enter the hourly rate and the number of overtime hours worked.
- 2
Enter normal hours worked in the same pay period.
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Adjust the agreed premium rate (0% if no contractual entitlement).
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Check the NLW compliance flag — based on the base rate, premium excluded.
📚Glossary+
- National Living Wage (NLW)
- The UK statutory minimum hourly rate for workers aged 21 and over, GBP 12.71/hour from 1 April 2026. Under the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015, any overtime premium is excluded when checking pay against this floor — only the base hourly rate counts.
ℹ️Sources & updates+
Last data update
July 14, 2026
Sources and references
GOV.UK — National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates (gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates); GOV.UK — Calculating the minimum wage, premium payments (gov.uk/guidance/calculating-the-minimum-wage).
The data in this calculator is updated regularly to reflect the latest official rates. When in doubt, consult the official sources listed above.