GUIDES
Shift pay, in plain English.
Differentials, overtime on twelves, holiday premiums, rotating patterns — the rules that decide your paycheck, written for the people who actually work the shifts.
What Is Shift Differential? Rates, Examples & How to Calculate It
Shift differential is extra pay for evenings, nights, or weekends. Typical rates, how it stacks with overtime, how it shows on a paystub, and a worked week.
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How Overtime Works on 12-Hour Shifts (Weekly vs Daily Rules)
Working 12-hour shifts? When overtime actually starts under weekly, daily, and 8/80 rules, how 36- and 48-hour weeks alternate, and a worked month.
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The 2-2-3 (Panama) Schedule, Explained — With a Free Generator
How the 2-2-3 Panama schedule works: the 14-day cycle, every other weekend off, fixed vs rotating crews, a computed year of hours and overtime, and a generator.
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Pitman vs DuPont: 12-Hour Rotating Schedules Compared
Pitman (2-3-2) vs DuPont compared with computed numbers: cycle length, longest stretch, the DuPont week off, overtime per year, and which is better for sleep.
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Night Shift Differential: Typical Rates by Industry
What night shift pays extra: typical differential ranges for nursing, manufacturing, warehousing, security and federal jobs, and how to compare two offers.
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Holiday Pay: Who Actually Gets Time-and-a-Half? (US Guide)
Is holiday pay required? Which holidays pay time-and-a-half, premium vs paid vs floating holidays, union and hospital norms, and what a holiday night is worth.
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How to Calculate a Nurse's Paycheck (Differentials, OT, 12-Hour Shifts)
A working guide to nurse pay: base rate, night and weekend differentials, charge and on-call pay, weekly overtime on 12s, and a worked biweekly check.
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Does Overtime Include Shift Differential? Yes — Here's the Rule
Yes: FLSA overtime is 1.5× a regular rate that includes shift differentials (29 CFR 778.207). The rule, a worked week, and what to do if payroll skips it.
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How Many Hours Is a 2-2-3 Schedule? (Per Week, Per Cycle, Per Year)
A 2-2-3 on 12-hour shifts is 84 hours per two weeks, 42 a week on average, as alternating 36- and 48-hour weeks. Computed tables for 8-, 10- and 12-hour shifts.
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27 Pay Periods: Which Years Have Them and What It Does to Your Paycheck
Biweekly pay is usually 26 checks, but some years have 27. Which years can (computed for Friday paydays), what employers do, and why hourly pay is unaffected.
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Shift Calendar Apps That Calculate Pay: A Side-by-Side Comparison
Supershift, NurseGrid, Spoke, My Shift Planner, Nursly, ShiftWallet and ShiftCheck compared on pay math, differentials, overtime method, offline use and price.
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