Bahrain Overtime Calculator
Find your hourly wage and what your day, night, rest-day and holiday hours are worth under Bahrain's private-sector Labour Law, and check the working-hour limits.
The wage on your contract before allowances.
Fixed amounts paid every month.
Time past your normal hours, 7 am to 7 pm. Paid at + 25%.
Overtime between 7 pm and 7 am. Paid at + 50%.
Usually Friday. The wage + 150%, or a day off.
150% of the wage on top of holiday pay, or a day off.
Articles 57 and 64 let you choose the pay or another day off.
Used for the hourly wage. Usually 8.
For the month estimate and limits.
At least 30 minutes by law.
Leave blank to count the most allowed each day (10 hours in all). Used for the daily limits.
Muslim workers work at most 6 hours a day and 36 a week in Ramadan, so time past that counts as overtime.
Article 54 pays overtime on your "wage". Employers differ on whether allowances count; check your contract and pay slips.
The law does not fix the divisor. Dividing by 30 is the usual practice in Bahrain.
+ 25% day, + 50% night, + 150% on a rest day and 150% on a holiday are the legal minimums. Your contract may pay more, not less.
Type the rate you get: how many of that currency you get for 1 BHD.
How your overtime pay is worked out
Your wage for one day, then for one hour, then the 25% (day) or 50% (night) extra, then hours × rate.
- 1
Wage for a day
400 ÷ 30
= BHD 13.3333 - 2
Wage for an hour
13.3333 ÷ 8
= BHD 1.6667 - 3
Overtime hour
1.6667 × 1.25
= BHD 2.0833 - 4
Hours × rate
10 h × 2.0833
= BHD 20.833
Read more: the law, the formula, a worked example, rest days, holidays, the limits and Ramadan hours
Bahrain's Labour Law for the Private Sector, Law No. 36 of 2012, sets these rules for working hours and overtime:
- a worker may not actually work more than 48 hours a week; in Ramadan, Muslim workers work at most 6 hours a day or 36 hours a week (Article 51)
- breaks of at least 30 minutes in total, and no more than 6 hours of work in a row (Article 52)
- normal hours are 8 a day unless agreed otherwise; actual working hours may not go over 10 a day, and the time from the start to the end of the working day may not be more than 11 hours (Article 53)
- overtime is paid at the wage for the hour plus at least 25% by day and plus at least 50% at night (Article 54); night is from 7 pm to 7 am (Article 1)
- a weekly rest of 24 hours in a row, normally Friday; work on it is paid at the wage for the day plus 150%, or the worker takes another day off instead, as the worker chooses, and nobody can be made to work more than two rest days in a row without written consent (Article 57)
- work on an official holiday is paid at 150% of the wage for that day, or the worker takes a substitute day off, as the worker chooses (Article 64). The English text ("150% of his wage in respect of the days worked") can be read as 150% on top of the holiday pay or as 150% in total; this calculator pays it on top, and you can change the % in Advanced
The formula
daily wage = monthly wage ÷ 30
hourly wage = daily wage ÷ 8 normal hours
day overtime hour = hourly wage × 1.25
night overtime hour = hourly wage × 1.5
rest-day hour = hourly wage × 2.5
holiday hour = hourly wage × 1.5 on top of holiday pay
overtime pay = hours × the rate for each kind
Worked example
Your basic wage is BHD 300 a month and your regular allowances are BHD 100, so your wage is BHD 400. Your daily wage is 400 ÷ 30 = BHD 13.333 (13.3333), and your hourly wage is 13.3333 ÷ 8 = BHD 1.667 (1.6667).
Each day overtime hour pays 1.6667 × 1.25 = BHD 2.083 (2.0833). You worked 10 day overtime hours this month, so your overtime pay is 10 × 2.0833 = BHD 20.833. Of that, 10 × 1.6667 = BHD 16.667 is plain pay for the hours and 25% of it, BHD 4.167, is the extra. At this pace that is 20.833 × 12 = BHD 250.000 a year.
Limits: with 8-hour days you can add at most 2 hours a day (10 in all), so 10 hours is at least 5 days of overtime. Each of those days is 10 hours of work, and with a 1-hour break the day runs 11 hours from start to end: right at both limits.
Rates on BHD 300 basic + BHD 100 allowances
| What | Worked out as | BHD |
|---|---|---|
| Daily wage | 400 ÷ 30 | 13.333 |
| Hourly wage | 400 ÷ 30 ÷ 8 | 1.667 |
| Day overtime hour (+ 25%) | 1.6667 × 1.25 | 2.083 |
| Night overtime hour (+ 50%) | 1.6667 × 1.5 | 2.500 |
| Day overtime hour on basic only | 300 ÷ 30 ÷ 8 × 1.25 | 1.563 |
| Rest-day hour (+ 150%) | 1.6667 × 2.5 | 4.167 |
| 8 hours on a rest day | 8 × 1.6667 × 2.5 | 33.333 |
| 8 hours on an official holiday (on top of holiday pay) | 8 × 1.6667 × 1.5 | 20.000 |
Notes
- The law does not say which number of days to divide the monthly wage by. Dividing by 30 is the usual practice in Bahrain (it is also used for leave pay). You can switch to 26 working days or × 12 ÷ 365 in Advanced mode.
- Article 54 pays overtime on your "wage". Some employers count fixed allowances and some pay on basic only; check your contract and pay slips. The calculator lets you pick either.
- Official holidays are paid days off, so the calculator adds 150% of the wage for the hours you work on top of the holiday pay you already get in your monthly wage. For a rest day it pays the wage for the hours plus 150%.
- If you choose a day off instead of the pay for a rest day or holiday, the calculator counts about one day off for each day (or part day) worked and adds no extra pay.
- In Ramadan the calculator keeps your hourly wage on your usual hours and checks the 6-hour day and 36-hour week for Muslim workers. If you keep working your usual hours, add the time past 6 hours a day to your overtime.
- This page covers the private sector. Domestic workers are covered by only some articles of the law, and government staff have their own rules.
For your leaving pay, use the Bahrain end-of-service calculator. Working elsewhere in the Gulf? Try the Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi or UAE overtime calculator.
Source: Bahrain Labour Law for the Private Sector, Law No. 36 of 2012 (Articles 1, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57 and 64), English text published by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (lmra.gov.bh), checked on 12 October 2026. This is an estimate for general information, not legal advice. Check your contract, or ask your employer or the Ministry of Labour, before relying on it.
Common questions
How is overtime calculated in Bahrain?
Under Bahrain's private-sector Labour Law No. 36 of 2012, overtime is paid at the wage for the hour plus at least 25% by day and at least 50% at night (Article 54). The hourly wage is usually the monthly wage ÷ 30 ÷ 8 hours. On BHD 400 a month that is BHD 1.667 an hour, so a day overtime hour pays BHD 2.083 and a night hour BHD 2.500.
What counts as night overtime in Bahrain?
Article 1 of the Labour Law defines night as the time from 7 pm to 7 am. Overtime worked in those hours is paid at the wage for the hour plus at least 50%, instead of plus 25% for day overtime. Enter night hours in their own box and the calculator pays them at the higher rate.
How many hours can you work a day in Bahrain with overtime?
Article 53 sets normal hours at 8 a day unless agreed otherwise, and actual working hours, overtime included, may not go over 10 a day. The time from the start to the end of the working day may not be more than 11 hours. Article 51 limits the week to 48 hours. With 8-hour days, that leaves at most 2 hours of overtime a day.
What is the pay for working on the weekly rest day or a holiday in Bahrain?
The weekly rest day is normally Friday. If you work it, Article 57 gives you the wage for that day plus 150%, or another day off instead, as you choose. If you work an official holiday, Article 64 gives you 150% of the wage for that day, or a substitute day off. On BHD 400 a month, 8 hours on a rest day pays BHD 33.333.
What are working hours in Bahrain during Ramadan?
Article 51 limits Muslim workers in Ramadan to 6 hours a day and 36 hours a week, with the same monthly wage. If you are asked to keep working 8-hour days, the time past 6 hours a day should be treated as overtime; add it to your overtime hours in the calculator, which can check Ramadan hours for you.
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