Overtime pay

In Quebec, hours beyond 40 per week (or the threshold in your agreement) are paid at 1.5×, with some exceptions. This calculator estimates overtime cost for the employer or pay owed to the worker.

Choose the period (hourly, weekly, biweekly, monthly or annual).

You can enter your hourly rate, weekly, biweekly or annual salary.

Average hours worked per week (e.g. 40, 37.5).

Weeks worked per year (e.g. 52 for full-time, 48 if 4 weeks off).

Results

Total gross pay$1,187.50

Visualisation

Regular vs overtime pay

Details

Overtime is paid at 1.5× the normal rate after 40 hours per week (Quebec Labour Standards Act, s. 55).
Regular hours40
Regular pay$1,000.00
Overtime hours5
Overtime rate$37.50
Overtime pay$187.50

Hours beyond the threshold (e.g. 40 hrs/week) are paid at 1.5× the hourly rate. Regular pay = regular hours × rate; overtime pay = overtime hours × (rate × 1.5). Total = regular pay + overtime pay.