South Africa Overtime Calculator 2026: Sunday and Public Holiday Pay

Calculate overtime pay in South Africa under the BCEA: 1.5× on weekdays, double pay on Sundays and public holidays, from your monthly salary.

Monthly salary (R)

Ordinary hours a week

Working days a week

Overtime hours (weekdays and Saturdays)

Hours worked on Sundays

Public holidays worked

Hours worked on each public holiday

I ordinarily work on Sundays

The public holidays fall on my normal working days

Extra pay for the month

—Hourly wage

—Overtime hour (1.5×)

—Sunday hour

—Extra pay per public holiday

—Daily wage

The hourly wage is the monthly salary ÷ 4.33 ÷ the ordinary hours a week. The amounts are on top of the monthly salary, which already pays the public holidays that fall on working days.

What it does

The Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) sets at least 1.5 times the normal wage for overtime, double pay for work on a Sunday (1.5 times if you ordinarily work on Sundays) and, for a public holiday on a normal working day, at least double the daily wage. Overtime is limited to 3 hours a day and 10 hours a week, and these rules cover employees earning up to the BCEA earnings threshold.

How to use it

Type your monthly salary, the ordinary hours a week and the working days.
Add the overtime hours, the Sunday hours and the public holidays worked in the month.
Read the extra pay for the month and the value of each hour.

The arithmetic runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere and nothing is stored, so you can use these with real numbers.

Frequently asked questions

How much is overtime on R8,000 a month?
With 45 hours a week the hourly wage is R8,000 ÷ 4.33 ÷ 45 = R41.06. 10 hours of overtime at 1.5× give R615.86, 8 hours on a Sunday at 2× R656.92 and a public holiday on a working day R369.52 more: R1,642.30 for the month.

What does the BCEA pay on Sundays and public holidays?
Work on a Sunday is paid double, or 1.5× if you ordinarily work on Sundays. A public holiday worked on a normal working day pays at least double the daily wage; on a day you would not work, the daily wage plus the pay for the hours worked.

Does everyone get overtime pay?
No. Employees earning more than R269,600.90 a year (from 1 May 2026) are not covered by the BCEA rules on overtime, Sunday and public holiday pay; their contract decides. Overtime is limited to 10 hours a week.

💵 South Africa Salary Calculator 2026/27: Take-Home Pay after PAYE and UIF
🧾 South Africa Income Tax Calculator 2026/27 (SARS)
📦 South Africa Severance Pay Calculator 2026 (Retrenchment, BCEA)
🛟 UIF Calculator 2026: South Africa Unemployment and Maternity Benefits