California Overtime Calculator — Daily & Weekly OT Pay
California has stricter overtime rules than federal law. This calculator applies the daily double-time threshold (12+ hours), the 7th consecutive workday rule, and the 40-hour weekly threshold to compute your exact gross pay.
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Is the last day the 7th consecutive day?
Gross pay including all California daily and weekly overtime premiums
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Regular pay (straight time)
40 hrs × 20 = 800 - 2
Daily OT (hrs 8–12, 1.5×)
10 hrs × 20 × 1.5 = 300 - 3
Daily double-time (>12 hrs, 2×)
0 hrs × 20 × 2 = 0 - 4
Weekly OT premium (>40 hrs, 1.5×)
0 hrs × 20 × 1.5 = 0 - 5
7th-day pay (1.5× + 2×)
(0 × 1.5 + 0 × 2) × 20 = 0 - 6
Total weekly pay
800 + 0 + 300 + 0 + 0 = 1,100
How does this calculator work?
California overtime: 1.5× for hours 8–12/day and >40/week; 2× for hours >12/day. On the 7th consecutive workday, the first 8 hours earn 1.5×, beyond 8 earns 2×. Enter your hourly rate, daily hours, days worked and whether the 7th-day rule applies to get your gross weekly pay.
Formula
How this is calculated
Under California Labor Code § 510, overtime is calculated on a daily basis — not just weekly. Any employee who works more than 8 hours in a single workday earns 1.5× their regular rate for hours 8 through 12, and 2× for any hours beyond 12. This is in addition to the federal weekly threshold: hours over 40 in a workweek also earn 1.5×. California applies whichever rule results in greater pay for each hour (daily OT hours are not double-counted against the weekly threshold).
A separate rule applies to the 7th consecutive day in a single workweek: the first 8 hours that day are paid at 1.5× and any additional hours at 2×, regardless of total weekly hours. In this calculator, check the 7th-day option if the last day counted is the seventh consecutive day in the same workweek.
The calculator assumes a uniform number of hours per day and a fixed regular rate. Piece-rate or commission workers must first compute their regular rate of pay using total earnings ÷ total hours before applying these multipliers. Meal and rest breaks, alternative workweek schedules (four 10-hour days), and exempt-employee status are not modelled here — consult the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) for those scenarios.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. California Labor Code § 510 requires 1.5× pay for hours 8–12 in a workday and 2× for anything beyond 12 hours. Federal law only triggers overtime after 40 hours in a week, so California employees working more than 8 hours daily may earn significantly more than the federal minimum.
The 7th consecutive day is counted within a single workweek (a fixed recurring seven-day period chosen by the employer, not necessarily Monday–Sunday). If an employee works seven days in a row but the workweek resets partway through, the 7th-day rule applies only to seven consecutive days within the same employer-defined workweek.
Most hourly and non-exempt salaried employees are covered. Exempt employees (executive, administrative, professional meeting the salary and duties tests — currently over twice the state minimum wage as an annual salary) are not entitled to overtime. Consult the California DIR or an employment attorney if your classification is uncertain.
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