Overtime calculator Malaysia

Enter your monthly wages, your normal hours and the extra hours you worked to see what the Employment Act says you should be paid for them.

Your daily rate is your monthly wages divided by 26, and your hourly rate is that divided by your normal hours a day.

How it's calculated

Overtime on a normal working day: at least 1.5 times your hourly rate.
Work on a rest day: half a day's wages if you work half your normal hours or less, a full day's wages if you work more.
Hours beyond your normal hours on a rest day: at least 2 times your hourly rate.
Work on a paid public holiday: 2 days' wages on top of your holiday pay, and at least 3 times your hourly rate for hours beyond your normal hours.

An example

On RM3,000 a month and 8 hours a day, your daily rate is RM115.38 and your hourly rate RM14.42. Ten hours of overtime on normal days pay RM216.30.

Frequently asked questions

How is the hourly rate worked out for a monthly salary?

The Employment Act divides your monthly wages by 26 to get your ordinary rate of pay for a day, then divides that by your normal hours of work.

What counts as overtime?

Hours worked beyond your normal hours of work in a day. If you keep working after a spread of ten hours in a day, everything from the end of those ten hours is overtime.

How many normal hours can I be asked to work?

No more than eight hours a day and 45 hours hours a week under section 60A of the Employment Act.

Key terms

Ordinary rate of pay: Your wages for one day of normal work. For a monthly salary, the salary divided by 26.
Rest day: Your weekly day off under the Employment Act.