Overtime pay (gross)
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See what your overtime is really worth after tax and National Insurance. Time and a third, rest day and double time rates, for constables and sergeants in England and Wales.
Paid overtime for constables and sergeants
Estimate. Overtime is paid on basic pay and is not pensionable.
Only constables and sergeants are paid overtime. Inspecting ranks and above take time off in lieu instead.
Held past your shift to finish an arrest package or hand over a scene? You earn your hourly rate plus a third for the time worked.
Called in on a rest day with under 15 days notice earns time and a half. With more notice you are given another rest day instead.
Working a public holiday pays double time, with a day off in lieu as well if you were given under eight days notice.
Your basic salary already uses up your personal allowance, so overtime is taxed from the first pound, and at 40% once your pay passes £50,270.
This free police overtime calculator shows what your extra hours are worth after tax and National Insurance.
Choose your rank and pay point, enter your overtime hours, and pick the rate that applies.
The hourly rate is worked out from your annual basic pay, then the enhancement is added on top.
Your basic hourly rate is your annual basic pay divided across the standard working year. Standard overtime adds a third, rest days at short notice add a half, and public holidays pay double.
Overtime is not pensionable, so no pension is taken, but income tax and National Insurance still apply at your marginal rate.