CalcKitHow to Use the Overtime Calculator Qatar
Enter your monthly basic salary in Qatari riyals (not your total pay with allowances โ the law ties overtime to the basic wage), the number of overtime hours you worked, and the premium percentage from your contract. Press Calculate Overtime Pay and you'll see your hourly rate, your overtime rate per hour, the total overtime pay, and your combined monthly total.
The math is simple but the premium does the heavy lifting: at a QAR 5,000 basic salary, your hourly rate is QAR 20.83 (5,000 รท 240). Twenty overtime hours at the legal minimum 25% premium pay QAR 520.83 โ but if your contract pays double (100% premium), the same hours pay QAR 833.33. That is why checking your contract's premium matters more than the hours themselves.
A reality check before you rely on the number: the รท 240 divisor is the standard convention, but some employers use your actual scheduled hours; overtime is calculated on basic wage, so housing and transport allowances don't count; and Ramadan working hours are capped at 36 per week, which changes the picture. When in doubt, your employment contract and Qatar's Ministry of Labour have the final word.
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