California Overtime Pay Calculator
Calculate daily and weekly overtime pay under California labor law, which requires daily overtime after 8 hours and double time after 12 hours in a workday.
How to use this tool
- Enter regular hourly rate, hours worked - day 1, hours worked - day 2, hours worked - day 3, hours worked - day 4, hours worked - day 5, hours worked - day 6 (optional) and hours worked - day 7 (7th consecutive day) in the fields above.
- Results update instantly as you type — or click Calculate.
- Read your total gross pay and the full breakdown beneath it.
Formula
California Labor Code §510 daily overtime rules:
Hours 0–8 per day (days 1–6): Regular rate × 1.0Hours 8–12 per day (days 1–6): Regular rate × 1.5Hours >12 per day (days 1–6): Regular rate × 2.07th consecutive day, hours 0–8: Regular rate × 1.57th consecutive day, hours >8: Regular rate × 2.0
Weekly overtime (regular hours beyond 40 in the workweek) also paid at 1.5×.
How it works
California is one of the few states with daily overtime requirements in addition to the federal 40-hour weekly threshold. Under California Labor Code Section 510, employees earn 1.5x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 8 in a workday and 2x for hours worked beyond 12 in a workday.
On the seventh consecutive day in a workweek, all hours up to 8 are paid at 1.5x and all hours beyond 8 are paid at 2x. Weekly overtime (hours beyond 40 in the workweek, from regular hours on days 1–6) is also paid at 1.5x, applied only to the extent those hours are not already receiving a daily overtime premium.
Worked example
Employee works 10 hours on Monday, 8 hours each Tue-Fri
- Day 1 (Monday, 10 hrs): 8 regular + 2 daily OT hrs (hrs 8-10 at 1.5x)
- Days 2-5 (Tue-Fri, 8 hrs each): 4 × 8 = 32 regular hrs; no daily OT
- Total regular hours = 8 + 32 = 40 hrs; weekly OT = max(0, 40 - 40) = 0
- Regular pay = 40 × $20 = $800; Daily OT pay = 2 × $20 × 1.5 = $60
- Gross pay = $800 + $60 = $860
Total gross pay is $860 for the week.
Key terms
- Daily overtime
- California's requirement to pay 1.5x for hours worked beyond 8 in a single workday, which is additional to federal weekly overtime rules.
- Double time
- Pay at twice the regular rate, required in California for hours beyond 12 in a workday or beyond 8 hours on the 7th consecutive day of a workweek.
- Regular rate of pay
- The base hourly rate used to calculate overtime premiums; under California law it may also include non-discretionary bonuses.
- Workweek
- Any seven consecutive days designated by the employer; overtime thresholds are calculated fresh for each workweek.