Total pay for the workweek
$990.00 for 50:00 hours (50.00)
- Regular hours
- 40:00
- Overtime hours (1.5×)
- 10:00
- Double-time hours (2×)
- 0:00
- Regular rate
- $18.00/hr
- Overtime premium
- $90.00
| Pay line | Hours | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly salary (covers all hours worked) | 50:00 (50.00) | $18.00/hr | $900.00 |
| Overtime premium (0.5× regular rate) | 10:00 (10.00) | $9.00/hr | $90.00 |
How it’s calculated
Regular rate = (all straight-time pay + nondiscretionary bonus) ÷ all hours worked in the workweek.
Overtime pay = straight time for every hour + 0.5 × regular rate × overtime hours (1.5× in total; double time adds 1.0 × regular rate).
8/80 overtime hours = hours over 8 in each workday + hours over 80 in the 14-day period that were not already counted as daily overtime.
Employers may use the 8/80 system only for hospital and residential care employees, by prior agreement.
Regular rate = weekly salary ÷ hours worked that week (changes every week).
Overtime premium = 0.5 × regular rate × hours over 40 (the salary already paid straight time for every hour).
Only allowed when hours truly fluctuate, the salary is fixed, both sides agree, and the regular rate never falls below minimum wage. Some states do not allow this method.
Rules applied
- Fluctuating workweek: the fixed salary pays straight time for all hours; hours over 40:00 add a premium of 0.5× the regular rate (salary ÷ hours worked).
Worked example with your numbers
- Workweek Jan 4, 2026 – Jan 10, 2026: 50:00 (50.00 h) worked.
- Weekly rule: regular hours above 40:00 in the workweek → 10:00 (10.00 h) at 1.5×.
- Fluctuating workweek: regular rate = $900.00 ÷ 50.00 h = $18.00/hr.
- Overtime premium = 0.5 × $18.00/hr × 10.00 h = $90.00 (the salary already paid straight time for every hour).
- Total for the workweek: $990.00.
Exempt salaried employees are not owed overtime. State law can be more generous than the FLSA; when both apply, you get the rule that pays more.
Official sources
- U.S. DOL Fact Sheet #23 — Overtime pay requirements of the FLSA
- 29 CFR 778.115 — Employees working at two or more rates
- U.S. DOL Fact Sheet #56A — Regular rate of pay
- U.S. DOL Fact Sheet #56C — Bonuses under the FLSA
- 29 CFR 778.114 — Fluctuating workweek method
- 29 CFR 778.601 — Hospital and residential care 8/80 system
- U.S. DOL Fact Sheet #54 — Health care industry and overtime