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Shift Differential Pay Calculator

Calculate base pay, shift premium, and total gross pay for hours receiving a percentage differential above the base hourly rate.

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Calculation path

Base rate multiplied by eligible hours creates regular pay; the entered percentage creates a separate premium added to that pay.

Calculation path

Differential pay = base hourly rate x differential hours x (1 + differential percentage).

What you provide

What you provide

  • Base hourly rate: Gross regular rate before the shift differential.
  • Hours receiving differential: Eligible evening, night, weekend, or other differential hours.
  • Shift differential percentage: Premium percentage applied to base pay for eligible hours.

What you receive

What you receive

  • Total pay for differential hours
  • Shift premium amount
  • Base and differential hourly rates

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Overtime interaction, stacking, flat premiums, eligibility windows, union terms, rounding, and jurisdictional wage rules vary.

This is an educational planning estimate, not payroll, employment, legal, tax, benefits, or accounting advice. Confirm eligibility, definitions, contracts, policy, and jurisdictional rules before using a result.