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Overtime pay calculator

How much is an employee's overtime worth? Enter the hourly rate, or the monthly pay and the collective agreement's hourly divisor, then the extra hours and premiums.

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Overtime typeHoursPremium %
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The premiums shown are only an example: use the ones in your collective agreement.

Overtime pay (gross)

Hourly rate
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Total hours
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Of which premiums
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Gross total
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Everything is calculated in your browser: no data is sent anywhere. Indicative result: the applicable collective agreement and your payroll consultant have the final word.

How the calculation works

  1. 1 If you start from monthly pay, the hourly rate is the pay divided by the agreement's hourly divisor.
  2. 2 For each overtime type: hours × hourly rate × (1 + premium).
  3. 3 The total is gross: contributions and taxes are worked out on the payslip.

Frequently asked questions

How much overtime is allowed in Italy?

If the collective agreement is silent, at most 250 hours a year; including overtime, the weekly average cannot exceed 48 hours over 4 months (Legislative Decree 66/2003, arts. 4 and 5).

Is overtime mandatory?

Overtime should be kept limited. If the collective agreement does not regulate it, it requires an agreement between employer and employee (Legislative Decree 66/2003, art. 5).

Who sets the overtime premiums?

The collective agreement. The law requires overtime to be paid with premiums, which collective agreements can replace in whole or in part with time off in lieu.

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