Estimate only — not payroll, tax, or employment advice. Numbers stay in your browser.

Shift roster

Nurse shift pay calculator

One place to stack a shift: base, differential hours, and optional OT. Built for nurses who think in shifts, not generic salary widgets.

Shift roster

Base

Differentials

Overtime

Shift stack

Live
Base
Diff
OT
Gross

When to use

Pricing a single pickup or a week of mixed shifts; explaining a stub line to yourself.

When not to

Full tax withholding or multi-state rules — out of scope.

Assumptions: Same week-gross stack as the nurse pay hub; you enter which hours carry differentials.

Worked examples

  • Input

    Base $42/hr
    36 hrs
    Night +$5/hr on 36

    Output

    Base $1,512
    Diff $180
    Gross $1,692

    All 36 hours carry the night premium in this example.

  • Input

    Same week
    +4 OT hrs at 1.5× blended

    Output

    OT line adds on top of base + diff stack

Common traps

  • Stacking rules vary — some units pay night + weekend, others pay the higher of the two.
  • OT may need a blended regular rate that includes differentials — don't assume base-only OT.
  • This is not a schedule system or official payroll output.

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Common questions

The gross for a shift or week: base hourly pay plus any differentials and OT you enter — not take-home.
No — gross estimate only. Withholding and benefits sit outside this tool.
Yes — optional OT hours and multiplier stack on top of base and differential pay.
No — planning estimate from numbers you supply, not your employer's system.

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