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Nurse holiday pay calculator

Holidays can pay time-and-a-half, double-time, or a flat holiday differential. Enter base, holiday hours, and your policy multiplier.

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Base

Overtime

Shift stack

Live
Base
Diff
Holiday
Gross

When to use

Deciding whether to pick up a holiday; checking a holiday stub line.

When not to

PTO cash-out rules or union grievances — not this tool.

Assumptions: Holiday pay = Base × Multiplier × Holiday hours.

Worked examples

  • Input

    Base $42
    12 holiday hours
    1.5×

    Output

    $756
  • Input

    Base $42
    12 hours
    2.0×

    Output

    $1,008

Common traps

  • Some hospitals pay holiday only on hours worked, not PTO.
  • Do not double-count with double-time unless policy stacks.
  • Call-out rules may forfeit premium.

Next metric

Double-time: double time. Weekend: weekend differential. OT: nurse overtime.

Common questions

Depends on employer, state, or CBA.
Often separate; sometimes interacts.
Yes — enter the multiplier.
No.

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