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Holiday pay calculator

Working the holiday everyone else has off? Enter your rate and hours, pick time-and-a-half or double time, and see the real number — with your night differential stacked in, because holiday premiums apply to your loaded rate.

Holiday multiplier
Loaded rate (base + differential)$28.00/hr
Holiday rate (1.5×)$42.00/hr
Holiday premium earned+$168.00
Shift total$504.00

Overnight shift? Most policies pay the premium only for hours actually on the holiday date — split your hours accordingly.

Reality check:no US federal law requires holiday premium pay — it's employer policy. Most 24/7 employers pay 1.5× on a designated list of holidays (often 2× on Thanksgiving and Christmas).

Who actually gets time-and-a-half, and how overnight shifts split at midnight: the holiday pay guide.

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Holiday premiums, applied to the right hours automatically.

Paint your shifts on a calendar — differentials, weekly overtime, holiday premiums, and time off computed automatically. Know your paycheck before it lands.

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