For police officers
Police paycheck calculator — §7(k) overtime, court time & differentials
DutyPay is a free shift calendar and paycheck projection tool built for police officers. police paycheck calculator that actually handles your rotation, your overtime rule, and the differentials that show up on your pay stub.
4/3 (four-on, three-off, 12-hour)
Common in patrol divisions. Two cycles per 4-week period. DutyPay rotates the days automatically.
5/2/5/3 ("Pittman" schedule)
Modified Pittman schedule with 12-hour shifts. Some weeks 36 hours, some 48 — the §7(k) work period evens it out.
Steady 4/2 or 5/2
Investigations and admin units often run a steady weekday schedule with on-call rotation. DutyPay supports on-call as a differential.
How your overtime works
43 hours in a 7-day work period (or 171 hours in a 28-day period) under FLSA §7(k). Many departments also pay overtime for court appearances and callbacks at 2× or guaranteed minimums — DutyPay supports both.
Common differentials and premiums for police officers
Every police officer paycheck includes more than base. The differentials below are the ones DutyPay handles automatically through recurring stipends, per-shift bonuses, and rate history:
- ▸ Night / midnight shift differential
- ▸ K-9 handler stipend (often a fixed hours/week imputation)
- ▸ Detective / investigator step
- ▸ FTO (Field Training Officer) premium
- ▸ Hazardous duty / SWAT premium
- ▸ Court time (often guaranteed minimums)
- ▸ Specialty unit stipends (motors, mounted, marine)
A typical police officer paycheck
A worked example at $36/hr base, averaging 42 scheduled hours per week, with 8 overtime hours per pay period and $3/hr differential on 20 hours per week:
Weekly base
$1,512
Weekly OT + diff
$266
Annual gross
$92,456
Most police pensions include base + step pay; OT and court time vary by system (CalPERS, PFRS, etc.).
What your career earns
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Police pensions vary by state — CalPERS, NYCERS, PFRS, FRS, and state-specific systems each have different rules about whether overtime, court time, and shift differentials count toward your "highest three" or "highest five" pensionable earnings window. The same gross paycheck can produce dramatically different pensions depending on what counts.
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