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Find out what your overtime should actually pay
Federal law says 1.5x over 40 hours a week. Some states go further with daily overtime. Enter your week and see the real number.
Your week
California pays 1.5x after 8 hours in a day, 2x after 12, and adds a premium on the 7th consecutive workday in a workweek.
Enter hours per day so we can apply the daily rule:
Week total: 46 hours
Your pay breakdown
- Regular hours (40)
- $880.00
- Overtime at 1.5x (6)
- $198.00
Total gross pay this week
$1,078.00
CA daily overtime rules applied
Gross pay before taxes and deductions. Bonuses and shift differentials can raise your "regular rate" and your overtime with it.
Red flags in how overtime gets miscalculated
Called exempt when you're not
A salary alone doesn't make you exempt. Exempt status depends on your actual duties and a minimum salary threshold. Job titles like 'assistant manager' or 'coordinator' prove nothing on their own.
Off-the-clock work
Pre-shift setup, closing tasks after clocking out, working through an unpaid break, answering calls and messages at home — that's compensable time, and it counts toward your overtime hours.
Averaging hours across weeks
50 hours one week and 30 the next is not 'two 40-hour weeks'. Each workweek stands alone under the FLSA. You're owed 10 hours of overtime for that first week.
What do I do next in California?
Three steps
- 1Document your hours. Keep your own log with dates, start and end times, and breaks. Photograph schedules and save your pay stubs.
- 2Ask in writing. Email your manager or HR with the specific weeks and amounts. A written request creates a record and often fixes it.
- 3File a wage claim. It's free, you don't need a lawyer, and retaliating against you for filing is illegal.