Qatar Overtime Calculator
Find your hourly basic wage and what your overtime, night, Friday and Eid hours are worth under the Qatar Labour Law, and check the working-hour limits.
Basic only, without housing or other allowances. The law works out overtime on basic pay.
Time past your normal hours. Paid at + 25%.
Paid at + 50%.
Your contract hours. The law allows at most 8.
Used for the month estimate and the limits.
Leave blank to spread it over your working days. Used for the 10-hours-a-day check.
Shift workers do not get the + 50% night rate. Their night overtime is paid at the normal overtime rate.
In Ramadan normal hours for Muslims are at most 36 a week (usually 6 a day), so time past that counts as overtime.
Then ÷ your normal hours a day. ÷ 30 is the usual practice; the law does not set one.
These are the legal minimums. Your contract may pay more, but not less.
Type the rate you get: how many of that currency you get for 1 QAR.
How your overtime pay is worked out
Your hourly basic wage, the Article 74 extra on top, then each kind of hour × its rate.
- 1
Hourly basic wage
6,000 ÷ 30 ÷ 8
= QAR 25.0000 - 2
Overtime hour
25.0000 × 1.25
= QAR 31.2500 - 3
Night, Friday, Eid
night 0 h · Fri/Eid 0 h
= QAR 0.00 - 4
Add it up
312.50 + 0.00
= QAR 312.50
Read more: the law, the formula, a worked example, limits, Fridays, Eid and Ramadan
Qatar Labour Law No. 14 of 2004 sets these rules for working hours and overtime in the private sector:
- normal working hours are at most 8 hours a day and 48 hours a week; in Ramadan, at most 36 hours a week for Muslim workers (Article 73)
- the working day includes a break for prayer, rest and meals of 1 to 3 hours, which is not counted as working time, and no one should work more than 5 hours in a row without a break (Article 73)
- the employer may ask for overtime, but actual working hours must not go over 10 a day (Article 74)
- overtime is paid at the basic wage for the hour plus at least 25% (Article 74)
- overtime between 9 pm and 6 am is paid at the basic wage plus at least 50%, except for shift workers (Article 74)
- every worker gets a paid weekly rest of at least 24 hours in a row, normally on Friday. If you must work on it, you get another rest day and the basic wage for those hours plus at least 150%, and unless you work shifts you cannot be made to work on two Fridays in a row (Article 75)
- up to 10 paid public holiday days a year: Eid al-Fitr 3 days, Eid al-Adha 3 days, National Day 1 day and 3 days set by the employer. Work on these days is paid as for rest-day work (Article 78)
The formula
hourly basic wage = basic monthly wage ÷ 30 ÷ normal hours a day
overtime pay = overtime hours × hourly basic wage × 1.25
night overtime pay = night hours × hourly basic wage × 1.5
Friday or holiday pay = those hours × hourly basic wage × 2.5
total = all of these added together
Worked example
Your basic wage is QAR 6,000 a month and your normal day is 8 hours. Your daily basic wage is 6,000 ÷ 30 = QAR 200, so your hourly basic wage is 200 ÷ 8 = QAR 25.00.
An overtime hour pays 25 × 1.25 = QAR 31.25. You worked 10 hours of daytime overtime this month, so your overtime pay is 10 × 31.25 = QAR 312.50. Of that, 10 × 25 = QAR 250.00 is plain pay for the hours and 10 × 6.25 = QAR 62.50 is the extra.
Spread over 26 working days (6 days a week × 52 ÷ 12), that is about 0.38 hours a day, so a day of about 8.38 hours: well within the 10-hour limit.
Rates on a basic of QAR 6,000 (8-hour days)
| Kind of hour | Worked out as | QAR an hour |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly basic wage | 6,000 ÷ 30 ÷ 8 | 25.00 |
| Daytime overtime | 25 × 1.25 | 31.25 |
| Night overtime, 9 pm–6 am | 25 × 1.5 | 37.50 |
| Night overtime, shift worker | 25 × 1.25 | 31.25 |
| Friday (rest day) work | 25 × 2.5 | 62.50 |
| Eid or public holiday work | 25 × 2.5 | 62.50 |
| 8 hours on a Friday or Eid | 8 × 62.50 | 500.00 |
Notes
- The law does not write out the hourly-wage formula. Basic ÷ 30 ÷ 8 is the usual practice; some employers use × 12 ÷ 365 or 26 working days instead, which you can pick in Advanced mode.
- Overtime is worked out on the basic wage, not your full pay with allowances. A contract can be more generous, never less.
- Article 75 says “basic wage plus at least 150%”. This page reads that as 2.5 times the hourly basic wage, on top of another rest day. Some employers read it as 1.5 times. You can change the % in Advanced mode; ask your employer or the Ministry how they apply it.
- The month already pays your rest days and public holidays, so the pay here is on top of your normal salary.
- In Ramadan the calculator keeps your hourly wage on your usual daily hours and checks the shorter 36-hour week. If you keep working your usual day, add the time past the Ramadan hours to your overtime.
- Domestic workers (housemaids, drivers, cooks in a private home) are covered by a separate law, Law No. 15 of 2017, not by these rules. Government jobs follow the civil service rules.
For your annual leave pay, use the Qatar leave salary calculator, and for end-of-service pay the Qatar gratuity calculator.
Source: Qatar Labour Law No. 14 of 2004 (Articles 73, 74, 75 and 78, checked against the law text on 12 October 2026), almeezan.qa, and the Ministry of Labour (mol.gov.qa). 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 Qatar?
Article 74 of the Qatar Labour Law says overtime is paid at your basic wage for the hour plus at least 25%. Most employers find the hourly basic wage as monthly basic ÷ 30 ÷ 8. With a basic of QAR 6,000 that is QAR 25 an hour, so each overtime hour pays 25 × 1.25 = QAR 31.25.
What is the night overtime rate in Qatar?
Overtime worked between 9 pm and 6 am is paid at the basic wage plus at least 50% (Article 74). On a basic of QAR 6,000, that is 25 × 1.5 = QAR 37.50 an hour. Shift workers do not get the higher night rate, so their night overtime is paid at + 25%.
How much do I get for working on Friday in Qatar?
Friday is normally the weekly rest day. If you must work on it, Article 75 says you get another rest day and the basic wage for those hours plus at least 150%. On a basic of QAR 6,000, that is 25 × 2.5 = QAR 62.50 an hour, or QAR 500 for 8 hours. Unless you work shifts, you cannot be made to work on two Fridays in a row.
Is overtime in Qatar paid on basic or total salary?
On the basic wage. Article 74 sets the overtime rate as the basic wage plus the extra, so housing, transport and other allowances are not counted. A contract can be more generous, for example paying overtime on the full wage, but it cannot pay less than the law.
How many hours can I work in a day in Qatar?
Normal hours are at most 8 a day and 48 a week (Article 73). With overtime, actual working hours must not go over 10 a day (Article 74). In Ramadan, normal hours for Muslim workers are at most 36 a week, at 6 hours a day.
Is working on Eid paid extra in Qatar?
Yes. Workers get up to 10 paid public holiday days a year: 3 for Eid al-Fitr, 3 for Eid al-Adha, 1 for National Day and 3 set by the employer (Article 78). If you have to work on one of them, you are paid as for rest-day work: at least the basic wage plus 150% for those hours.
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