Live Earnings Calculator · UK Shift Workers
Watch Your Shift Earnings Tick Up — Right Now
Enter your hourly rate. Set when your shift started. Watch what you've earned count up live, down to the penny.
Get This on Your iPhone Lock Screen
Overtime Live shows your live earnings counter on your lock screen and Dynamic Island — so you can see what you've earned without even unlocking your phone.
Live Earnings Calculator for UK Shift Workers
Most pay tools are calculators — you input numbers and get a result. This is something different: a live earnings counter that runs continuously while your shift is in progress, showing you exactly what you've earned so far, down to the penny.
Enter your hourly rate, set when your shift started, and watch the number climb in real time. Works for your standard rate, an enhanced rate, a bank holiday rate — whatever applies to this shift. Need to work out overtime pay itself? Use our dedicated Overtime Pay Calculator.
How It Works
Your hourly rate is divided by 3,600 to find your per-second earnings. From the moment your shift started, that figure is multiplied by the seconds elapsed and displayed as the running total. Your device clock drives it — no server needed, stays accurate even in the background.
Finding Your Hourly Rate
Your rate is on your payslip or contract. NHS Agenda for Change: divide annual salary by 1,957. Police officers: divide by 1,932. Most other shift workers: divide by your contracted annual hours (typically 1,820–2,080). Working at an enhanced rate? Enter that rate directly.
Why Seeing It Live Matters
There's a real difference between knowing you earn £17.50 an hour and watching a counter that reads £74.38 and climbing. The live counter makes the value of your time visible right now — not as an annual figure, not on a monthly payslip, but mid-shift. That's the core of Overtime Live — the free app that puts this counter on your iPhone lock screen via iOS Live Activities.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from an overtime pay calculator?
This is a live earnings counter — it shows what you're earning right now as your shift runs. An overtime pay calculator (like our one here) computes what a shift will pay based on hours, rate, and overtime rules. Different tools, different moments.
Can I see this on my iPhone lock screen?
Yes — with the Overtime Live app. It uses iOS Live Activities to show your live earnings counter on your lock screen and Dynamic Island throughout your shift. The only free shift tracker with this feature. Download free here.
Does it work for enhanced and overtime rates?
Yes. Working at time-and-a-half, double time, or NHS unsocial hours rate? Just enter that enhanced rate directly. The counter uses whatever rate you put in.
Is this free?
Completely free. No account, no subscription, no ads. The Overtime Live app is also free on iOS and Android with no subscription required.