Estimate only — not payroll, tax, or employment advice. Numbers stay in your browser.
Shift roster
Is overtime worth it for nurses? Run the extra shift
Enter OT rate, hours on the extra shift, and optional differential — see gross dollars and optional $ per life-hour.
Shift roster
Extra shift
Life hours (optional)
Shift stack
Live- OT gross
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- Life hours
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- $ / life-hour
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- Gross
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When to use
Deciding on a pickup text; comparing two OT offers.
When not to
Schedule legality or detailed budgets — different problems.
Assumptions: Gross OT only; life hours are optional user inputs.
Worked examples
Input
$45 × 1.5 × 12
Output
OT gross $810
Input
Same $810 12h + 1h commute + 4h recovery
Output
~$47.65 per life-hour
Common traps
- Pre-tax dollars feel bigger than take-home.
- Fatigue is not in the spreadsheet.
- Cross-check nurse OT for pure math.
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Common questions
Only you can decide; this shows gross dollars.
No.
Yes if you enter it.
No.