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BahrainOvertime pay calculator — Bahrain
What an extra hour is worth: the hourly rate the labour law assumes, the statutory uplift, and the total for the hours you worked.
10.0 hours × BHD 20.83/hour × 1.25 = BHD 260.42
The rule this page applies
Overtime is paid at the normal hourly wage plus 25%. The hourly wage is the monthly wage divided by 240 hours. Articles 54, 57(b) and 64, Labour Law No. 36 of 2012. Article 54: for each overtime hour the worker receives the wage due plus at least 25% for day hours and 50% for night hours. Normal hours are 48 per week (Article 51), reduced to 6 hours a day / 36 a week in Ramadan for Muslim workers. Article 56 excludes certain categories (authorised agents, preparatory/supplementary work, guards and cleaners) for whom the Minister sets the rate. The 240 divisor is derived (30 days x 8 hours); the law states no hourly divisor.
SourceArticles 54, 57(b) and 64, Labour Law No. 36 of 2012UpdatedArticle and figures transcribed from the linked official text.
Frequently asked questions
- How is overtime paid in Bahrain?
- Articles 54, 57(b) and 64, Labour Law No. 36 of 2012. Normal-day overtime is paid at the hourly rate plus 25%.
- Do weekends and public holidays count differently?
- Yes in most Gulf states — rest-day and public-holiday work usually carries a higher uplift than a normal weekday, and some laws give a compensatory day off instead of cash. The rule field on this page lists the normal-day rate; read the article for the holiday rate.
- Is this based on basic salary or total salary?
- It depends on the country and on what your contract calls 'wage' — each country page labels the basis its labour law uses. Use the monthly figure your payslip shows for that basis.