overtime rate

Additional hours compensation

The overtime rate is the pay rate for work beyond standard hours, typically 1.5 times the regular hourly wage ("time and a half") in the United States.

Some employers pay double time for holidays or extreme hours.

What's the overtime rate for weekends?

The term also applies to pricing that increases outside normal business hours: The plumber charges an overtime rate after 6 PM.

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pay classification

overtime ratestandard rate

Default pricing level

base rate · base pay

compensation level

overtime rateminimum wage

Lowest lawful hourly rate

reduced rate · unpaid labor · volunteer work · unpaid

Family

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