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California overtime

Daily and weekly overtime, double time and the seventh day, on your own week.

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$1,230.00 Full breakdown below
Pay this week
$1,230.00
54 hours: 40 regular, 13 at time and a half, 1 at double time.
$800.00 Regular pay
$390.00 Overtime 1.5×
$40.00 Double time 2×

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Where the $1,230.00 comes from

  • Regular 40 h $800.00 · 65%
  • Overtime 1.5× 13 h $390.00 · 32%
  • Double time 2× 1 h $40.00 · 3%

Each workday starts at the same time every day; alternative workweek schedules follow their own rules.

You earn $1,230.00 before tax this week, $430.00 of it for overtime and double time.

How does overtime work in California?

California overtime is time and a half after 8 hours a day or 40 a week, and double time after 12 hours a day. The seventh day in a row has its own rule. Our example week of 54 hours at $20 an hour pays $1,230.00 before tax.

California day by day

DayHoursRegularat 1.5×at 2×
Monday10820
Tuesday10820
Wednesday9810
Thursday13841
Friday8800
Saturday4400
Sunday0000

How we worked it out

  1. Mon 10 h: 8 regular, 2 at 1.5×; Tue 10 h: 8 regular, 2 at 1.5×; Wed 9 h: 8 regular, 1 at 1.5×; Thu 13 h: 8 regular, 4 at 1.5×, 1 at 2×
  2. Regular hours over 40 in the week: 4 h more at 1.5× (daily overtime isn't counted again toward the weekly limit: California DLSE opinion letter, )
  3. 40 h × $20.00 = $800.00
  4. 13 h × $20.00 × 1.5 = $390.00
  5. 1 h × $20.00 × 2 = $40.00
  6. $800.00 + $390.00 + $40.00 = $1,230.00 before tax

The seventh day in a row

When you work all seven days of a workweek, the seventh day has its own rule. Its first 8 hours are paid at time and a half, and every hour after that at double time.

Weeks this page doesn't cover

Alternative workweek schedules, such as four ten-hour days, follow their own overtime rules and aren't covered here. The page also assumes each workday starts at the same time every day.

Worked examples

A 54-hour week at $20 an hour

Hourly rate $20Monday hours 10 hTuesday hours 10 hWednesday hours 9 hThursday hours 13 hFriday hours 8 hSaturday hours 4 h

You earn $1,230.00 before tax this week, $430.00 of it for overtime and double time.

Pay this week
$1,230.00
Regular pay
$800.00
Overtime pay
$390.00
Double time pay
$40.00
Hours this week
54.00
Time and a half rate
$30.00
Double time rate
$40.00

Seven days in a row at $20 an hour

Hourly rate $20Monday hours 8 hTuesday hours 8 hWednesday hours 8 hThursday hours 8 hFriday hours 8 hSaturday hours 8 hSunday hours 10 h

You earn $1,360.00 before tax this week, $560.00 of it for overtime and double time.

Pay this week
$1,360.00
Regular pay
$800.00
Overtime pay
$480.00
Double time pay
$80.00
Hours this week
58.00
Time and a half rate
$30.00
Double time rate
$40.00

Common questions

Is overtime after 8 hours or 40 hours in California?

Both: California pays time and a half for hours over 8 in a workday and over 40 in a workweek. Hours already paid as daily overtime don't count again toward the 40.

How much is overtime pay in California for $20 an hour?

Time and a half on $20 is $30.00 an hour, and double time is $40.00. Our example week of 54 hours pays $1,230.00 before tax.

How do I calculate double overtime pay?

Pay two times your regular rate for hours over 12 in a workday and over 8 on the seventh day in a row. At $20 an hour, each one pays $40.00.

Do salaried employees get overtime in California?

Many do: from , a salaried employee in California must earn at least $70,304 a year to be exempt. This page doesn't decide who is exempt.

How do other states compare?

See the same week under the federal rule and other states' rules, with your rate and hours carried over.

Hourly rate $20.00Monday hours 10 hTuesday hours 10 hWednesday hours 9 hThursday hours 13 hFriday hours 8 hSaturday hours 4 h

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Method and sources

Each calculator applies the published federal or state rule to the hours and pay you enter and rounds each amount to the nearest cent. Every step is shown, and every rule links to its official page with the date we checked it. Not legal or tax advice; the pages never decide whether you're exempt. Spot something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it and note the change.

  • One job, paid by the hour at one rate, on a standard schedule (not an alternative workweek).
  • Each workday starts at the same time every day, and the days are one workweek in order.
  • Daily overtime hours aren't counted again toward the weekly limit (DLSE opinion letter, ).
  • Each amount of pay is rounded to the cent; half a cent rounds up.