California Overtime Calculator

California is stricter than federal law. Under Labor Code § 510, non-exempt employees earn 1.5× the regular rate for workday hours over 8 up to and including 12, 2× for hours over 12 in a workday, 1.5× for the first 8 hours and 2× beyond for any work on the 7th consecutive day of the workweek, and 1.5× for hours over 40 in the workweek.

In 2026 a salaried exempt (executive, administrative or professional) employee must earn at least twice the state minimum wage for full-time work: $1,352 per week, $5,858.67 per month, or $70,304 per year ($16.90 × 2 × 40 × 52). That is higher than the federal $684/week floor. The salary is only one test — the employee must also primarily perform exempt duties.

No hour is ever paid twice — but both rules still run. Hours beyond 8 in a day are daily overtime; separately, the hours past 40 in the week that are not already overtime hours become weekly overtime. Work 10 hours Tuesday to Friday plus 4 hours Saturday (44 hours) and you earn 8 daily-overtime hours plus 4 weekly-overtime hours for Saturday — 12 premium hours. Work five 10-hour days (50 hours) and the final 10 hours of the week sit above the 40-hour line: Friday’s 2 overtime hours stay daily overtime, while Friday’s 8 straight hours become weekly overtime — 18 premium hours.

On the 7th consecutive day worked in a workweek, the first 8 hours are paid at 1.5× the regular rate and every hour beyond 8 at 2× — so a full 8-hour shift on day seven is entirely premium pay, even if the week has stayed under 40 hours.

Five 10-hour days at a $20 regular rate: 32 hours at straight time ($640) plus 18 premium hours at 1.5× ($540) — total $1,180 for 50 hours. (The 18 = 10 daily-overtime hours plus 8 of Friday’s straight hours that fall over the weekly 40-hour line.) The same schedule at $25/hour pays $1,475.

No — this calculator covers hours and rates only. Separately, California requires a one-hour premium at the regular rate for each workday without a compliant meal period and another for missed rest periods. That pay comes on top of the amounts shown here; see the DIR Wage and Hour FAQs or a wage-and-hour attorney for those claims.

The rules and thresholds were read from the California Department of Industrial Relations on the date shown under the calculator. Industry wage orders, union contracts and alternative work schedules can change the picture, so confirm with the DIR before relying on an exact figure. Everything computes in your browser — your hours, rate and bonus never leave your device.