California Overtime Calculator: Daily OT & Double Time
Use this California overtime calculator to estimate one workweek of gross pay under standard daily OT, double time, weekly OT, and seventh-day rules. Choose the employer-defined workweek start, enter a confirmed regular rate or build one, then review the hour buckets.
Hours stay attached to each calendar weekday. After you choose a workweek start, the list reorders to Day 1 to Day 7 for that workweek.
Need withholding or OBBBA estimates? Use the No Tax on Overtime Calculator.
What to prepare before you calculate
You need three things: the first day of your employer-defined workweek, how you are paid for this week, and hours actually worked on each calendar day. Confirm the workweek start from your employer or handbook; the calculator does not assume Monday or Sunday. Decide whether you already know a confirmed regular rate, or whether to build one from a single hourly rate, multiple hourly rates, or a nonexempt annual salary on a 40-hour basis. Count only worked hours for each day. Meal premiums, off-the-clock time, PTO, and holidays are outside this estimate.
How California classifies the workweek
Under Labor Code section 510, a standard workday pays the first 8 hours at the regular rate, hours after 8 and up to 12 at 1.5x, and hours after 12 at 2x. Eligible non-premium hours over 40 in the workweek also pay at 1.5x. Hours already paid as daily or seventh-day premium are not counted again as weekly overtime. If you work all seven days in the selected workweek, the seventh day pays the first 8 hours at 1.5x and later hours at 2x. Changing the workweek start reorders Day 1 through Day 7 and can change which calendar day is the seventh day.
Building or confirming the regular rate
A base hourly wage is not always the regular rate. If you already have a confirmed regular rate, enter it directly; that mode does not add bonus or commission amounts that may already be inside the rate. Otherwise use the Regular Rate Builder. A single hourly rate uses your straight-time earnings plus overtime premiums. Multiple hourly rates weight straight-time earnings by hours at each rate, keep those earnings in the gross, and add 0.5x or 1x premiums from the weighted rate. Nonexempt annual salary mode divides annual pay by 52, then by 40, only after you confirm nonexempt status and a 40-hour regular workweek. Nondiscretionary flat-sum bonuses, production bonuses, and commissions earned entirely in this workweek each use a different DIR formula. Discretionary bonuses, piecework, and cross-week amounts stop the estimate.
How to read the result
Estimated gross pay is the primary money result. Below it, the page shows the pay structure, regular-rate calculation, base earnings or salary base, any supported additional compensation, and overtime compensation. The rule table lists hours, multiplier or premium, rate, pay, and the reason for each non-zero bucket. The day visual shows which hours landed at 1x, 1.5x, or 2x after daily, weekly, and seventh-day classification, with text labels so the meaning does not depend on color. You can copy a full summary for payroll or HR review. Optional paystub gross comparison shows expected gross, entered gross, and Difference to review; that difference is arithmetic only and cannot settle whether the payroll record is correct.
Before you rely on this estimate
Standard schedule only
This tool follows Labor Code section 510 for a standard schedule. Alternative workweek schedules under section 511, collective bargaining agreements, and special industry Wage Orders are not applied. If your schedule uses those rules, stop here and check the sources below.
Regular rate still has limits
The builder covers confirmed rates, single and multiple hourly rates, nonexempt salary on a 40-hour basis, and this-workweek flat-sum, production, and commission amounts. It does not decide exemption status, allocate multi-week bonuses, or reconstruct cross-midnight workdays from start and end times.
Gross pay, not take-home
Results are pre-tax gross estimates. Withholding, filing status, take-home pay, and the federal OBBBA overtime deduction belong on the dedicated tax tools and guides, not on this page.
Estimate, not legal advice
The estimate is based on the cited standard rules last checked on the date below. It is not legal or payroll advice, and this page does not claim professional review.
California overtime rules and primary sources
Rules last checked:
Each calculator rule below links to the primary California source checked on that date.
Daily overtime
Hours over 8 and up to 12 in a workday pay at least 1.5x the regular rate.
Labor Code section 510: daily overtime after 8 hoursDouble time
Hours over 12 in a workday pay at least 2x the regular rate.
Labor Code section 510: double time after 12 hoursWeekly overtime
Hours over 40 in a workweek pay at least 1.5x the regular rate (hours already paid as daily overtime are not stacked again).
Labor Code section 510: weekly overtime after 40 hoursSeventh consecutive day
On the seventh consecutive day in a workweek, the first 8 hours pay at least 1.5x and hours over 8 pay at least 2x.
Labor Code section 510: seventh-day overtimeAlternative workweek boundary
Alternative workweek schedules under Labor Code section 511 can change overtime thresholds. This calculator does not apply those schedules.
Labor Code section 511: alternative workweek schedulesRegular rate of pay
The regular rate can include hourly earnings, salary, commissions, and other nondiscretionary pay. A base wage alone is not always enough.
California DIR Overtime FAQ: regular rate of payFlat-sum, production bonus, and commission
Nondiscretionary flat-sum bonuses use non-overtime hours and full 1.5x/2x overtime on the bonus rate. Production bonuses and commissions use total hours and 0.5x/1x overtime on that rate. Discretionary bonuses are excluded.
California DIR Overtime FAQ: regular rate, bonus, and commission
Frequently Asked Questions
No. California does not conform to the federal OBBBA (Public Law 119-21) overtime deduction. State income tax can still apply to your full overtime pay even when a federal estimate is lower. Use the No Tax on Overtime Calculator for the federal task; this page stays on California gross overtime.
Nonexempt employees in California are generally entitled to overtime under the Labor Code and applicable Wage Orders. Exemption depends on salary thresholds and duties tests that this calculator does not perform. If you are unsure about exemption status, treat the result as a what-if estimate only.
No. Difference to review only compares the estimate with the gross amount you entered. A gap can come from hours, pay basis, workweek timing, unsupported pay types, or paystub line definitions. Check those inputs and records before relying on the comparison.