This California overtime calculator splits one workweek of daily hours into 1x, 1.5x, and 2x under the standard state schedule.
Example week: Monday start, $25/hr, four 10-hour days. Change the numbers for your week.
Gross-pay estimate for a standard California schedule only. It is not tax withholding, take-home pay, or legal advice.
Optional. Enter the pre-tax gross for this same workweek to compare it with the estimate. Difference means expected minus entered and is only an arithmetic check of inputs, pay basis, or the paystub.
Need withholding or OBBBA estimates? Use the No Tax on Overtime Calculator.
Both. Under Labor Code section 510, hours after 8 in a workday pay 1.5x, hours after 12 pay 2x, and eligible hours over 40 in the workweek also pay 1.5x. Hours already paid as daily or seventh-day overtime are not counted again.
On the example week — $25/hr and four 10-hour days — 32 hours stay at $25 and 8 hours go to 1.5x. That's $25 × 32 + $25 × 1.5 × 8 = $1,100. No weekly overtime, because eligible regular hours never passed 40.
Changing the workweek start reorders Day 1 through Day 7 and can move which calendar day is the seventh day. The week breakdown lists each day you worked.
Estimated gross pay is the headline number. Everything below it exists so you can check that number:
If the numbers still look off, read the limits below before relying on the estimate.
Load one of these examples into the calculator to inspect its result, insight, and copyable summary.
All three use the standard Labor Code section 510 schedule, a Monday-start employer workweek, and a confirmed $25.00 regular rate.
Four 10-hour days total 40 hours, but 8 hours fall above the daily 8-hour threshold.
Practical meaning: This isolates daily overtime without relying on weekly overtime.
Boundary: this does not apply an alternative workweek schedule or another special rule.
Six 8-hour days total 48 hours; the 8 eligible hours above 40 move to weekly overtime.
Practical meaning: This shows weekly overtime when no day crosses the daily threshold.
Boundary: this is a standard workweek example, not a timecard or payroll determination.
Seven 8-hour days produce 8 weekly-overtime hours and 8 seventh-day overtime hours.
Practical meaning: The weekly and seventh-day premiums apply to different hours; the calculator does not count either hour twice.
Boundary: confirm the employer-defined workweek start before treating a calendar day as the seventh day.
Three things. Only the first one usually needs checking:
If you are replacing the example week, the workweek start still has to be the employer-defined first day — weekly and seventh-day overtime both depend on it.
A base hourly wage is not always the regular rate California uses for overtime. Pick the mode that matches how you actually know your pay:
Nondiscretionary flat-sum bonuses, production bonuses, and commissions earned entirely in this workweek each use a different DIR formula; the tool applies the matching one. Discretionary bonuses, piecework, and cross-week amounts stop the estimate instead of guessing.
This tool follows Labor Code section 510 for a standard schedule. Alternative workweek schedules under section 511, collective bargaining agreements, and special industry Wage Orders are not applied. If your schedule uses those rules, stop here and check the sources below.
The builder covers confirmed rates, single and multiple hourly rates, nonexempt salary on a 40-hour basis, and this-workweek flat-sum, production, and commission amounts. It does not decide exemption status, allocate multi-week bonuses, or reconstruct cross-midnight workdays from start and end times.
Results are pre-tax gross estimates. Withholding, filing status, take-home pay, and the federal OBBBA overtime deduction belong on the dedicated tax tools and guides, not on this page.
The estimate is based on the cited standard rules last checked on the date below. It is not legal or payroll advice, and this page does not claim professional review.
Rules last checked:
Each calculator rule below links to the primary California source checked on that date.
Daily overtime
Hours over 8 and up to 12 in a workday pay at least 1.5x the regular rate.
Labor Code section 510: daily overtime after 8 hoursDouble time
Hours over 12 in a workday pay at least 2x the regular rate.
Labor Code section 510: double time after 12 hoursWeekly overtime
Hours over 40 in a workweek pay at least 1.5x the regular rate (hours already paid as daily overtime are not stacked again).
Labor Code section 510: weekly overtime after 40 hoursSeventh consecutive day
On the seventh consecutive day in a workweek, the first 8 hours pay at least 1.5x and hours over 8 pay at least 2x.
Labor Code section 510: seventh-day overtimeAlternative workweek boundary
Alternative workweek schedules under Labor Code section 511 can change overtime thresholds. This calculator does not apply those schedules.
Labor Code section 511: alternative workweek schedulesRegular rate of pay
The regular rate can include hourly earnings, salary, commissions, and other nondiscretionary pay. A base wage alone is not always enough.
California DIR Overtime FAQ: regular rate of payFlat-sum, production bonus, and commission
Nondiscretionary flat-sum bonuses use non-overtime hours and full 1.5x/2x overtime on the bonus rate. Production bonuses and commissions use total hours and 0.5x/1x overtime on that rate. Discretionary bonuses are excluded.
California DIR Overtime FAQ: regular rate, bonus, and commissionNo. California does not conform to the federal OBBBA (Public Law 119-21) overtime deduction. State income tax can still apply to your full overtime pay even when a federal estimate is lower. Use the No Tax on Overtime Calculator for the federal task; this page stays on California gross overtime.
Nonexempt employees in California are generally entitled to overtime under the Labor Code and applicable Wage Orders. Exemption depends on salary thresholds and duties tests that this calculator does not perform. If you are unsure about exemption status, treat the result as a what-if estimate only.
No. Difference to review only compares the estimate with the gross amount you entered. A gap can come from hours, pay basis, workweek timing, unsupported pay types, or paystub line definitions. Check those inputs and records before relying on the comparison.
