Overtime calculator

How overtime pay is calculated

Overtime hours = hours worked in the workweek − 40. Overtime rate = regular rate × 1.5. Gross pay = 40 × regular rate + overtime hours × overtime rate. Example: 46 hours at $20 is 40 × $20 + 6 × $30 = $980.

Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, covered non-exempt employees must get at least time and a half for hours over 40 in a workweek. Weeks can't be averaged, and overtime can't be waived by agreement. The "regular rate" includes most pay, such as non-discretionary bonuses and shift differentials, not just the base hourly wage. Source: U.S. DOL Fact Sheet #23.

Some states have stricter rules. California, for example, also requires daily overtime and double time (California DIR overtime FAQ). If you have daily hours, use the time card calculator, which can apply the daily rules of the states listed below. Picking a state here sets the weekly limit only.

State overtime rules checked against official sources

• Alaska: 1.5× over 8 hours in a workday; 1.5× over 40 hours in a workweek. Doesn't apply to employers with fewer than four employees, approved flexible work hour plans (up to 10 hours a day), or other exempt jobs listed in the statute. Source: Alaska Stat. §23.10.060 (checked 2026-10-11).
• California: 1.5× over 8 hours in a workday; 1.5× over 40 hours in a workweek. 2x for hours over 12 in a workday, and for hours over 8 on the 7th consecutive workday in a workweek. 7th consecutive workday in a workweek: 1.5x for the first 8 hours, 2x after 8. Exempt employees and approved alternative workweek schedules follow different rules. Source: Cal. Labor Code §510 (checked 2026-10-11).
• Colorado: 1.5× over 12 hours in a workday; 1.5× over 40 hours in a workweek. Work over 12 consecutive hours is also overtime even if it spans two workdays; this calculator doesn't model that case. Daily and weekly overtime aren't added together: the larger total applies. Some jobs are exempt. Source: COMPS Order #40, 7 CCR 1103-1, Rule 4.1 (checked 2026-10-11).
• Nevada: 1.5× over 8 hours in a workday; 1.5× over 40 hours in a workweek. Daily overtime (over 8 hours) applies only to employees paid less than 1.5 times the Nevada minimum wage, and not to a mutually agreed 4 × 10-hour schedule. Higher-paid employees get weekly overtime only. Small businesses (under $250,000 a year in gross sales) and some jobs are exempt. Source: NRS 608.018 (checked 2026-10-11).