# Paycheck checker for hourly overtime

Source: https://payinview.com/us/paycheck-checker

## Which paycheck amount should you compare?

Compare like with like: modeled gross earnings, the additional overtime premium, or full overtime earnings. Gross is before taxes and deductions. A separate 0.5× premium and a full 1.5× overtime line are different amounts.

 **Synthetic example:**  At 45 hours and $24 per hour, modeled gross is $1,140. A separate additional premium is $60. Full overtime earnings for the five overtime hours are $180. Select the format your paycheck uses. Mixed-rate full-overtime comparisons are withheld because allocation can differ.

A difference is a question to review with payroll, not a finding of underpayment. [Read the paycheck-line guide.](https://payinview.com/us/guides/paycheck-lines) [Calculate gross pay first.](https://payinview.com/us/overtime-calculator)

Federal-only estimate for supported hourly arrangements with one employer. State/local rules, exemption decisions, bonuses, and other unmodeled compensation are excluded. [Method and limits](https://payinview.com/methodology) · [Sources checked 2026-10-22](https://payinview.com/sources)